Morning everyone. Hope you all had a wonderful and safe Halloween. I have a bit of an announcement. A lot of you already know this, but I know not everyone does yet. So here it goes. On October 21st I had surgery. Not a big deal, but it is. I made a very hard choice to have a surgery called DS. (i will get to what that is in a moment). Part of that was they took my gallbladder and repaired a hernia that I had. Ok so what the heck is the DS, this is short for Duendal Switch. This is a form of Bariatric Surgery. Basically they revamped my stomach into a small banana and bypassed about 60 percent of my intestines, leaving the pylorus (this is very good thing). This is a surgery I spent the last 3 or more years contemplating and researching not only the procedures but the doctors and talking with a lot of folks who had the different types of surgery. I joined a blog with my now current doctor about a year and a half ago, went to seminars from other doctors to help me make my choice and yes the Psychiatrist, who helped me put a lot of things into prospective. Then after the first of this year I began my journey. I selected my doctor, Dr Syn from Lubbock TX. That was the best first step I could have taken! Now I am on a very new and real challenge like none i have had before. I have to learn to eat, cook (yes I know for all those laughing right now at the cooking part). And figure out how to get my exercise. Am I on a VERY restricted diet yes. I eat 1/4 a cup six times a day, mostly protein that is very important. As I move along other things will be put in my diet, example I got eggs, chicken and tuna and selected veggies this week no more complete soft foods or liquids. I have a strict vitamin regiment must be followed. I am over 1 week out and feel great! I have lost my first 10 pounds and that excitement alone brings so much hope. I did this for me no one else, I didnt do it to be skinny I did it so that I would not have to deal with Diabetes and all the other things that comes with the weight issues. I was having many new issues and I felt that I was watching life and was not really in it. I had already lost so much already. It was time for a change. So now you all know I still have a very long way to go. But for the first time in years I feel more hope than you can imagine. I hope you all will help me to welcome my new journey and if I can answer any questions about the procedures or the doctor message me I will help as much as I can.
Posted on: Sat, 01 Nov 2014 17:47:10 +0000
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