SMPete
1-19-08
I found OH after reading a few postings on another site. This place is a great source of information!
I've been overweight most of my life but it's getting worse as I get older. I lost weight with Phentermine back in the mid 90's. I remember how people changed as the weight came off. Some people seemed to be almost offended by it. They were in the minority though. Of course, the weight loss was temporary. Once I stopped taking the phentermine, it all came back and more.
The next time I tried it, it wasn't nearly as effective. I tried it a few more times then realized that I had built up a strong tolerance. Even after waiting 6 months, I'd take it for a week and it was like taking nothing at all.
I tried a few variations on the Atkins diet. I could lose some weight but I couldn't stick with it for more than a couple months at a time. I'm now pushing 260 LBs and I'm only 5'6". I seem to be getting 10 lbs heavier each year. After reading about all the procedures, I'm looking into getting a Duodenal Switch. I'm just starting out so I still have to go through all the hoops yet... the tests, the psych eval, the insurance battles, quitting smoking 
, figuring out how to get the time off from work and anything else I need to do. Just a rough estimate I'm guessing the earliest I can get all this done would be by next Thanksgiving day...but I guess ya gotta start somewhere.
