James G.
Reasons I chose the DS.
Jul 09, 2008
I found this some where and I like it. Please enjoy this.
Why I chose the DS over Rny.
RNY - I got the surgery so I'd dump and the fear of that would keep me away from sugar.
DS - I got the surgery so that I wouldn't dump.
RNY - I needed the restriction to correct my relationship with food.
DS - I didn't want the restriction because I want to enjoy my relationship with food.
RNY - I wanted/needed to change my eating habits.
DS - I've dieted my whole life -- I want to quit dieting.
RNY - I'm sick of dieting and failing.
DS - I'm sick of dieting and failing.
RNY - I want a tool that I can work.
DS - I want a surgery that does the work.
RNY - I didn't want to be able to cheat the surgery.
DS - I want to be able to 'cheat' from time to time.
RNY - I want to be healthy.
DS - I want to be healthy.
RNY - I didn't want someone cutting off my stomach.
DS - I don't want a blind stomach.
RNY - I don't want to have to eat massive amounts of food.
DS - I want to be able to eat what I want.
RNY - I needed to change my habits.
DS - I've been trying to change my habits my whole life!
RNY - I never want to eat sugar or fat again!
DS - I don't want sugar and fat to be 'off-limits'.
RNY -- I want the convenience of a close by surgeon.
DS -- I want the convenience of a one-time surgery.
RNY - My insurance would only pay for the RNY.
DS - I fought my insurance long and hard for what I wanted.
RNY - I need to not eat fat because of my high cholesterol.
DS - I need to not absorb fat because of my high cholesterol.
RNY - I didn't want to risk that much malabsorption.
DS - Based on my own diet history, I knew that I needed the added malabsorption to keep off the weight.
RNY - I need help to lose weight.
DS - I'm great at losing weight, what I need is help to keep it off.
RNY: I know what's best for ME.
DS: I've seen the revision board, and people don't always choose what's best the first time.
RNY: Published, peer-reviewed studies are rhetoric.
DS: I based my decision on statistics from published, peer-reviewed studies.
RNY: You can't know anything about a surgery unless you have had that surgery.
DS: I can know the likely results and complications of a surgery even if I'm pre-op because I did my research.
RNY: There's no need to put down other types of WLS.
DS: Statistically the DS is best and comparing and contrasting with the other surgery types is the only way to promote it effectively.
Why I chose the DS over Rny.
RNY - I got the surgery so I'd dump and the fear of that would keep me away from sugar.
DS - I got the surgery so that I wouldn't dump.
RNY - I needed the restriction to correct my relationship with food.
DS - I didn't want the restriction because I want to enjoy my relationship with food.
RNY - I wanted/needed to change my eating habits.
DS - I've dieted my whole life -- I want to quit dieting.
RNY - I'm sick of dieting and failing.
DS - I'm sick of dieting and failing.
RNY - I want a tool that I can work.
DS - I want a surgery that does the work.
RNY - I didn't want to be able to cheat the surgery.
DS - I want to be able to 'cheat' from time to time.
RNY - I want to be healthy.
DS - I want to be healthy.
RNY - I didn't want someone cutting off my stomach.
DS - I don't want a blind stomach.
RNY - I don't want to have to eat massive amounts of food.
DS - I want to be able to eat what I want.
RNY - I needed to change my habits.
DS - I've been trying to change my habits my whole life!
RNY - I never want to eat sugar or fat again!
DS - I don't want sugar and fat to be 'off-limits'.
RNY -- I want the convenience of a close by surgeon.
DS -- I want the convenience of a one-time surgery.
RNY - My insurance would only pay for the RNY.
DS - I fought my insurance long and hard for what I wanted.
RNY - I need to not eat fat because of my high cholesterol.
DS - I need to not absorb fat because of my high cholesterol.
RNY - I didn't want to risk that much malabsorption.
DS - Based on my own diet history, I knew that I needed the added malabsorption to keep off the weight.
RNY - I need help to lose weight.
DS - I'm great at losing weight, what I need is help to keep it off.
RNY: I know what's best for ME.
DS: I've seen the revision board, and people don't always choose what's best the first time.
RNY: Published, peer-reviewed studies are rhetoric.
DS: I based my decision on statistics from published, peer-reviewed studies.
RNY: You can't know anything about a surgery unless you have had that surgery.
DS: I can know the likely results and complications of a surgery even if I'm pre-op because I did my research.
RNY: There's no need to put down other types of WLS.
DS: Statistically the DS is best and comparing and contrasting with the other surgery types is the only way to promote it effectively.
I'm Switched Now.
Jun 14, 2008
Wow the first days were really tough. I felt like I was hit by a big truck. Each day is better, slowly. Tired of liquids. Sure would be nice to eat solid food. I know it will all be worth it in the end.
Boy, I miss Robin as she is still in the hospital with her broken ankle. Wow we could have had our DS surgeries on the same day but we didn't think that would be good to have both of us laid up at once. Well we both got laid up at once whether we wanted to or not.
Thanks to all the people and their warm wishes.
Boy, I miss Robin as she is still in the hospital with her broken ankle. Wow we could have had our DS surgeries on the same day but we didn't think that would be good to have both of us laid up at once. Well we both got laid up at once whether we wanted to or not.
Thanks to all the people and their warm wishes.
DS is coming the DS is coming !
Jan 05, 2008
DS is a reality for me on JUNE 3, 2008
Robin is getting her DS on JULY 1, 2008
Robin broke her ankle and had to cancel the July 1 date and she got August 19 and had to cancel that one too. She is now set for September 30.
We are on the way to DS.
Thanks to you all and Dr. Buchwald
Jim and Robin
