Beverly N.
Pre-surgery, 280 lbs. 6.5 months post-op, 212 lbs.
To be honest, I really started down this road because my sister had RNY surgery in February, 2004, and I was so jealous! I just couldn't stand the thought of being the "fat" sister! Even though I had become morbidly obese myself, she had always been bigger than me, and it was driving me crazy that she was going to be thin and I was still going to be huge! So without even really researching properly, or really asking myself if I could live with the results, in September of 2004 I decided to have an RNY myself.
So I found an excellent RNY surgeon (Dr. Frantzides) and began my pre-op testing. I had completed everything except the endoscopy, when the gastro doctor said that she wanted to do a colonoscopy also because of my age (54 at the time) and because I'd never had one done. So no problem, what's one more test? Except instead of a routine test, they found polyps, which turned out to be cancer. So instead of having weight loss surgery, I had colon cancer surgery instead.
Fast forward six months. I have now recovered nicely. Everything was caught very early, so it was really a blessing that the gastro doc insisted that I have the colonoscopy done. It was also a blessing in another very important way. I have discovered the Duodenal Switch surgery. I now know for certain that I could never have lived with the restrictions of RNY surgery. I see the results of that daily with both my sister and my daughter. For me personally, I would rather remain obese than have an RNY. It is just not something that I could live with. The DS, however, even though it will probably be a more difficult recovery, offers the hope of a much more normal post-op quality of life, not to mention better weight loss and better long-term weight maintenance.
So, I've made my decision - for me, it's DS or nothing!!
My Progress
| Status: | Weight: | Loss: | Total: |
| Pre-OP: | 280 | * | * |
| Month 1: | 247 | -33 | -33 |
| Month 2: | 240 | -7 | -40 |
| Month 3: | 232 | -8 | -48 |
| Month 4: | 228 | -4 | -52 |
| Month 5: | 220 | -8 | -60 |
| Month 6: | 216 | -4 | -64 |
| Month 7: | 210 |
-6 | -70 |
| Month 8: | 207 |
-3 |
-73 |
| Month 9: | 205 | -2 | -75 |
| Month 10: | 205 |
-0 | -75 |
| Month 11: | 203 |
-2 |
-77 |
| Month 12: | 203 | -0 |
-77 |
| Month 13: | 203 | -0 |
-77 |
| Month 14: | 205 | +2 |
-75 |
| Month 15: | 201 | -4 |
-79 |
| Month 16: | 201 | -0 |
-79 |
| Month 17: | 199 | -2 |
-81 |
| Month 18: | * | * |
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