Re: The truth about my DS experience

[Guest guest]

Well Girlfriend,

Once again, you seem to read my mind and my heart and say exactly

what I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it. I bought myself

a journal on the advice of some good friends, and having developed

the habit when I went through my liquid fast, it made good sense to

me.

In my journal i have a section where I can take my measurements and

log my weight. Right now I am thinking I would like to log my

measurements on the same day each week, and my weight once a month,

but pretty much know I am gonna be hitting that scale much more

often.

In another section I have written all the things I want to get away

from ...such as turnstyles, airplane bathrooms, tight clothes... full

length mirrors. Everything and anything that makes me feel bad about

being obese. The other section has everything I want to move

towards. Better health, lower blood pressure, bicycling...etc.

I am hoping to recap a bit of my journey up to my surgery and then

some reflections as things come up post op. WEll, one day to go till

my surgery, and my hands shake so badly its hard to type! I know

this surgery is for me! I am nervous about post op pain, those

little thoughts like, if i should drop dead, what have i done to my

kids and hubby.... will the DS work for me?

I guess its all the stuff each and everyone of you pioneers have gone

through, and have been so gracious in sharing with all of us pre

ops! IN 30 hours i join your ranks. Thank God for all of you who

have paved the way!

Theresa

Dr. J

11-19-01

5'7 257 or 247

> You know, I really had to think about whether I wanted to make this

> post. I have privately told people who have asked me about my

> experience, but on the list I don't try to make a big deal out of

it. I

> know that everyone is different, and I wouldn't want to feel

responsible

> for anyone following my example and having a less successful

outcome.

> So, I downplay how easy this is for me. I know that I mention here

that

> I eat anything and everything. I mention that my GI functions are

not

> problematic. Do I mention it a lot? I don't know. Too much? I don't

> know. Maybe not enough. I don't know.

>

> I know what my truth is: I feel like I eat just as " poorly " now as I

> ever did pre-op! As a pre-op, I was never an eater of mass

quantities.

> But I was a comfort eater and an eater of lots of fats and sweets.

My

> too-efficient metabolism hung onto every calorie, and once I

crossed the

> threshold into morbid obesity, my fate was set. Diets failed me,

and I

> failed them. We just didn't get along! I gave up on them and

actually

> lived pretty happily for 5 years or so, until the co-morbidities

started

> to appear. The joint pains and urinary incontinence and increasing

> immobility finally pushed me to the point of considering WLS.

>

> Then I had my miraculous DS! Please don't think badly of me for

calling

> my DS miraculous. It HAS been miraculous for me! Maybe others

experience

> hasn't been as smooth, I don't deny that. But FOR ME, this has been

a

> piece of cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

>

> I went through the initial recovery and adjustment phase with no

> problems. From the beginning, I tried and tolerated pretty much

> everything. My food intake gradually increased to the point that

now I

> eat a normal meal. Some days more than others. For example,

yesterday I

> ate an entire Taco Bell #3 combination for lunch: 3 hard taco

supremes

> and 1 medium diet coke. Ate it all, in one sitting, in the same

amount

> of time it would have taken me pre-op. NORMAL. After that was gone,

I

> had a bowl of ice cream with hershey's syrup on top. I have tested

my

> limits from day one, and so far haven't found one! I am very

thankful

> that my DS hasn't failed me one iota.

>

> This is MY experience. Others will have slightly different

experiences

> based on many varied factors. But for me it has been ALL GOOD. My

> prayers were answered, and answered better than I could ever have

hoped

> they would be. When I was a fat 10-year-old who as being taunted and

> beat up daily at school, I would lay in bed each night and pray as

hard

> as I could that someday, some way, there would come a way to get

the fat

> off me. God has answered my prayers! Can you believe it??? I am so

> lucky!!!!

>

> M.

>

> ---

> in Valrico, FL, age 39

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

> Starting weight 299, now 153

> Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

> Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

> http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html

>

> Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

YOU GO GOOD, THERESA!

You will come through fine to join us on the other side. Have a safe

and uneventful switcheroo!

--Steve

--

[Guest guest]

Dear ,

I read your post and shouted, ME TOO, ME TOO!!! I am so normal now.

I too eat the same now as I did pre-op, my labs have been great and I

feel so healthy. I couldn't image a day going by where I didn't have

my dish or cone of real ice cream or other treats. I never deny

myself anything. Also, I do not have any abnormal gas or diarrhea. I

eat fats (last night I had buffalo wings and other appetizer goodies

at Chilis) and have no problems today. This surgery was the best for

me and I tell people it's too good to be true. I still find

myself " waiting for the other shoe to drop " . Every time I get on the

scale, more weight is gone and I am in awe and think to myself " how

is this possible? " Thanks for sharing your story.

Jane J. 38 yrs. old

230/151 (-79 lbs) 5' 3.5 "

Lap BPD/DS

4/26/01

Dr. Ren

NYU Medical Center, NYC

> You know, I really had to think about whether I wanted to make this

> post. I have privately told people who have asked me about my

> experience, but on the list I don't try to make a big deal out of

it. I

> know that everyone is different, and I wouldn't want to feel

responsible

> for anyone following my example and having a less successful

outcome.

> So, I downplay how easy this is for me. I know that I mention here

that

> I eat anything and everything. I mention that my GI functions are

not

> problematic. Do I mention it a lot? I don't know. Too much? I don't

> know. Maybe not enough. I don't know.

>

> I know what my truth is: I feel like I eat just as " poorly " now as I

>me, and I

> failed them. We just didn't get along! I gave up on them and

actually

> lived pretty happily for 5 years or so, until the co-morbidities

started

> to appear. The joint pains and urinary incontinence and increasing

> immobility finally pushed me to the point of considering WLS.

>

> Then I had my miraculous DS! Please don't think badly of me for

calling

> my DS miraculous. It HAS been miraculous for me! Maybe others

experience

> hasn't been as smooth, I don't deny that. But FOR ME, this has been

a

> piece of cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

>

> I went through the initial recovery and adjustment phase with no

> problems. From the beginning, I tried and tolerated pretty much

> everything. My food intake gradually increased to the point that

now I

> eat a normal meal. Some days more than others. For example,

yesterday I

> ate an entire Taco Bell #3 combination for lunch: 3 hard taco

supremes

> and 1 medium diet coke. Ate it all, in one sitting, in the same

> had a bowl of ice cream with hershey's syrup on top. I have tested

my

> limits from day one, and so far haven't found one! I am very

thankful

> that my DS hasn't failed me one iota.

hard

> as I could that someday, some way, there would come a way to get

the fat

> off me. God has answered my prayers! Can you believe it??? I am so

> lucky!!!!

>

> M.

>

[Guest guest]

Thanks for your post, Mel.. I'm trying to follow in your

footsteps..lol.. I too, have had a relatively easy time of it.. so

far. I just love you Mel!

Love,

Sue

post op 9/11/01 -65#

Dr. Warden

Ocean Sps, MS

> You know, I really had to think about whether I wanted to make this

> post. I have privately told people who have asked me about my

> experience, but on the list I don't try to make a big deal out of

it. I

> know that everyone is different, and I wouldn't want to feel

responsible

> for anyone following my example and having a less successful

outcome.

> So, I downplay how easy this is for me. I know that I mention here

that

> I eat anything and everything. I mention that my GI functions are

not

> problematic. Do I mention it a lot? I don't know. Too much? I don't

> know. Maybe not enough. I don't know.

>

> I know what my truth is: I feel like I eat just as " poorly " now as I

> ever did pre-op! As a pre-op, I was never an eater of mass

quantities.

> But I was a comfort eater and an eater of lots of fats and sweets.

My

> too-efficient metabolism hung onto every calorie, and once I

crossed the

> threshold into morbid obesity, my fate was set. Diets failed me,

and I

> failed them. We just didn't get along! I gave up on them and

actually

> lived pretty happily for 5 years or so, until the co-morbidities

started

> to appear. The joint pains and urinary incontinence and increasing

> immobility finally pushed me to the point of considering WLS.

>

> Then I had my miraculous DS! Please don't think badly of me for

calling

> my DS miraculous. It HAS been miraculous for me! Maybe others

experience

> hasn't been as smooth, I don't deny that. But FOR ME, this has been

a

> piece of cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

>

> I went through the initial recovery and adjustment phase with no

> problems. From the beginning, I tried and tolerated pretty much

> everything. My food intake gradually increased to the point that

now I

> eat a normal meal. Some days more than others. For example,

yesterday I

> ate an entire Taco Bell #3 combination for lunch: 3 hard taco

supremes

> and 1 medium diet coke. Ate it all, in one sitting, in the same

amount

> of time it would have taken me pre-op. NORMAL. After that was gone,

I

> had a bowl of ice cream with hershey's syrup on top. I have tested

my

> limits from day one, and so far haven't found one! I am very

thankful

> that my DS hasn't failed me one iota.

>

> This is MY experience. Others will have slightly different

experiences

> based on many varied factors. But for me it has been ALL GOOD. My

> prayers were answered, and answered better than I could ever have

hoped

> they would be. When I was a fat 10-year-old who as being taunted and

> beat up daily at school, I would lay in bed each night and pray as

hard

> as I could that someday, some way, there would come a way to get

the fat

> off me. God has answered my prayers! Can you believe it??? I am so

> lucky!!!!

>

> M.

>

> ---

> in Valrico, FL, age 39

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

> Starting weight 299, now 153

> Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

> Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

> http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html

>

> Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

---Thanks for the truth!! It echos my story and many others.

I hope to be in your shoes 2 years from now--knowing that I

can " test " this surgery and know it will not falter!!

Pammi

> You know, I really had to think about whether I wanted to make this

> post. I have privately told people who have asked me about my

> experience, but on the list I don't try to make a big deal out of

it. I

> know that everyone is different, and I wouldn't want to feel

responsible

> for anyone following my example and having a less successful

outcome.

> So, I downplay how easy this is for me. I know that I mention here

that

> I eat anything and everything. I mention that my GI functions are

not

> problematic. Do I mention it a lot? I don't know. Too much? I don't

> know. Maybe not enough. I don't know.

>

> I know what my truth is: I feel like I eat just as " poorly " now as I

> ever did pre-op! As a pre-op, I was never an eater of mass

quantities.

> But I was a comfort eater and an eater of lots of fats and sweets.

My

> too-efficient metabolism hung onto every calorie, and once I

crossed the

> threshold into morbid obesity, my fate was set. Diets failed me,

and I

> failed them. We just didn't get along! I gave up on them and

actually

> lived pretty happily for 5 years or so, until the co-morbidities

started

> to appear. The joint pains and urinary incontinence and increasing

> immobility finally pushed me to the point of considering WLS.

>

> Then I had my miraculous DS! Please don't think badly of me for

calling

> my DS miraculous. It HAS been miraculous for me! Maybe others

experience

> hasn't been as smooth, I don't deny that. But FOR ME, this has been

a

> piece of cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

>

> I went through the initial recovery and adjustment phase with no

> problems. From the beginning, I tried and tolerated pretty much

> everything. My food intake gradually increased to the point that

now I

> eat a normal meal. Some days more than others. For example,

yesterday I

> ate an entire Taco Bell #3 combination for lunch: 3 hard taco

supremes

> and 1 medium diet coke. Ate it all, in one sitting, in the same

amount

> of time it would have taken me pre-op. NORMAL. After that was gone,

I

> had a bowl of ice cream with hershey's syrup on top. I have tested

my

> limits from day one, and so far haven't found one! I am very

thankful

> that my DS hasn't failed me one iota.

>

> This is MY experience. Others will have slightly different

experiences

> based on many varied factors. But for me it has been ALL GOOD. My

> prayers were answered, and answered better than I could ever have

hoped

> they would be. When I was a fat 10-year-old who as being taunted and

> beat up daily at school, I would lay in bed each night and pray as

hard

> as I could that someday, some way, there would come a way to get

the fat

> off me. God has answered my prayers! Can you believe it??? I am so

> lucky!!!!

>

> M.

>

> ---

> in Valrico, FL, age 39

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

> Starting weight 299, now 153

> Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

> Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

> http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html

>

> Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t...

>

>

> _________________________________________________________

>

[Guest guest]

Theresa...

YIPPY & YEEEEEEEEEEEEEE HAW!!!!!

I'll be thinking of you tomorrow and being greeeeen with

envy but extremely excited for you!

Jean.

Re: The truth about my DS

experience

> Well Girlfriend,

>

> Once again, you seem to read my mind and my heart and say

exactly

> what I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it. I

bought myself

> a journal on the advice of some good friends, and having

developed

> the habit when I went through my liquid fast, it made good

sense to

> me.

[Guest guest]

HI! Just read your post today and realized you just

had surgery a couple of days ago. I hope things have

gone well for you. You are now getting ready to start

living. I have 50 more days to start mine. And I have

some of the same thoughts as you. But I am ready.

Take care.

pr-op 01/09/02

BMI 40.9/238 lbs.

age 39

Dr. K

--- Theresa wrote:

> Well Girlfriend,

>

> Once again, you seem to read my mind and my heart

> and say exactly

> what I need to hear exactly when I need to hear it.

> I bought myself

> a journal on the advice of some good friends, and

> having developed

> the habit when I went through my liquid fast, it

> made good sense to

> me.

>

> In my journal i have a section where I can take my

> measurements and

> log my weight. Right now I am thinking I would like

> to log my

> measurements on the same day each week, and my

> weight once a month,

> but pretty much know I am gonna be hitting that

> scale much more

> often.

>

> In another section I have written all the things I

> want to get away

> from ...such as turnstyles, airplane bathrooms,

> tight clothes... full

> length mirrors. Everything and anything that makes

> me feel bad about

> being obese. The other section has everything I

> want to move

> towards. Better health, lower blood pressure,

> bicycling...etc.

>

> I am hoping to recap a bit of my journey up to my

> surgery and then

> some reflections as things come up post op. WEll,

> one day to go till

> my surgery, and my hands shake so badly its hard to

> type! I know

> this surgery is for me! I am nervous about post op

> pain, those

> little thoughts like, if i should drop dead, what

> have i done to my

> kids and hubby.... will the DS work for me?

>

> I guess its all the stuff each and everyone of you

> pioneers have gone

> through, and have been so gracious in sharing with

> all of us pre

> ops! IN 30 hours i join your ranks. Thank God for

> all of you who

> have paved the way!

>

> Theresa

> Dr. J

> 11-19-01

> 5'7 257 or 247

>

>

> > You know, I really had to think about whether I

> wanted to make this

> > post. I have privately told people who have asked

> me about my

> > experience, but on the list I don't try to make a

> big deal out of

> it. I

> > know that everyone is different, and I wouldn't

> want to feel

> responsible

> > for anyone following my example and having a less

> successful

> outcome.

> > So, I downplay how easy this is for me. I know

> that I mention here

> that

> > I eat anything and everything. I mention that my

> GI functions are

> not

> > problematic. Do I mention it a lot? I don't know.

> Too much? I don't

> > know. Maybe not enough. I don't know.

> >

> > I know what my truth is: I feel like I eat just as

> " poorly " now as I

> > ever did pre-op! As a pre-op, I was never an eater

> of mass

> quantities.

> > But I was a comfort eater and an eater of lots of

> fats and sweets.

> My

> > too-efficient metabolism hung onto every calorie,

> and once I

> crossed the

> > threshold into morbid obesity, my fate was set.

> Diets failed me,

> and I

> > failed them. We just didn't get along! I gave up

> on them and

> actually

> > lived pretty happily for 5 years or so, until the

> co-morbidities

> started

> > to appear. The joint pains and urinary

> incontinence and increasing

> > immobility finally pushed me to the point of

> considering WLS.

> >

> > Then I had my miraculous DS! Please don't think

> badly of me for

> calling

> > my DS miraculous. It HAS been miraculous for me!

> Maybe others

> experience

> > hasn't been as smooth, I don't deny that. But FOR

> ME, this has been

> a

> > piece of cake with cream cheese frosting on top.

> >

> > I went through the initial recovery and adjustment

> phase with no

> > problems. From the beginning, I tried and

> tolerated pretty much

> > everything. My food intake gradually increased to

> the point that

> now I

> > eat a normal meal. Some days more than others. For

> example,

> yesterday I

> > ate an entire Taco Bell #3 combination for lunch:

> 3 hard taco

> supremes

> > and 1 medium diet coke. Ate it all, in one

> sitting, in the same

> amount

> > of time it would have taken me pre-op. NORMAL.

> After that was gone,

> I

> > had a bowl of ice cream with hershey's syrup on

> top. I have tested

> my

> > limits from day one, and so far haven't found one!

> I am very

> thankful

> > that my DS hasn't failed me one iota.

> >

> > This is MY experience. Others will have slightly

> different

> experiences

> > based on many varied factors. But for me it has

> been ALL GOOD. My

> > prayers were answered, and answered better than I

> could ever have

> hoped

> > they would be. When I was a fat 10-year-old who as

> being taunted and

> > beat up daily at school, I would lay in bed each

> night and pray as

> hard

> > as I could that someday, some way, there would

> come a way to get

> the fat

> > off me. God has answered my prayers! Can you

> believe it??? I am so

> > lucky!!!!

> >

> > M.

> >

> > ---

> > in Valrico, FL, age 39

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

> > Starting weight 299, now 153

> > Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

> > Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

> >

>

http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html

> >

> > Direct replies: mailto:melanie@t...

> >

> >

> >

>

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> >