4 Month Post Duodenal Switch Update
Time for an update.
Here I am, 4 months out from my Duodenal Switch. Stats are that I'm down 65 pounds and have lost 22 inches off my abdomen alone!
The past month has gone well. There is absolutely nothing for me to complain about. My only lesson I'm still trying to master is to eat slow enough. I've started setting my fork down now for 3 minutes between bites because otherwise the 'ol brain just says "stuff it in", and then I hurt. Just a heavy feeling in my chest. But those muscles work wonders and the food goes down within 15 minutes or so. I've not thrown up at all since a couple weeks out of surgery and I'm off the Pepto completely. No nausea issues at all.
I've also learned that I can eat basically anything - chocolate, ice cream, etc. My sweet tooth started coming back this month with a vengence. And because of this, I had a week where I lost nothing. I did not gain, but I also did not lose. As soon as I got tired of my behavior, I went back to 100 grams of protein, 30 g of carbs, and low & behold, I had an instant 5 pound loss. Remember, no dumping with the Duodenal Switch, so those sweets are easy to sneak back in without any real ill effect. Luckily, having been diabetic before, I notice things are much sweeter to me anyhow, so if I stay satisfied on protein and liquids, it's easy to keep the sweets at bay.
As a DS patient, I knew going into surgery that I had to agree to vitamins and minerals for LIFE. I couldn't opt out. Well, due to the nausea early on, I opted out. But, thankfully, we're also fanatical about our labs. We tend to get them checked every 3 - 6 months. So, my initial set of post op labs have come back now and I've got some major work to do to get a few levels back up into the normal range (i.e. Vitamin D being the biggest, which is a typical one for DS'ers)! But, even despite that, the fight for my surgery was still worth it!!!
So, there ya have it. 4 months out and down 65 pounds. Loving the improved health already, especially no more diabetes and no more sleep apnea! WOOT!
Body by Buchwald
Here I am, 4 months out from my Duodenal Switch. Stats are that I'm down 65 pounds and have lost 22 inches off my abdomen alone!
The past month has gone well. There is absolutely nothing for me to complain about. My only lesson I'm still trying to master is to eat slow enough. I've started setting my fork down now for 3 minutes between bites because otherwise the 'ol brain just says "stuff it in", and then I hurt. Just a heavy feeling in my chest. But those muscles work wonders and the food goes down within 15 minutes or so. I've not thrown up at all since a couple weeks out of surgery and I'm off the Pepto completely. No nausea issues at all.
I've also learned that I can eat basically anything - chocolate, ice cream, etc. My sweet tooth started coming back this month with a vengence. And because of this, I had a week where I lost nothing. I did not gain, but I also did not lose. As soon as I got tired of my behavior, I went back to 100 grams of protein, 30 g of carbs, and low & behold, I had an instant 5 pound loss. Remember, no dumping with the Duodenal Switch, so those sweets are easy to sneak back in without any real ill effect. Luckily, having been diabetic before, I notice things are much sweeter to me anyhow, so if I stay satisfied on protein and liquids, it's easy to keep the sweets at bay.
As a DS patient, I knew going into surgery that I had to agree to vitamins and minerals for LIFE. I couldn't opt out. Well, due to the nausea early on, I opted out. But, thankfully, we're also fanatical about our labs. We tend to get them checked every 3 - 6 months. So, my initial set of post op labs have come back now and I've got some major work to do to get a few levels back up into the normal range (i.e. Vitamin D being the biggest, which is a typical one for DS'ers)! But, even despite that, the fight for my surgery was still worth it!!!
So, there ya have it. 4 months out and down 65 pounds. Loving the improved health already, especially no more diabetes and no more sleep apnea! WOOT!
Body by Buchwald
YOU GO, DIAMONDGIRL!!!
Imperfect does not = unsuccessful
look at you!! I knew you would rock this thing, after all the fighting for it. It sure is a process-anyone who thinks this tool makes it EASY is nuts. Love the picture!!
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