Just had my surgery on July 9, 2013

Hello Everyone!

I'm a newbie to this site.  I live in Southern Maryland, Calvert County to be exact.  I had my surgery on July 9, 2013 with Dr. Afram in Washington DC.  Its been a rough week, with a few scares in between, but I am finally starting to feel better with each day.  I had my first post op appointment today and I have lost 9 pounds.  Woohooo!

Good luck to us all on this journey.

~Ginny

Glad you are feeling better.  What surgery did you have?

Thanks.  I had the gastric bypass, RNY.  I am 6 weeks post op and finally feeling somewhat normal.  I'm sure I've lost more than 34 pounds but I don't change it til I get my official weight from the doctor.  I go back in 2 weeks, but unofficially, I think I've lost 40 pounds so far.

WOW Ginny, that's amazing.  I am in the evaluative process with Kaiser.  I am looking at the different types of surgeries.  I think i want the DS but i don't believe Kaiser offers it. Sorry you had some difficulty with the surgery and pray continued healing for you.  I am in the Fort Washington, MD area.

What is the DS? My Dr, in Washington DC, highly recommends the gastric bypass, RNY.  He says it is less risky and yields the best results.  I know there are so many weight loss surgeries and I'm sure many of successful.  I just listened to my dr and went with what he wanted to do.

Duodenal Switch Surgery.  I am still in the process of deciding which surgery.  I just have the concern of vitamin deficiency issues with Gastric bypass but I haven't ruled it out yet.

Btw - I am glad to have someone to talk to about this  Thanks for sharing your experience.