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Yeah, so what? I learned German as a second language, to university level (as in I studied IN GERMAN at university level). One of the early skills I learned was to listen to the feedback I got from native speakers and to adjust my language if I wasn't communicating what I intended to communicate.

I was also very quick to point out in any new conversation that I was not a native German speaker and to please excuse any miscommunications.

For most people, having DS requires an extraordinary amount of persistence and determination, yet you are giving up just because you got angry on a forum? 

I sincerely hope you turn out to be one of the rare 3% of morbidly obese people who manage to keep the weight off by dieting alone. 

Good luck to you.

Since I am presurgery what I am telling you is what I have read from other people's posts.

The Good: very few people have serious and unmanagable bowel (gas/ poop) issues after the first few months of life with the DS

The Bad: most people do have to do some active management to avoid poop/ gas issues, such as giving up white flour products

('Bad' is subjective I suppose, but if the surgery were 100% perfect, we could eat anything, anytime, and never gain weight or have any other issues....but this is not what life offers us.))

 The Ugly: A small number of people do have ongoing poop or gas issues that persist depsite diligent management and other approaches. This is quite rare, but it is possible.

In toher words, it is a lot like having children. You expect to have some issues and do a lot of work. Maybe you'll get lucky and have a really perfect kid that makes you look great with hardly any effort. But maybe you will experience a real tragedy, with a child with severe handicaps or something.

You have to decide if it is worth it, to take that risk in the hope of what good it can bring you. The same goes for the DS surgery. There is some real risk- you can't wi**** away. But it isn't that likely to happen, and the gains are also huge. But only you know how well you can handle the risks, and what the rewards would mean to you. 

My recommendation is that you continue to study the options while you diet on your own. You can do it the way I did it. I waited and waited and hedged and dieted, but at the same time I was interviewing people who had had the surgery and doing my homework. Many of those that I became acquainted with had the RNY. I have seen from their face book photos that they have regained most of their weight after a few years. I finally realized the the DS was by far and away the superior surgery FOR ME. I have been one of those with almost no long term problems. Yesterday I fell off the wagon and had a huge over load of carbs. I had absolutely no issues. I have never had a problem holding it until I got to a restroom although during the first three months there was urgency.
SOOO, you can do like I did and wait until you are nearly 60 years old and your kids are grown up and it is too late to be fully able to enjoy all the fun parenting things that I missed out on

Well, that was a fun afternoon read.

ROFL

I can just imagine calling up the Dr H and saying, actually after further research I have decided that I'd much rather be obese and basking in my tropical sugary goodness than get this life saving surgery. No Sir! No DS for me Mister! This was a deal breaker, I must be able to consume my one crappy beverage on an occasional basis.

A  psych eval proves once again it can't weed them all out.

 I will say that I am post D.S.  I do have a lot of problems with gas and go to the bathroom several times a day.  Although, I have lost the weight has been difficult for me to learn to adjust. I do avoid certain situations, because I do not want to have an accident. This is an adverse affect from the duodenal switch, however it is the best surgery in my opinion. I have never been this thin in my life. I no longer suffer from co-morbitities that I had prior to surgery. Every surgery is a personal choice and a person should chose a surgery that they can live with. It was an easy choice for me to make. There are days that I wish that I did not have to take all of the viatamins, and have the bathroom issues. She should out weigh the adverse effects, as oppose to the benefits!

"Although, I have lost the weight has been difficult for me to learn to adjust. I do avoid certain situations, because I do not want to have an accident. This is an adverse affect from the duodenal switch, however it is the best surgery in my opinion."

It isn't this way for most DS'ers.  I am sorry if this is the case for you.  Have you tried to chase down the cause?  Have you tried eliminating lactose for a while to see if you're lactose intolerant?  Tried a couple rounds of Flagyll to rule out bacterial overgrowth?  Tried eliminating gluten to see if you are gluten intolerant.  I am not trying to be condescending or to blame you.  I just think its a shame to have to adjust your life around bathroom habits/issues- especially if there is an easy fix. 

You may want to start your own thread to get some feedback and advice from those more experienced than us.  Please don't settle for this experience.  I really think it could be much better for you!

On May 28, 2010 at 11:49 PM Pacific Time, Nanr90 wrote:  I will say that I am post D.S.  I do have a lot of problems with gas and go to the bathroom several times a day.  Although, I have lost the weight has been difficult for me to learn to adjust. I do avoid certain situations, because I do not want to have an accident. This is an adverse affect from the duodenal switch, however it is the best surgery in my opinion. I have never been this thin in my life. I no longer suffer from co-morbitities that I had prior to surgery. Every surgery is a personal choice and a person should chose a surgery that they can live with. It was an easy choice for me to make. There are days that I wish that I did not have to take all of the viatamins, and have the bathroom issues. She should out weigh the adverse effects, as oppose to the benefits!
  Ummm, you've been a member for around 2 years, have already had the DS, and this is your first post on the DS board?
And it's to volunteer that you have a lot of problems with gas and multiple trips to the bathroom each day?
It's too bad that you didn't post on here sooner.  You could have gotten some good advice to address that distressing situation.
I certainly hope you are able to get relief from that.
Golly.


Edit to correct -- You've had the surgery for 2 years, but just joined today.  Right.

 I missed the flounce!   :(  

Silly work gets in the way of this fun!