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Thank you! I will keep working on adding more fluid/salts.. Sleep, well, I will have to make a way with 12hr shifts & kids lol. I will find a way.
I completely agree with contacting your doctor, but to me this sounds like anemia, not dumping. The DS can cause anemia because we don't absorb iron normally, and/or you could be losing blood in your stool but not fast enough for it to be obvious. Make sure you get your blood count checked, and even consider a trip to the ER if you get worse, but hopefully it won't come to that.
Larra
Thank you Valerie,
Were hoping to get this done soon. Going to see Dr. Gary Anthone in Omaha, Ne. He did our mom's DS 6 1/2 years ago. We have a lot of faith in his abilities, it's just cost obviously (self pay) and what he thinks of her results with the sleeve and her other issues if she is a good candidate. Almost want to do it myself, been hovering around 300 now for a few years. Would love to drop the last 100 lbs or so, but one sibling at a time.
Thanks,
Bubba
We see more people wanting/needing to revise from sleeve to DS all the time. Sleeve works okay for some people, but a lot of people lose well initially, as your sister did, and then the weight loss stops and regain begins despite good efforts on their part. Your sister is definitely not alone.
Dr. Anthone is a well known DS surgeon who does the real, standard of care DS. He does seem to prefer a longer common channel than other DS surgeons, and this is something your sister may want to discuss with him.
Larra
Just the DS, our mom had the DS 6 1/2 years ago and has done very well with it. (We hate her:) Going to see Dr. Gary Anthone in Omaha, Ne our mom's surgeon next week. Know a few other people who had the DS with him and have done well from support group years ago.
My sister and I have both been self pay, so kinda held us back from getting the DS and just the sleeve. If this goes well for her, maybe something I would look at. I've Been hovering around 300 now for a few years but I don't have my sisters mobility problems. Not that I won't at some point.
Thanks
You're about 2-3 months out from surgery and you're already talking about a revision? That far out I wasn't even close to eating normal. Your bowel movements typically stabilize further out you go. Antibiotics cause diarrhea. Have you tried any of the changes people recommended? Seems unlikely
I am a virgin DS but many many people have sleeve to DS. From what I've read on the many FB pages and websites I'm on, most lose slower that a virgin DS but still do very well weight loss wise. What surgeon is she looking into? DS or SADI/SIPS?
