2 1/2 years post-op DSer here! :)

Hi, Angela and Maryann. I would love to hear from others this far post-op. I had a lap BPD/DS on January 24, 2001. My recoery was remarkable, as was my weight loss. Labwork has all been fine. Then, last November, I had a rare but potentially deadly strangulated internal hernia! I had emergency surgery, in which 3-5 feet of intestine had to be removed (it was dead or necrotized), I required 5 blood transfusions.... I thank GOD to be here today! I recovered well (thanks to everyone's prayers) but developed an incisional hernia (the second surgery was open). So, I just got home (4 weeks post-op) from an incisional hernia repair and full abdominoplasty (good news was I got my abdominoplasty done!!!!). I return to work in a few weeks (I teach) and still have so much to do!!! All those last minute back to school errands for myself and the kids (I have a six and four year old). I'm holding steady at 160 lbs/bmi 23. I'm so happy to be here - I never thought I'd get this low (I actually was 25 lbs LIGHTER after the emergency surgery! Now, that was getting too thin for me. I miss having my butt and thighs actually decrease, but my face was so drawn and thin - everyone was commenting how my skin was pale, etc.). I'm healthy and all my labs are fine! I'm just recovering from this latest surgery with my kids at home this summer. A shout out to all us oldie post-ops and hope to get to know everyone better! All the best, TEresa