seadreamer13
It's been a long time
Jan 12, 2008
What a long,strange trip it's been!
For those of you who have been in contact with me or have read this profile before you are aware that there are three of us in my family who had ds/bpd done in 2001. My twins were only 19 and got switched. I have had no problems due to the surgery but have been disabled by health problems that Dr's have always attributed to morbid obesity. Go figure!
My daughters have not faired as well. Jas, who has been blessed with very good health since birth, had to be hospitalized twice due to anemia. Not taking your vitamins is a bad idea for by pass patients. She is enjoying being 160 lbs. rather than 354 lbs.
Now that she is so far out she is looking for a way to get insurance to pay for the skin removal. With that done she will most likely be down to 125 or 135 lbs. I can't wait to see the transformation.
Her twin sister has not faired as well. Jessa began having the same anemia problem and for the same reasons. Her iron levels went down much faster and much farther than Jas'. She not only had episodes with hospital stays for plalets but she had to have iron infusions for several weeks. When her levels finally came up and held we thought she would be okay. Both of the girls finished their college courses and earned their degrees but Jessa had an accident during her last semester which left her with a spinal injury that is inoperable. She is not paralyzed but has constant pain from pressure on the nerves. BUT the thing that almost killed her was due to the gastric surgery.
For those of you who have been in contact with me or have read this profile before you are aware that there are three of us in my family who had ds/bpd done in 2001. My twins were only 19 and got switched. I have had no problems due to the surgery but have been disabled by health problems that Dr's have always attributed to morbid obesity. Go figure!
My daughters have not faired as well. Jas, who has been blessed with very good health since birth, had to be hospitalized twice due to anemia. Not taking your vitamins is a bad idea for by pass patients. She is enjoying being 160 lbs. rather than 354 lbs.
Now that she is so far out she is looking for a way to get insurance to pay for the skin removal. With that done she will most likely be down to 125 or 135 lbs. I can't wait to see the transformation.Her twin sister has not faired as well. Jessa began having the same anemia problem and for the same reasons. Her iron levels went down much faster and much farther than Jas'. She not only had episodes with hospital stays for plalets but she had to have iron infusions for several weeks. When her levels finally came up and held we thought she would be okay. Both of the girls finished their college courses and earned their degrees but Jessa had an accident during her last semester which left her with a spinal injury that is inoperable. She is not paralyzed but has constant pain from pressure on the nerves. BUT the thing that almost killed her was due to the gastric surgery.