Biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch

This is the surgery my surgeon has suggested for me.  Has anyone out there had this particular one, and how are you doing? Or, have you known anyone

There is a forum board for Duodenal Switch, try re-posting it there, as well as reading the posts there to get more information.

Lots of us, but maybe not necessarily on this board. Over 6 1/2 years post op from my DS, and maintaining over 150lb loss, and loss of ALL my co morbs, and eating far more normally than I was ever able to before surgery.

I take a handful of vitamins every day now, but it's worth the trade for all the prescriptions than I no longer take.

I'm about to celebrate my 9 yr post op on Halloween.  I love my DS and wouldn't have wls any other way.  

On the top of your screen you'll see a link for Forums > then choose Duodenal Switch for Surgery type and you'll have a captive audience.

I'll be 11 years post-op come December, and I'm still totally "in love" with my DS. (Just for future reference, most of the time the BPD/DS is simply called the DS or Duodenal Switch. Most correctly, it should be called a Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy with Duodenal Switch, but there are reasons for the 'old' name. Long and boring reasons.)

I suggest you check out some of the DS-oriented Face Book groups, specifically one called Duodenal Switch patients. There aren't a lot of long-term DS vets who still bother coming to OH any more.