rny to ds...anybody know of any chicago area surgeons
I had a virgin DS with Dr Alverdy in Dec of 2009. I can confirm that both Dr Alverdy and Dr Prachand at the U of C do true RNY to DS revisions. I had heard thru the support group grapevine that they'd offered a woman a RNY to DS revision and had a chance to ask Dr Alverdy myself at my yearly check-up. He said they've been doing them for a while but don't advertise it. He went on to say that not many are performed in the US every year, that it's very complicated surgery - he explained a bit to me("you have to take the RNY down & start from scratch") and that insurance is usually an issue for people. I didn't ask how many they've done total, but he said they did 5 last year. I don't know what criteria they base their patient acceptance on, but he did said that they have a 3 month compliancy program for any patient that is interested in a RNY to DS revision. I haven't personally spoken to anyone who's actually had an RNY to DS revision with either Dr Alverdy or Dr Prachand. If someone is looking for a surgeon in the Chicagoland area and wants to investigate further, please keep us informed.
I did email DSfacts the same information a few weeks ago. I've only posted a few times in the last 3 yrs as I'm only on line while I'm at work and I'm usually really late in posting.
My Lap RNY was done in GA by Dr. Dennis Smith. I never had any pain or complications. Returned to work in 2 weeks, went on to lose 210 pounds . I am having a revision hopefully. My insurance covers what I want.....the DS is my first choice...HOWEVER, I will make it work no matter what... I need a tool to help me out in the fight against this addiction..bottom line!!
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