Guest guest Posted November 16, 2008 Report Share Posted November 16, 2008 Hello All, I've been lurking more than posting lately - sorry, just not much to say, I guess. Anyway, I reached a nice milestone this past week when my weight loss hit 100 pounds! To celebrate I posted some photos, although I still have a hard time believing I'm putting my pre-DS picture out there for viewing. Yikes! I haven't weighed in on the " happy " or " sad " question because I'm just 10 months out, but for what it's worth my experience has been so, so, so, so HAPPY! I no longer take any BP meds; pre-DS I was taking 6 pills a day just for BP. I no longer take cholesterol meds. My IBS has literally disappeared! I can hustle up a flight of stairs now without giving it a second thought (you predicted this day, Mama Jo! How right you were.) and without getting winded. I can walk for miles. I do deep water workouts twice a week and work out at the gym twice a week. I do the treadmill with an incline now. I look " normal " now - people no longer stare at me, move over when I sit near them, or give me a wide berth as they pass me by. I feel like others either accept or reject me now based on who I am, not on what they see. There have been a couple of minor downsides: my hair has become really, really thin; I have a big, bulging abdominal hernia that makes me still have a big belly; if I'm not careful enough about eating, I can have not just " room clearing " but " auditorium clearing " gas. Are those critical? No, they sure aren't. My life is a thousand percent better now than it was pre-DS. I would do it again in a heartbeat. I don't try to talk others into having the surgery, because I know it's a very personal decision and not everyone has the wonderful, positive experience I've had. But I ache for those who are still carrying their obesity like a penance when I know in my heart they could be free. My hope is that the procedure will receive a LOT more publicity so others have an easier time finding it than many of us did. Anyway, that's my DS story 10 months post-op. I'll try to be a more active poster, but I don't often feel like I have much to add to what so many of you have already said so well. I do LEARN a whole lot, though! Thanks to all of you for that! Bellingham, WA DS 01-15-08 278/178 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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