Pre-ops: Make sure you learn about the DS before you chose your surgery!
I remember that thread! I was so glad to see you over on R&R. It was just too bad that the people on that forum couldn't see how genuinely excited you were about what the DS allowed you to do.
Elizabeth
Back in the U.S.A.
"I have lost the lumbering hulk that I once was. I don't hide behind my clothes or behind my door. I am part of life's rich tapestry not an observer." Kirmy
Dream Weaver,
I just did as you said, I googled Duodenal Switch complications. I didn't find anything that would be scarier than googling Gastric Bypass/RNY complications. The stats are VERY similar and one the reasons I chose the DS over 2 years ago as the way to end my own obesity. The risks were very similar, but the post op life is VASTLY different. I've not only lost all of my excess weight, I enjoy eating foods that were once "taboo" for me. I dunno, I think ALL WLS's have complications that you have to be willing to accept comes with the territory. I have been very proactive in my care and have been forced to learn more about my needs and anatomy than I ever thought possible. But now that I understand it all, it's opened a world of understanding for me with my body and health.
Don't try to scare people about the DS, get it right. ALL WLS can have a bad outcome.
Lori
I just did as you said, I googled Duodenal Switch complications. I didn't find anything that would be scarier than googling Gastric Bypass/RNY complications. The stats are VERY similar and one the reasons I chose the DS over 2 years ago as the way to end my own obesity. The risks were very similar, but the post op life is VASTLY different. I've not only lost all of my excess weight, I enjoy eating foods that were once "taboo" for me. I dunno, I think ALL WLS's have complications that you have to be willing to accept comes with the territory. I have been very proactive in my care and have been forced to learn more about my needs and anatomy than I ever thought possible. But now that I understand it all, it's opened a world of understanding for me with my body and health.
Don't try to scare people about the DS, get it right. ALL WLS can have a bad outcome.
Lori
~ Link to my blog.... My Switched Life
~Link to my YouTube video blogs http://www.youtube.com/user/lorindablack
~ Picture instructions on how to make THE BEST protein shake EVER!!
~ More info on this amazing surgery at www.DSfacts.com (<--Link)
~Good info and links for pre-ops and newbies, click here
~Come hang out with the Indianapolis DS group -- calendar of events now online!
~Link to my YouTube video blogs http://www.youtube.com/user/lorindablack
~ Picture instructions on how to make THE BEST protein shake EVER!!
~ More info on this amazing surgery at www.DSfacts.com (<--Link)
~Good info and links for pre-ops and newbies, click here
~Come hang out with the Indianapolis DS group -- calendar of events now online!
Kind of like Burger King touting how superior the Whopper is . . . . gotta compare it to something people recognize - like the Big Mac - to get the picture. When you say the DS is best, it's worthless unless you can it's better than something else. Compare/contrast - works for me :)
5' 5" - 317.5 / 132 / 134 SW / CW / GW
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on 10/25/09 9:05 pm - MO
on 10/25/09 9:05 pm - MO
Diana, you are most certainly NOT a ***** and I respect you highly.
BTW, TOUCHE'!
~m
BTW, TOUCHE'!
~m
Dream, you need to relax. No one is bashing the RNY, what is being stated is that there are alternatives to the RNY that most don't even know they have the option to consider. That being said, we have seen many a people who have had the RNY lose the weight beautifully (or not so beautifully in many cases) only to need a revision 5-12 years later on down the road. What is being posted is a public service to those who contemplate all the surgeries and fully equipping them with information, that they should have the right to have as a weigh tloss surgery candidate.
It is unfortunate, but many doctors would rather perform an RNY than a DS (because they can get more of those done in one day, rather than the voluminous hours it takes to do the DS). More importantly, they don't want to take the time out of their already busy schedules to be trained which is necessary in order to be able to provide the DS surgery as an option to their patients. What needs to be stated and as been stated so beautifully is that one must not accept NO for an answer should they seek greater and beyond what the RNY affords. Get it correct, this isn't about you. It's about those who are still weighing their options.
It is unfortunate, but many doctors would rather perform an RNY than a DS (because they can get more of those done in one day, rather than the voluminous hours it takes to do the DS). More importantly, they don't want to take the time out of their already busy schedules to be trained which is necessary in order to be able to provide the DS surgery as an option to their patients. What needs to be stated and as been stated so beautifully is that one must not accept NO for an answer should they seek greater and beyond what the RNY affords. Get it correct, this isn't about you. It's about those who are still weighing their options.
We Are A Fever. We Are A Fever. We ain't born typical. ~ The Kills
If you have any g-ddamn sense and want WLS, think about the DS.www.dsfacts.com
If you have any g-ddamn sense and want WLS, think about the DS.www.dsfacts.com
StacysMom
on 10/25/09 8:13 am
on 10/25/09 8:13 am
Showing the distinct differences between the RNY and DS is the whole point! The DS is a superior, more "cutting-edge", modern and "natural" procedure than the RNY. It allows the stomach to function the way its supposed to. The RNY cuts up the patient's stomach into a pouch with a man-made hole to regulate food going into the intestines, instead of the pyloric valve. This creates an unnatural configuration which eventually stretches out and weight gain ensues, creating the need for more surgery down the line.
So, why if the DS is so superior, do so few MDs perform the procedure?
Most doctors do not want to take the time away from their RNY "factories" to get the DS training, so they disseminate misinformation to patients about it, while pushing the RNY and lapbands down everyone's throats. They do this for the $$$, not because they are concerned about what's best for the actual patient.
These doctors won't get additional training until informed patients put the DS on the agenda, by knowing how it works, asking for it and not taking "no" for an answer! Once prospective patients stop allowing themselves to be "herded" like cattle to slaughter into these RNY factories, the doctors will be forced to retrain themselves and learn the DS in order to stay competitive in the WLS marketplace.
So, why if the DS is so superior, do so few MDs perform the procedure?
Most doctors do not want to take the time away from their RNY "factories" to get the DS training, so they disseminate misinformation to patients about it, while pushing the RNY and lapbands down everyone's throats. They do this for the $$$, not because they are concerned about what's best for the actual patient.
These doctors won't get additional training until informed patients put the DS on the agenda, by knowing how it works, asking for it and not taking "no" for an answer! Once prospective patients stop allowing themselves to be "herded" like cattle to slaughter into these RNY factories, the doctors will be forced to retrain themselves and learn the DS in order to stay competitive in the WLS marketplace.