Any DS'ers who wish they had gotten the RNY

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Oh, it's cheaper than I thought.  The RNY is around $20,000 as well.  At least around here.

I paid $12k plus travel expenses & rx drugs I was released with, but that was four years ago. I think the open DS is now $13k, $15k for lap.

There is a review on the left side of my profile, if you're interested.

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Looked at them both, and no regrets on choosing the DS (albeit only 5 weeks out).

 I've looked for that very thing also.  I've run across a couple who have lost too much weight, but some stuff was adjusted and now they're doing good.  I've actually drove myself nuts---and had a special meeting with my shrink--making sure I was making the right choice with the DS.

I've never run across anything yet where a DSer is wanting a revision to an RNY.  I don't think it has a blasted thing to do with cheeseburgers and bacon.  I bake most of my meats, and most of it is chicken or lean beef, with a pork chop thrown in here or there.....except for tonight, and I made some amazing fried chicken.  I'm not looking for that to change when I have my surgery.  The way I've researched and learned...it's about eating healthy, and coming to grips with food.  So, as a DSer, I can have butter on my flippin' potato....sue me.  I didn't know that having butter or bacon was a hell worthy offense.  Oh, and btw....haven't seen any difference in the way an RNYer or a DSer looks, except maybe that " pinched-starving myself"  look that some have to do to maintain their weight with their  particular surgery.

You have surgery to lose weight.  I'm having a DS to KEEP the weight from coming back.  I'm only going to brave this thing ONE TIME.  Having a DS is not going to keep me from gaining weight if I choose my food poorly or don't comply with what is required of the surgery.  You have to choose what you're willing to live with.  Keep researching and you'll figure out what's best for you.

couple of people have mentioned ladytazz and funnily enough her she just posted her story on the lightweights board because it's nine years since she had her DS.  You can read for yourself, but it sounds like her main regret was lack of knowlege at the time.

Thank you.  I really wish people would not talk for me or say what they think I feel.  My story is all over this place if anyone wants to know what I have done or why.
Instead of writing out a book I decided to put my story on my profile and to open my profile up, at least for a while.  If anyone wants to know about the only person that was stupid enough to have a DS to RNY revision they are free to read it and ask me any questions.  Hopefully you will have more compassion and understanding then some who have felt it is necessary to blame me, even though when a person fails with a band or RNY it isn't their fault, it is the surgeries fault.  But I guess with the DS if you fail it then it is your fault because it is such a perfect surgery that only a fool would fail it.
ETA Because of the judgements and criticism I have gotten in the past I decided to make my profile viewable to friends only.  If you want to read it friend request me and I will add you so you can read it.  You can always de-friend me afterwards if you want.

Tazz, I don't think you failed your DS---I think your SURGEON failed you by giving you no real follow-up or accurate post-op guidelines. And given what I know about your post-op problems, I completely understand why you did the only thing you thought you could to help yourself.

No WLS is perfect, and no one is perfectly compliant. **** happens.

God bless you, Ms Batt.  I wish I could clone you and make a hundred of you.  You get it.  Thank you for your understanding and compassion.  Yes, I was failed, no doubt about it.  It is a very good thing they don't do the DS any more.  The pre op education and post op follow up was, and is, a joke.  No matter what surgery.  And sadly it isn't unusual.  I really wish there were some kind of universal program for bariatric centers.  
The DS is a great surgery.  The most superior surgery there is for weight loss at this time.  But in the wrong hands, without the proper education and follow up it can be very dangerous.  That is why I believe more surgeons don't do it.   Fear of liability and not wanting the high maintenance required to ensure success and safety.  
I believe today, knowing what I know now, things would have been much different for me.  With a skillful, knowledgeable DS surgeon I would not have had the complications I had.  Hell, even if they had required a psych eval pre op it would have been apparent that I was not a good candidate at that time due to my uncontrolled carb addiction.  My insurance didn't require it and at that time neither did the bariatric program.  I just had an appointment, showed up with a 40 BMI and was scheduled.  That was it.  No pre op education, not even an orientation or class.  I am lucky it wasn't much worse.