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Mojo56

By Mojo56, in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum

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snarkychef    4

snarkychef
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I'm curious as to how y'all are doing. I am actually participating in the study at Duke. Luckily, I read French and Spanish, and read the outcomes of the previous studies. It was also the feature presentation at the Gastro-intetinal Surgeons annual conference last summer, so it's definitely "news". I actually asked for the switch, because even though I've lost 50 lb on my own in the last year, my blood sugar has destabilized, and I'm now prediabetic. I wasn't at my highest weight, and I my appendix burst in October, and the discovered that I have fatty liver disease.

I didn't think about it before, but I'm starting to get a little anxious, so I'd love to know how you you're progressing.

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Mojo56    88

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Swell you can see I have progressed well . No more diabetes meds, no more cholesterol meds. All of that has been resolved. Started at 245, now at 184. In less than 10 weeks. Almost too fast. Feeling good except trying to get my bowel movements regular and consistent. When's your surgery?

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snarkychef    4

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They actually wanted to do it this week, but I have the single busiest day of my work year this weekend. I'm a pastry chef, swim working a hard sprint from now 'til Valentine's Day, so I am going in on the 19th. Glad to hear you're doing so well. The operation is done for diabetes not even co morbid with obesity in Europe with good results, so in theory, it should be great. But, the closer it gets, the more nervous I'm getting.

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Nicole Lynn Martin    2

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Hi, I'm 6dpo from having a revision from RNY to SIPS. My doctor is also Enochs and i had all of my surgeries at Rex Hospital. I'm so happy to find other SIPSers.

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snarkychef    4

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Well, I hope it's going great for you. I'm just over a month out, and down just over 20lb, which considering I only have about 60 to lose, I'm pretty okay with. My stomach gives me trouble, but I was cleared to go back to Pilates after 12 days and my surgeon thinks I'm doing fantastic, so keep in touch, and lets see how things go.

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Mojo56    88

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Hi, hope everyone is doing well! It's been a while. I'm post op 7 months and have lost a total of 90 lbs. slightly more than my goal. I eat what I want but have to eat small meals more often. The only problem for me is my bowel movements. Loose, immediate sometimes, often sometimes. It's amazing how much crap I can crap. Anybody else having this issue.

My blood work is perfect. Take nothing but Vitamins. No diabetes, no cholesterol that's high.

We need to start a SIps group

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Mojo56    88

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Congrats! Good to know I'm not the only nasty pooping machine

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ShellMilliner    233

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I'm about 3.5 months post. According to my doc if I keep my carbs and fat intake around 40g/day it keeps your bowels and gas in check. So far so good, usually only once or twice in the morning and I'm good to go. But if I go over especially with fat (usually if I opt for a creamy dressing or cheese) I do end up spending more time on the throne. :)

I would love to have a SIPS group on here!

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Mojo56    88

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Have to admit, I don't track my food intake anymore

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AllthingsApple    34

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He suggested it in a conversation about my diabetes. That's what brought me to WLS . He says that this surgery has a 95% resolution of diabetes vs. 70% for lap band.

I don't understand why you'd want to get this if it hasn't been around for a long time. The sleeve is very safe, without a lot of surgical connections/re-routing. I was sleeved on Sept. 26th. My diabetes was gone in 2 days! The other co-morbidities, sleep apnea & non-alcoholic fatty liver will go away in 3 - 4 months.

At some point EVERY surgery wasn't around for a long time. Although you had the sleeve in comparison to RNY, the sleeve hasn't been around for a long time either. The decision is solely between an individual and their surgeon, so I wish everyone the best no matter which surgery they choose!

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Mojo56    88

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My results have been stellar!

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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      Three months and four days ago... I was in Costa Rica having a life changing surgery! Yesterday we had a followup visit with Dr. Esmeral via video chat and this morning my middle number changed.  I'm down 47lbs and two pants sizes. I can wear a Large tshirt for the first time in like... 14 years! Woot!! Everything is going great. I have zero regrets. I went down to the riverwalk with a friend and walked 2 miles on Monday without even getting fatigued. And no more snoring or chugging pickle juice for crazy leg cramps! I need to go to the gym more... I'm making new shirts next week so that will motivate me. LOL But I'm also just not as TIRED all the time! I have a LONG way to go...but seeing the progress on the scales and in the mirror is a huge motivator!! Thank you all for cheering me on and supporting me!!
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