Duodenal Switch

TheDollyLover from Beaumont, TX Created 1 year 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

lklk spent $42,000 in Michigan, MI Updated 2 years 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

shoemoney from Lincoln, NE Created 2 years 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

TheSkinnySeoul from Texas Created 1 year 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

PinkFishLilly from New York Created 1 year 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