Re: Hey, this DS thing really, truly works!/melanie

[Guest guest]

mel, thanks for the inspiring post! and thanks for hanging around

after 2 years so we can " see " what life can truly be like after

surgery. i personally thrive on this type of post, keeps me positive

that i have done the right thing, and that yes it will work and keep

working.

live long and prosper,

mary y

> I had a surprise this morning: I got on the scale and found that I

had

> dropped another pound. Six months after reaching my previous low

weight

> of 156, I am still stable -- and even dipping lower than my

previous low

> weight. This surgery is a wonder!

>

> Since my weight stabilized about six months ago, I have been

watching

> the scale and wondering if I would experience any regain of weight.

I

> have seen my weight fluctuate between 156-159, depending on the

time of

> the month. I've been nervously waiting for the other shoe to drop --

my

> mind doesn't want to grasp that after a lifetime of obesity, morbid

> obesity, and being on the cusp of super-morbid obesity, that I could

> ever succeed at KEEPING weight off.

>

> Well, I'm starting to believe that this is sticking.

>

> Nearly two years post-op, and here is my DS experience to date:

>

> - I have lost 93% of my excess weight

> - I have had ZERO regain of weight

> - I'm wearing really, truly not-tight-at-all size 10 jeans

> - I eat whatever, whenever, however much I want. I enjoy liberal

treats.

> - I still take my vitamins religiously

> - I feel better than I have ever felt in my life!

>

> I *ran* the other day in the park, playing with my daughter -- just

> because I can! And I didn't get winded at all, nor did I or feel (as

> Sharon S. says) like " an ambulating spectacle " . Nobody gave me a

second

> glance.

>

> To the pre-ops, hang in there! Two years of my life has zoomed by

like

> nothing, and this has been easier than I ever dreamed. Easy way

out? Not

> the decision -- that was tough. The recovery wasn't a bed of roses,

but

> it wasn't too bad. But, beyond that -- yes, losing this weight this

way

> has been the easiest and smartest thing I have ever done. Yay for

smart,

> yay for easy! Whoo hoo!

>

> There is so much more to say about life now, and how much better it

is

> than pre-op. I think I'll save it for my two-year anniversary and

write

> a tome at that time.

>

> Hugs,

> M.

>

> ---

> in Valrico, FL, age 39

> Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10/19/99

> Starting weight 299, now 155

> Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.8

> Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

> http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/_M_/melanie_m_.html

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