My choice of Weight Loss Surgery:
Duodenal Switch
Surgery Date February 2, 2001
minus 224 pounds as of March 4, 2005*
Gave birth to Charlie July 17, 2002!
Photos page updated December 16, 2003

If the RnY is the "gold standard", then the Duodenal Switch is Platinum.
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before weight loss surgery
B E F O R E		 after weight loss surgery
A F T E R 3-1/2 years

  • Height: 5'5"
  • Starting Weight: 420 pounds
  • Current Weight: 196 pounds
    • (Lost 9 pounds in pre-op efforts, have lost 215 pounds so far post-op)
  • Starting BMI: 69.9
  • Current BMI: 32.6
  • Co-Morbidities: Type II diabetes (the diabetes has been non-existent since right after surgery), mild sleep apnea (the sleep apnea disappeared about 6 weeks after surgery), tendency to get blood clots/pulmonary emboli
  • Other conditions: hypothyroid

I'm hoping this surgery will:
  • Cure my diabetes & sleep apnea
  • Make me less prone to blood clots/pulmonary embloli
  • Increase my life span
  • Increase my quality of life
  • Allow me to do so many things I'd written off such as:
    • Ride amusement park rides
    • Ride in an airplane comfortably
    • Ride horses, bikes, play tennis & other physical stuff
  • More as I think of it - basically it will allow me to have a life

* includes 9 pounds lost in pre-op weight loss efforts
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