Re: Re: 2 month anniversary

[Guest guest]

I am working on it Liane I am taking those baby steps now. But I think I am

getting better. You know I dont know you but I know that if I were sick I would

want you to be my nurse. You truly are a kind person!!!!!

Lisbeth

" Lili F. " wrote:

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> Let me tell you Liane the day the scale registers under 200 I am

going to be very happy. I wish I had known about the DS sooner.

I wonder if a year from now I will be much nicer to myself.

I can relate, Lisbeth.. I can definitely relate. I have not been

under 200 lbs since I was in Junior High.. or even younger (to be

honest, I refused to be weighed between the ages of 9 & 13). I wish

we had ALL known about the DS sooner.. I'm 10 years ahead of you in

age, & I'd have cheerfully skipped all the foot & knee pain & big

spider veins that have appeared in those years... Lisbeth, be nicer

to yourself NOW, honey.. I know its hard to do, but people take their

cues on how to treat you from how you treat yourself.. if you're

always knocking yourself, then that gives them permission to knock

you, too.. and you deserve better! It took me years to figure that

out.. but its worked since pretty well.. Its not easy, though..

sometimes I slip & get all down on myself, but I make myself (or one

of my loving friends does) ease off. You just deserve better, OK??

Hugs,

Liane =)

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[Guest guest]

I agree Dawn. The great thing about this surgery is that that 1) You become

healthier and 2) You look better. And because of 1+2 = 3) you feel better about

yourself. And I think that is one of the great gifts of this surgery. Actually

every one who has this surgery gives this gift to themselves.

Lisbeth

Dr. Macura

June 25, 2001

-41 lbs

For me, when I hit under 200 is when I found the surgery truly amazing.

Right then I decided that if this surgery kept me under 200 for the rest of

my life fairly easily, I would be happy. I have lost more, but that has just

been icing on the cake. It was when I got to 199 that I felt normal and

healthy. Which looking good is a byproduct of this surgery but the real

purpose for me was being normal and healthy.

Dawn----South suburban chicago area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting!