After his Duodenal Switch Procedure with Dr Daryl Stewart, Dr. Steve Buse lost 173 pounds. “I’m Steve and I’m a family physician. I also suffered from severe morbid obesity for decades and knew that I needed to look into something to give me back the quality of life that I deserved. Prior to undergoing duodenal switch in December 2009, I suffered not only from severe morbid obesity, but also type 2 diabetes, hypertension, hyperlipidemia and obstructive sleep apnea. I topped out at a maximum weight of 342 lbs and a body mass index of well over 50. Quality of life-wise, things were just not good. It was difficult to get through the day to day. It’s hard as a physician to be of that size and that stature. A lot of people would seek me out as their doctor just because they knew I wouldn’t gripe at them if they came in for their annual and had gained a few pounds. So it began to affect me not only on a personal level, but also on a professional level. It was at that point that I started researching bariatric options very seriously and looked into all of the different procedures available and who offered those procedures. I chose the duodenal switch procedure because it has a 99% cure rate for type 2 diabetes and at the time, I was on insulin and nine prescription pills with close to a 0 a month pharmacy bill. Within two weeks of my duodenal switch procedure, my sugars were back to normal levels. I stopped all medications the day before surgery and the only medication I’ve …
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