XP from DS Board 6 months update with pix
Ok so here I am 6 months after I had a blender put into my belly and turned on high...lol ok not really. I get the question all the time "Would you do this again, knowing what you know now? Was it really worth it??" After I pick my self up from ROFL... I tell them seriously I would do this again tomorrow even if I knew I was going to have the complications that I did and I would do it again every year if it was necessary. This surgery has saved my life. Diabetes... GONE, High Blood pressure....GONE, High Cholesterol...GONE, CPAP....GONE...Nuff said.
I pay it forward all the time, there are so many people here that need to hear about the DS, I am not that far from Atlanta or Augusta so good DS surgeons are close. I do warn them of the dangers of not getting protein and vites and tell them that I almost died because of not getting them.
WOWS that I have had....hmmmm there are so many. I fit in a booth, seat, ride at the fair,etc. I can walk around mu desk and not drag things off the wall behind me. I meet people on the street and they don't know me til I start to talk. I wore a size large polo shirt Saturday (I haven't done that since high school) Oh and this morning I was called a "Crackhead" and took it as a compliment (I am a cop... so was he... he was meaning that I was skinny love it...lol.
Ok Ok enough, I am going to attempt to paste pix now...wish me luck, lol
Lynne
This was 6 months before surgery (I was starting the Skinny Switch diet, only one of many...lol)
Night befire surgery
Night before surgery
At 6 months out
These are not great pictures but at least you can see the difference. I have lost 147 pounds and am 43 pounds away from my goal of 140.
I know post like this kept me going when I was pre-op, Hope this helps you
Lynne
I pay it forward all the time, there are so many people here that need to hear about the DS, I am not that far from Atlanta or Augusta so good DS surgeons are close. I do warn them of the dangers of not getting protein and vites and tell them that I almost died because of not getting them.
WOWS that I have had....hmmmm there are so many. I fit in a booth, seat, ride at the fair,etc. I can walk around mu desk and not drag things off the wall behind me. I meet people on the street and they don't know me til I start to talk. I wore a size large polo shirt Saturday (I haven't done that since high school) Oh and this morning I was called a "Crackhead" and took it as a compliment (I am a cop... so was he... he was meaning that I was skinny love it...lol.
Ok Ok enough, I am going to attempt to paste pix now...wish me luck, lol
Lynne
This was 6 months before surgery (I was starting the Skinny Switch diet, only one of many...lol)
Night befire surgery
Night before surgery
At 6 months out
These are not great pictures but at least you can see the difference. I have lost 147 pounds and am 43 pounds away from my goal of 140.
I know post like this kept me going when I was pre-op, Hope this helps you
Lynne
You're doing great Lynne. I am so proud of you. You are so right on point about the DS being miserable the first few months, but it is so worth it in the long run.
Unlike you, I would NEVER do it again!!!! LOL. I never want to feel as miserable as those first couple of months post op DS.
Keep up the good work. You will be at goal just in time to strut in a new tankini this summer.,
**** I AM AN OH SUPPORT GROUP LEADER ****
WHY I CHOSE DS: No dumping. Highest percentage of weight loss, Best long term results, Won't regain weight! Eat normal sized meals, 96% diabeties, 90% high blood pressure, 80% sleep apnea cured. I MY DS!
My doctor told me to stop having intimate dinners for four unless there were three other people. ~Orson Wells
You look awesome! I just met Dr. Chasen this past Friday for my initial consultation with him,and I am hoping to have the DS at the beginning of the summer (I'm a teacher, so I want to wait til school's out for summer). Thanks for posting your results. I hope to do the same a year from now!
Susan, 45 (wife, mom, youth pastor, teacher)
HW 378/CW 46/GW 145