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Chilipepper
on 6/13/11 11:42 am
on 6/13/11 11:42 am
lol...but I knew it wasn't a ds forum, that is why I was scratching my head watching some ask why this forum was needed since there was already a DS forum...
"The first thing I do in the morning is brush my teeth and sharpen my tongue." --- Dorothy Parker
"You may not like what I say or how I say it, but it may be just exactly what you need to hear." ---Kathryn White
So this forum must be just for me...
I researched for over a year & even flew across the Country from NJ to WA state to have my laproscopic (DS) Duodenal Switch.
There were complications & the staple gun misfired. The surgical team had to open me up to try to fix the what went wrong.
When they were trying to attatch the small intestine, the doctor said "it was like sewing up wet bread" none of the staples/stitches, would hold and they had to keep moving up to try to find solid healthy tissue. They ended up taking my doudenum stump and my pyloric valve to get to solid healthy tissue into the bottom of the stomach. So I still have the longer banana shaped stomach (Not a small pouch) My food does the normal digestion/breakdown process (from stomach acid) as it travels down the stomach - I don't have dumping syndrome (doctors wondered if I would). And the liver bile combines with the food in my 75 mm common channel as a normal DS.
I lost 100 lbs in six months. Follow up with Dr. Greenbaum I was losing 16 lbs per month & he wanted to slow the weightloss down so he put me on creon - which I took for about six weeks as I adjusted to adding more food - another meal & snacks & stopped taking the creon. I have currently stayed at a loss of 120 lbs. from 258 down to 138. I am currently 1 year & 5 month out from my surgery & I eat anything I want & try to go to the gym about 4 days per week for an hour on the tread mill. I am moving back to WA state & will go back to see my original surgeon; Dr. Matthew Martin at Madigan Army Medical center for follow up.
I did not get the surgery I wanted, but thankfully so far I seem to be healthy - I do take 4 handfuls of vitamins recommendations fromVitalady, and haven't had any more complications other than some kidney stones which I did a nutrition cleanse for. I feel God has blessed me with my health & I chose to work out so I can enjoy the foods I want. I was in a 22-24 & now comfortably wear a size 8. I also enjoy having the extra energy to spend more time in activities with my family.
I am interested in seeing what my labs look like when I get to WA in the next month.
I researched for over a year & even flew across the Country from NJ to WA state to have my laproscopic (DS) Duodenal Switch.
There were complications & the staple gun misfired. The surgical team had to open me up to try to fix the what went wrong.
When they were trying to attatch the small intestine, the doctor said "it was like sewing up wet bread" none of the staples/stitches, would hold and they had to keep moving up to try to find solid healthy tissue. They ended up taking my doudenum stump and my pyloric valve to get to solid healthy tissue into the bottom of the stomach. So I still have the longer banana shaped stomach (Not a small pouch) My food does the normal digestion/breakdown process (from stomach acid) as it travels down the stomach - I don't have dumping syndrome (doctors wondered if I would). And the liver bile combines with the food in my 75 mm common channel as a normal DS.
I lost 100 lbs in six months. Follow up with Dr. Greenbaum I was losing 16 lbs per month & he wanted to slow the weightloss down so he put me on creon - which I took for about six weeks as I adjusted to adding more food - another meal & snacks & stopped taking the creon. I have currently stayed at a loss of 120 lbs. from 258 down to 138. I am currently 1 year & 5 month out from my surgery & I eat anything I want & try to go to the gym about 4 days per week for an hour on the tread mill. I am moving back to WA state & will go back to see my original surgeon; Dr. Matthew Martin at Madigan Army Medical center for follow up.
I did not get the surgery I wanted, but thankfully so far I seem to be healthy - I do take 4 handfuls of vitamins recommendations fromVitalady, and haven't had any more complications other than some kidney stones which I did a nutrition cleanse for. I feel God has blessed me with my health & I chose to work out so I can enjoy the foods I want. I was in a 22-24 & now comfortably wear a size 8. I also enjoy having the extra energy to spend more time in activities with my family.
I am interested in seeing what my labs look like when I get to WA in the next month.
HW: 260 / SW: 254 / CW: 140 on 01/15/13 Orig GW: 150 ~Jeremiah 29:11
On June 23, 2011 at 6:45 PM Pacific Time, 1Blessed4life wrote:
So this forum must be just for me... I researched for over a year & even flew across the Country from NJ to WA state to have my laproscopic (DS) Duodenal Switch.
There were complications & the staple gun misfired. The surgical team had to open me up to try to fix the what went wrong.
When they were trying to attatch the small intestine, the doctor said "it was like sewing up wet bread" none of the staples/stitches, would hold and they had to keep moving up to try to find solid healthy tissue. They ended up taking my doudenum stump and my pyloric valve to get to solid healthy tissue into the bottom of the stomach. So I still have the longer banana shaped stomach (Not a small pouch) My food does the normal digestion/breakdown process (from stomach acid) as it travels down the stomach - I don't have dumping syndrome (doctors wondered if I would). And the liver bile combines with the food in my 75 mm common channel as a normal DS.
I lost 100 lbs in six months. Follow up with Dr. Greenbaum I was losing 16 lbs per month & he wanted to slow the weightloss down so he put me on creon - which I took for about six weeks as I adjusted to adding more food - another meal & snacks & stopped taking the creon. I have currently stayed at a loss of 120 lbs. from 258 down to 138. I am currently 1 year & 5 month out from my surgery & I eat anything I want & try to go to the gym about 4 days per week for an hour on the tread mill. I am moving back to WA state & will go back to see my original surgeon; Dr. Matthew Martin at Madigan Army Medical center for follow up.
I did not get the surgery I wanted, but thankfully so far I seem to be healthy - I do take 4 handfuls of vitamins recommendations fromVitalady, and haven't had any more complications other than some kidney stones which I did a nutrition cleanse for. I feel God has blessed me with my health & I chose to work out so I can enjoy the foods I want. I was in a 22-24 & now comfortably wear a size 8. I also enjoy having the extra energy to spend more time in activities with my family.
I am interested in seeing what my labs look like when I get to WA in the next month.
I had a DS/BPD as a revision to a failed RnY. There were three years between the two surgeries. I had to convince my surgeon that I needed a revision. Personally, I think he didn't do something right with the RnY. After the initial stages of liquids and soft food, I never found that my food intake was as restricted as it was supposed to be. With the revision, I was able to eat much more comforatbly with a lot less throwing up. I still have some bloating problems and a lot of gas problems which I had with the original RnY. After a net loss of only 20 pounds from the RnY, I lost 100 pounds with the RnY and have managed to keep it off since 2005.
I am suddenly having a bloating problem again with my upper abdomen getting so extended that I almost look pregnant. I'm off to a gastroenterologist because along with the bloating, I am experiencing pain which I have never had before.
Eating is very frustrating for me. I generally find I eat because I have to, not because I want to. I try to have at least one decent meal per day. I have no real cravings for anything and just don't enjoy food anymore. It sounds odd to most people, but maybe those reading can understand this - I miss my friend and companion - food.
Still 120 pounds lighter, I've had a tummy tuck, breast reduction, thigh reduction and lipo to my bat wings. Plastic surgery experience doesn't seem to last or the results not as awesome as I had hoped.
I'd like to hear others' post-surgery experiences.
I am suddenly having a bloating problem again with my upper abdomen getting so extended that I almost look pregnant. I'm off to a gastroenterologist because along with the bloating, I am experiencing pain which I have never had before.
Eating is very frustrating for me. I generally find I eat because I have to, not because I want to. I try to have at least one decent meal per day. I have no real cravings for anything and just don't enjoy food anymore. It sounds odd to most people, but maybe those reading can understand this - I miss my friend and companion - food.
Still 120 pounds lighter, I've had a tummy tuck, breast reduction, thigh reduction and lipo to my bat wings. Plastic surgery experience doesn't seem to last or the results not as awesome as I had hoped.
I'd like to hear others' post-surgery experiences.
Jamy V.
Houston Texas
TT 11/2008 178 lbs
CW 04/2008 175 lbs
DS 07/2005 272 lbs
RnY 03/2002 290 lbs
Houston Texas
TT 11/2008 178 lbs
CW 04/2008 175 lbs
DS 07/2005 272 lbs
RnY 03/2002 290 lbs
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