• Name: Laurie B.
  • Username: lauried
  • Location: Port Hope, Canada
  • Member Since: 4/10/2006
  • BMI: 24.3
  • Post Op
  • Surgery Type: Duodenal Switch (07/06/06)
  • Surgeon: Marek Lutrzykowski, M.D.
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Almost 6 years
on February 5, 2012 5:37 am
 My weight has fluctuated by 30 pounds over the past 3 years but it has settled in at about 160.  That is all I asked for when this process began...although still a healthy BMI, I would like to drop a few to get down to about 145 pounds.
I am getting remarried in a few months and am so grateful to be here and having this second chance at happiness.
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4 years out
on September 7, 2010 1:54 pm
Glad I got a 2nd chance on life.  I would never go back to the way I was.  I was married and happy but unhappy with myself.  Now I have a new relationship and a new lease on life.  Not sure if it a better life but it's different. No regrets.
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2 years + out
on October 26, 2008 11:19 pm
Wow!   This surgery has changed my life in ways I never thought possible.  I can't say I wasn't warned though.  this site gave me insight into my life and my desires.  I am nowing living 1/2 way across the country away from family and friends.  But for the moment, this is what I want.  Not trapped in a marriage that I didn't know I didn't want any longer.  Life is now an adventure.  For better or worse.  I am about 135 pounds now.  Size 2-4.  Not bad as I am a 5 ft 7.  had a tummy tuck and just booked a breast lift and augmentation for December.

Some days I just wan't to get hit by a bus because life is so scary but other days I embrace these changes and just try to roll with it all.
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1.5 years later
on January 3, 2008 4:58 pm
Well so much has changed in my life since surgery.  I have had no regrets.  No looking back right.  Not happy with my sagging arms, legs or breasts.  I did have a tummy tuck 3 weeks ago.  Things are looking pretty good.

I am surprised I'm down to 136 pounds.  I never thought I'd go that low.

I eat about 2000 calories a day I figure.  I have to admit I am not too diligent about what I eat but I do strive for the protein first.  I eat lots of cheese and chicken and salads.

i still get full quickly, so I tend to graze all day long.

Mentally, this has been the worst.  I have lost more than 1/2 of my body weight and I have to admit attention from men is very new to me and I don't know how to handle it most days.

I have changed careers and I love my new job.  There is no way I could have done this with my previous body.

There is so much more that has happened to me since surgery...but not going to post it on the internet!!!!

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Post Op hair continued.
on September 2, 2007 5:42 pm
I went for a consult yesterday to see how much hair extentions would cost.  After hearing the price tag of about $1000, I decided just to grow the mess out.
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My Story


I'm 38 years old. I am wife and mother of two. Years of yo-yoing is taking a toll on my mind body and soul. I feel so old all the time. If I don't fix this mess I've made of my body I'll never reach "old age".

I'm tired of:

*Whining about feeling like crap all the time.
*Having 3 damn things in my closet that actually fit (only because they have elastic waists).
*Avoiding my friends because I don't want them to see how fat I am.
*Being tired all the time!

After much research I decided to have the Duodenal Switch Procedure. This is why I chose it:

You can lose more of the excess body weight (85-95 %).


Your chances of gaining weight are less after duodenal switch than following any other bariatric surgery.
Side effects short and long term are low and are easy to manage.
Due to the malabsorption component, the duodenal switch procedure is the most effective surgery to cure diabetes, hypercholesterolemia, hypertriglyceridemia.
Portions of the meals following surgery are relatively normal.
This surgery is simple to adjust if necessary.
Unhealthy eating habits change.
No dumping syndrome which mean I don't have to avoid any type of food.
No stenosis
No bleeding
No foreign materials and risk involved with infection, migration of the band and failure of the system, band erosion (slippage).
RNY has not been changed for years. The only difference is that some gastric bypasses are dangerously radical, the pouch size is 5 cc (grape size) and now it is being performed laparoscopicly