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Believe2021

By Believe2021, in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum

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Believe2021    5

Believe2021
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HW: 312

SW: 300

CW: 289

GW: 150

Hi Everyone! I had Gastric Sleeve back in 2014 then got pregnant almost a year later and here I am now getting the Traditional Duodenal Switch almost 7 years later. I am currently on the Pre-op diet and down 11lbs (11 days in) I have 3 more days to go :) I've been doing so good sticking to it. I'd love to hear your success stories of the Traditional Duodenal Switch. How much weight did you lose within the first 3 months? I have a friend that had it done over 4 years ago and she also got pregnant a few years later and has kept the weight off. Her start weight was very close to mine. Hope to hear some of your experiences.

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I didn't have the traditional DS but rather the Loop DS (Sips/SADI-S) but I was told by my surgeon that the weight loss is about the same between the two. I'm almost 13 months post op so 1 year 1 month (in two more days, anyway). I had to do a 6 month monitored weight loss plan to be approved for surgery to prove to my insurance that I was taking this seriously and they weren't wasting money by paying for something I wouldn't work for. My surgery weight was 321 and at 3 months post op I was 266, so I was down 55 pounds in three months. I currently weigh 198 pounds and am only 18 pounds from my own personal goal weight.

Congrats on your upcoming surgery and the start of a new weight loss journey!

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Well, let me change that to 197 pounds now lol. I just weighed myself and I'm 197 on the nose. So 17 more pounds to go... I really should have weighed myself this morning since it's the normal day I weigh in but I'd weighed in on Friday, but I checked just because it's my normal weigh in day. I'm down another pound, yay! So 2 lost last week! :D

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Well, let me change that to 197 pounds now lol. I just weighed myself and I'm 197 on the nose. So 17 more pounds to go... I really should have weighed myself this morning since it's the normal day I weigh in but I'd weighed in on Friday, but I checked just because it's my normal weigh in day. I'm down another pound, yay! So 2 lost last week! [emoji3]

That's Awesome! Thank you for sharing your journey :) Good Luck with meeting your Goal weight!

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