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Post-DS Life Has Been Amazing - Beaumont, TX
TheDollyLover from Beaumont, TX Created 5 months ago
Just to give you a bit of background information on myself: My name is Scott and I live in Beaumont, TX and I am 30 years old. I was about 440lb with a BMI of 59, so I've got quite a bit of weight that I'd like to lose. A lot of you may not have heard of the duodenal switch.... Read more
Weight Loss Surgery Duodenal Switch (DS) Success! - Michigan
lklk spent $42,000 in Michigan Updated 1 year ago
I had DS by Dr K in August of 2009 and I've lost 154lbs! The procedure lasted about 4.5hrs. I was in the hospital for 4 days, back to work part time at a desk job 8 days post op, then full time the following week. The pain was less than a hysterectomy. I was 39 at the time of the... Read more
I Used To Be Fat Until I Had Duodenal Switch - Lincoln, NE
shoemoney from Lincoln, NE Created 1 year ago
I was 28 years old. 420 some LBS. I had sleep apnea so bad that I would stop breathing in excess of 180+ seconds in different spurts while sleeping. I was in the beginning stages of type 2 diabetes and my kidneys were working so hardcore that I was dumping protein in my urine. Yea I was in BAD... Read more
Duodenal Switch Weekly Updates - Denton, TX
TheSkinnySeoul from Texas Created 4 months ago
I'm 33, I'm 5'6 1/2" and I have about 100 lbs to lose to meet my goal. I've read a lot of studies about different weight loss surgeries. I'm kind of at the point where I think I've read pretty much everything there is to read. So it's good to put the... Read more
My Lap Band, VSG and DS Journey - New York
PinkFishLilly from New York Created 5 months ago
The beginning of my journey was in 2007 and I started at 398lb. Last week I weighed in at 219.2lb and this morning I weighed in at 215.2lb. So I am down over 180lb since I started. I originally had lap band in April 2007 and it did help me. I was productive on it, I did follow all the rules... Read more