Eight months post op/lab results
I am down nearly 80 lbs and how many inches?
well, on 4/14/08 the day before surgery I was 51-42-53 1/2
and.....today I am 43-35-43
WOW ten inches off my hips - no wonder I have to take a pillow to sit in the bleachers!
I started out in a size 3x/24W
and now am sitting here in a L top and a size 12 jeans
blood work - this is incredible folks
Vitamin D preop - 29 normal range 30-80
Vitamin D in November - 49
I attribute this to taking one 50K every other day since I got home from surgery, thanks Vitalady
Cholesterol preop - 197 normal <200
cholesterol in November - 122
trigyliceride preop - 141 <150
in November - 99
HDL pre op - 43 >60
in November - 31
LDL pre op - 126 <100
in November - 71
My chloride levels seem to be elevated now as they were preop at 109 so I need to find some information on that.
White blood count was low at 4.44.
Also folate was >20 when normal is 3-16 so need to look into that as well.
Everything else was within normal limits so until I research those things that were abnormal I will keep my supplements the same. Notice that two of the abnormal results were abnormal in me as a preop so surgery has actually brought them to my attention.
Life is good - I can eat way more than I should eat so I still need to watch my portions and try to use willpower to stop when I'm full. I lost a little over 4 lbs this month and I am still on target for 100% EWL.
Thanks to everyone here for all the advice and support!
well, on 4/14/08 the day before surgery I was 51-42-53 1/2
and.....today I am 43-35-43
WOW ten inches off my hips - no wonder I have to take a pillow to sit in the bleachers!
I started out in a size 3x/24W
and now am sitting here in a L top and a size 12 jeans
blood work - this is incredible folks
Vitamin D preop - 29 normal range 30-80
Vitamin D in November - 49
I attribute this to taking one 50K every other day since I got home from surgery, thanks Vitalady
Cholesterol preop - 197 normal <200
cholesterol in November - 122
trigyliceride preop - 141 <150
in November - 99
HDL pre op - 43 >60
in November - 31
LDL pre op - 126 <100
in November - 71
My chloride levels seem to be elevated now as they were preop at 109 so I need to find some information on that.
White blood count was low at 4.44.
Also folate was >20 when normal is 3-16 so need to look into that as well.
Everything else was within normal limits so until I research those things that were abnormal I will keep my supplements the same. Notice that two of the abnormal results were abnormal in me as a preop so surgery has actually brought them to my attention.
Life is good - I can eat way more than I should eat so I still need to watch my portions and try to use willpower to stop when I'm full. I lost a little over 4 lbs this month and I am still on target for 100% EWL.
Thanks to everyone here for all the advice and support!
I owed it to myself to research the duodenal switch before consenting to any other weight loss surgery and so do you. Check out DSFacts.com and DuodenalSwitch.com for more information. Remember think twice, cut once, revisions are risky and revision surgeons are rare.
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Wow Vicki!!! You are doing so great! Your results are so encouraging!!! 
I have my first labs checked this week. I am nervous to see what the results are. Except my A1C... I know this will be good since my diabetes is pretty much non-existant at this point!!
Oh you will have to ask LeeAnn about my tattoo. I showed them my tattoo of the picture you have as your avatar at the Norton's party.
Congratulations woman!!
Blessings to you all, Leah 
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