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My Christmas Miracle Happened on Dec 7th When I Had DS Surgery
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I hope everyone had a great Christmas. I am new here. I thought I would share a little about my experience and see if anyone else had a similar situation. First let me say, I really was dragging my feet about having a Duodenal Switch as it seemed to so severe, but my doctor insisted it was the best procedure for me. The first week, I was hating life, but it gets a little better each day. I was told when I woke up from surgery that my appendix had been removed as well. I just figured that it was inflamed or something. I hadn't had any symptoms of appendicitis. . . .
As it turns out, I had a non-malignant tumor in my appendix. It was a type that can become malignant and spread without symptoms, until it is well established all over the body. My surgeon told me at my two week post-op appointment that if I had had the gastric bypass he would not have been looking down as far as my appendix and would not have noticed it. The entire tumor was removed!
Wow! Do I feel lucky! I thanked Dr. Roller several times, but once again: Thank you Dr. R!
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