Two Year Surgiversary! 215 pounds lost! GOAL!
Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Two years ago today I underwent biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch (DS) weight loss surgery (open) the day before Thanksgiving 2008. I truly believe the DS surgery saved my life. Today, I am so thankful that I had the DS. I am also thankful for the wonderful and supportive people I’ve met here on OH. Most “DS’rs" are so knowledgeable about our surgery and our very serious compliance requirements. We need to get our protein (100+ grams per day), watch our carbs and, most importantly, take our supplemental vitamins, which are essential to our health. Before my DS I was 380 pounds, with a BMI of 67, and wore a size 34 or 5X. I was super morbidly obese and had difficulty just getting around. I now weigh 165 pounds, with a BMI of 29.2, and wear a size 12 or medium. I am very, very thrilled with my results and I feel wonderful! Earlier this month I had surgery to repair two incisional hernias, which my insurance paid for, and a tummy tuck, which I paid for. My tummy is so flat now! I lost a good bit of weight from that surgery and it jump-started some additional weight loss – YAY! I set my first goal at 170 pounds because that is the lowest weight I remember being as an adult. Now, I think I will set my new goat at 163, since that will put my BMI at “overweight." I am very satisfied with where I am though, even if I don’t lose one more ounce!
P.S.: I was scheduled for RNY, but after reading all the research, here on OH and elsewhere, I realized that the DS was the BEST option for me. As someone who was super morbidly, I realized the DS would give me the BEST chance for losing the very large amount of weight I needed to lose and the BEST chance to keep it off. Also, I was self-pay, since my insurance specifically excluded any form of WLS, and I knew I could not afford to have more than one surgery if I needed it (i.e., if I didn’t lose enough with the RNY or if I had significant re-gain after RNY & then needed a revision). If you're considering WLS, especially if you are super morbidly obese, please check out the DS (www.dsfacts.com, www.duodenalswitch.com) for more information!
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Many congratulations on your continuing success. No matter what surgery we have (we all think ours is the best option, sometimes insurance dictates what we have) - we are all the pilots of our particular journey. You've done great. I hope I can get to a good goal for me, too!
All the best.
Mary
All the best.
Mary
Mary
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
"Do not let what you cannot do interfere with what you CAN do." John Wooden
I'm down 120 pounds - thanks to RNY! Working on the next 25. Then I'll tackle more...
I am so thrilled for you! I have hopes of being able to say almost exactly the same things when my 2 year surgiversary rolls around next June. I will have made my goal if i reach 150 pounds by June 25, 2011. That will mean I've lost 217 pounds in 2 years...a very reasonable and attainable goal I believe! So.....you set me up to win with your lovely post, and I do thank you for sharing! Much luck as you continue to travel the bariatric surgery road! connie
p.s: If you always do what you've always done, you'll always get what you always got... 
Thank you Linda! I know, I never thought I would reach my goal & sometimes I can't believe I actually did. Right now, I am still in the "obese" BMI range but I would like to get to just "overweight" - there is NO way I could ever get to "normal" since that would mean losing another 30 pounds & I think I would be way too skinny. I think someone my age (I'm 55) looks better with some padding - other wise we look like skin & bones. Good luck on you WLS journey!
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