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Very interesting, esp. being that I am a "traditional" DS patient (17 years out, now) .. I have to wonder now if there would have been any advantages in me having the S.A.D.I. instead, had it been available back then. 
I would like to "tweak" my surgery today, since I am technically 100 lbs. overweight .. I wonder if a "conversion" to that type of sugery is (1) possible and, if so, (2) preferable as a form of revision .. ?
btw, who was your surgeon?
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
on 4/22/23 11:33 am
It's a modified duodenal switch surgery. We have one anastomosis to a point in the intestines instead of a whole second limb. The common channel is left longer to stave off potential deficiencies. Mine is 300 cm. The surgery has been around for over a decade but hadn't gotten a lot of attention for being an accepted WLS until the last couple of years when it was cleared and no longer an experimental surgery.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
What IS S.A.D.I.? Never heard of that procedure until now .. 
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
It's been only 2 years. Let see how he does later. In my first 2 years I was losing and losing fast. My second year I had to work on maintaining as in "not losing any more". It was tough, because I had no reserves left.
I'm happy for people who get to goal in the first 2 years but I want to see them in 5 year post op, then 8...Then I can tell how well they are doing... I've see too many people regain weight ....
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I'm skeptical about his 150 pound loss. It looks more like twice that.
I lost 292 pounds down to my low. And his before-and-afters look a lot like mine.
I stopped telling "normal" people how much I had lost after a while. or lowered the number by a lot. After telling a few people I had lost almost 300 pounds, I actually had people tell me I was lying. The first couple of times I was shocked. I guess that's just the way people think, unfortunately.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
A long shot since your post was years ago. But did she have the surgery? Did she tell her Dr? Reseaofor a friend
I know this is a long shot because this post was years ago. But did she have the surgery was she ok? A close friend is doing the same researching answers
on 4/20/23 1:50 pm
Hi! Yep, I've read your posts and you're one of the few active people who have had the same surgery!
I don't have a great answer for why...this is unplanned loss that started when I had some nasty GI symptoms kick in last month. I know I have bile reflux after my gallbladder removal (EGD showed it two weeks ago) but don't think that's the core of what's going on. There's huge intestinal involvement. It hurts to eat and I end up with a couple of hours of pain with most food now. It feels like I'm back at day 1 restriction and have to force myself to eat.
My WLS clinic is hanging their hat on reflux and put me on ursodiol and levsin. It's helping but I'm still hurting and losing weight I shouldn't be. I woke up with neuropathy on top of it all a couple of weeks ago.
Short answer...not fully sure what's going on and I'm trying to work through my WLS clinic and PCP to figure it out. If you've experienced something similar, would love to compare notes!
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
I also had the Sadi but mine was in 2014. I'm curious why you suddenly dropped 22 in month 9.
on 4/20/23 1:07 am
Thanks for sharing. I like his, "Can I just walk the earth please? " push back on people who always have something to say about how you look over time.
HW 282, LW 123.4 (8/29/23), CW 144.4
Pre-op-33, M1-12, M2-17, M3-14, M4-11, M5-14, M6-5, M7-6, M8-5, M9-22, M10-6, M11-5, M12-2, M13-2, M14-5
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