Hey Okies!!

Hello All,

My name is Shelly I am in SE Oklahoma. I am wanting DS I go for a consult Tuseday Sept 18, With Dr. D. Stewart In Denton Tx.  I want DS because the long term sucess rate is so much higher and I only want to go thru this ONE TIME!! I just wanted to Say Hi and thank Cathy for inviting me! Just wondering what the breakdown is how many Badners, RNYer, DSers??? I look forward to getting to know you and will apprecate all the help I can get !!!!!

Welcome to the group 'Sis'.  We're looking forward to hearing more from you and about you.  I don't know that we get many DS patients on here - so I look forward to hearing about the process and such. Tonja

Welcome!!  You will meet great people here and learn a lot from them as well.   I live much farther away from most of the "regulars" here, but never feel like I'm 2 hours away!!!   We are all so excited for your journey and hope you stick around and let us learn more about you!!! -Sandy 

Thank you! Glad to be here Yea I knoe DS is kinda the unknown expectionally in Ok. Cuz there is no surgeons in Ok that does it.  I just have really done a llot of reseach and sarted out wanting RNY then went to Band and then back to RNY then found DS and knew it was what I was looking for. I am so afraid of gainning the weight back in 5 years and I know me I LOVE FOOD AND LOVE TO EAT!!! It woulld be very probable for me. I know there are malasorbation issues but I think the long term +++ way out way the rest. I am proud of us all for looking and finds hopefully the WLS that is right for us  YEA US!!! I am glad to be here and hope to become friend with each of you this board is the greatest and I have become really into it. I live in the sticks so my connection is ssssslllllllooowww!!!! That is why I done have much pics up yet!! but I am working on it and hope we can get thru this WL journey together!!

RNYer here....as of 8/14/07! I feel really dumb asking this, but what is DS?

NoNO not dumb!!! Ds is duodenal switch.  Her is a website www.duodenalswitch.com

It is another WLS in stead of a man made pouch it does make you stomack smaller but does it in a differen**** by leaving the more of a bannana shaped stomach so it leaves all the valuve in place with basically elemenate the dumping and allot of other issue. ANd the long term sucess rates are 85 to 90%% where as the others are 50 to 60 %. And there is no problem taking nasiads ( many med. are in tis group) later on if you need them. Overall IMHO you have a more "normal" qualiity of life. You have to always get protien first and keep up with blood work and take you vitiamins, but you can eat basically anything just make sure u get your protien in and  not a CRAZY amount of carbs but for the most part eat normally.

The BPD/DS combines restrictive and malabsorptive elements to achieve and maintain the best reported long-term percentage of excess weight loss among modern weight-loss surgery procedures.

The Restrictive Component The BPD/DS procedure includes a partial gastrectomy, which reduces the stomach along the greater curvature, effectively restricting its capacity while maintaining its normal functionality.

Unlike the unmodified BPD and RNY, which both employ a gastric “pouch” and bypass the pyloric valve, the DS procedure keeps the pyloric valve intact. This eliminates the possibility of dumping syndrome, marginal ulcers, stoma closures and blockages, all of which can occur after other gastric bypass procedures.

In addition, unlike the unmodified BPD and RNY procedures, the DS procedure keeps a portion of the duodenum in the food stream. The preservation of the pylorus/duodenum pathway means that food is digested normally (to an optimally absorbable consistency) in the stomach before being excreted by the pylorus into the small intestine. As a result, the DS procedure enables more-normal absorption of many nutrients (including protein, calcium, iron and vitamin B12) than is seen after other gastric bypass procedures.

The Malabsorptive Component The malabsorptive component of the BPD/DS procedure rearranges the small intestine to separate the flow of food from the flow of bile and pancreatic juices. This inhibits the absorption of calories and some nutrients. Further down the digestive tract, these divided intestinal paths are rejoined; food and digestive juices begin to mix, and limited fat absorption occurs in the common tract as the food continues on its path toward the large intestine.

For more detailed procedure information, see Dr. Hess’ patient brochure. For other detailed descriptions and illustrations, see the More Information page for links to surgeon’s websites and more.

History The standalone Duodenal Switch procedure (without the accompanying gastric bypass as used in weight-loss surgery) was originally devised by Tom R. DeMeester, M.D. to treat bile gastritis, a condition in which the stomach and esophagus are burned by bile. In 1988, Dr. Douglas Hess of Bowling Green, Ohio, was the first surgeon to combine the DS with the Biliopancreatic Diversion (BPD) form of obesity surgery. This hybrid procedure, known as the Biliopancreatic Diversion with Duodenal Switch (or the Distal Gastric Bypass with Duodenal Switch), solves many nutritional problems associated with other forms of WLS, and allows a magnificent eating quality when compared to other WLS procedures

Hi ya SIS! Welcome to our little corner of OH! I researched all the different surgeries and for me RnY was the key...I love food like you and I wanted a tool that would not allow me to overeat. To me the decision for weight loss is completley individual and I don't say mine is better than the other....I might have thought about the DS but my insurance will not  allow me to go out of state unless I want to pay a big deductable...urrgghh.  If you need a supprt group...we ahve them in Norman at the Health Plex on Tecusmh Road...twice a month and one a month at Norman Regional...matter of fact tomorrow is that one. Maybe you might want to come and check us out. These support groups take all WLS patients. Its like a big ole family.... Welcome to the journey!    Pattye

Hi Sis, and welcome aboard. I am new here as well, and just beginning my journey. I think I need to do some more research on the DS precedure because it may be the better one for me to do. I don't live all that far from Denison, about the same distance os her to Norman. (I live in Ardmore.) Thanks for putting up so much info on the DS. And good luck at your appt. on the 18th.

Go to the DS Board there is some great folks there and they really can help more than me I am still learning everthing and am not to good at explaning it all. They are really godd and great to help. Good luck!!!

I love Denton!  That's where I went to Grad School.  I drove through there yesterday and couldn't believe how much the town has grown.  Denton would be a really great place to go hang out and recover for a week-walking around campus, etc.....But I digress-I just really wanted to say hello and wish you well on your Dr. Visit.