Regretting the DS
My sister had a DS and is looking at revision. What you are saying is the modern DS sounds like the Gastric sleeve. What am I missing? 
From what I understand, the vertical sleeve is a restrictive procedure only.
The DS is both restrictive and malabsorptive.
Both surgeries remove a portion of the stomach, leaving a smaller "sleeve" so that the amount of food that can be consumed is smaller (restrictive), but the DS also reroutes the intestines so that the amount of calories & nutrients that can be absorbed by the body is also lessened (malabsorptive.) That is the actual "duodenal switch" part of the procedure.
All the different types of surgeries are explained here.
Hope that helps.
The DS is both restrictive and malabsorptive.
Both surgeries remove a portion of the stomach, leaving a smaller "sleeve" so that the amount of food that can be consumed is smaller (restrictive), but the DS also reroutes the intestines so that the amount of calories & nutrients that can be absorbed by the body is also lessened (malabsorptive.) That is the actual "duodenal switch" part of the procedure.
All the different types of surgeries are explained here.
Hope that helps.
Got it! That makes since. The big thing about getting approval for VSG is as a stand alone. So, the DS includes a VSG. So, If my sister got the rerouted part fixed she will be left with a VSG. She should be healthier than, once they eliminate the malabsorptive part of the WLS.
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
I isn't that she WANTS a revision. She can't stop the losing. The doctor says if they can't stop it she will HAVE to have a revison. She also isn't absorbing enough to stay healthy and it has been going on for a long time. I had been trying to get an DS when she first had hers but as time went on I decided it wasn't for me.
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
Well, I know that the intestinal bypass part is only partially reversible if someone is having absorption issues, but I don't know exact details. I believe (and veterans can chime in here if I'm mistaken) that they can go in surgically and adjust the length of the common channel, which is where absorption actually happens after the switch. A longer common channel gives more opportunity to absorb.
Hope she gets it figured out soon. How much has she lost? Is she having any malnutrition issues or vitamin deficiencies? Who was her surgeon? How long ago did she have the surgery?
Sorry to fire questions at you, but I'm asking because this is the only DSer I've heard of who is seeking revision since I started researching. I'd like to be as informed as possible before I make my final decision, so any details you can give me would be appreciated.
Thanks!
Hope she gets it figured out soon. How much has she lost? Is she having any malnutrition issues or vitamin deficiencies? Who was her surgeon? How long ago did she have the surgery?
Sorry to fire questions at you, but I'm asking because this is the only DSer I've heard of who is seeking revision since I started researching. I'd like to be as informed as possible before I make my final decision, so any details you can give me would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I think you answered appropriately ScopioMama. Good for you. You know the facts.
KAREN W.
I LOVE MY DS!!!!!
STRIVE TO BE THE BEST YOU CAN BE AND DO THE BEST THAT YOU CAN.
Check out www.dsfacts.com and www.duodenalswitch.com for all the accurate information on the great DS, and find surgeons in your area or around the country or out of the country.
I couldn't have done without all the great peeps on this board. 
SW: 234.5 CW: 157 GW: 140 - ish
Well, I know that the intestinal bypass part is only partially reversible if someone is having absorption issues, but I don't know exact details. I believe (and veterans can chime in here if I'm mistaken) that they can go in surgically and adjust the length of the common channel, which is where absorption actually happens after the switch. A longer common channel gives more opportunity to absorb.
Hope she gets it figured out soon. How much has she lost? Is she having any malnutrition issues or vitamin deficiencies? Who was her surgeon? How long ago did she have the surgery?
Sorry to fire questions at you, but I'm asking because this is the only DSer I've heard of who is seeking revision since I started researching. I'd like to be as informed as possible before I make my final decision, so any details you can give me would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I'll give her a call! I know she had it done in the Detroit area. At Christmas she was drinking those high sugar creamers in her coffee because her doc told her he didn't care what she was eating to get the calories in. He just wanted to stop the loss.
I never asked how much she weighed at her highest but is had to be getting close to 400. I kown when she hit 365, some how my mom found out. So, it would be ABOUT 200. She should be willing to tell me know that she is so thin. I should know when she had it done because she called all us sybling to get history for the surgeon, old age here.
I will get back after I get ahold of her. She has cancled her land line which I knew by heart for 30 years.
Hope she gets it figured out soon. How much has she lost? Is she having any malnutrition issues or vitamin deficiencies? Who was her surgeon? How long ago did she have the surgery?
Sorry to fire questions at you, but I'm asking because this is the only DSer I've heard of who is seeking revision since I started researching. I'd like to be as informed as possible before I make my final decision, so any details you can give me would be appreciated.
Thanks!
I'll give her a call! I know she had it done in the Detroit area. At Christmas she was drinking those high sugar creamers in her coffee because her doc told her he didn't care what she was eating to get the calories in. He just wanted to stop the loss.
I never asked how much she weighed at her highest but is had to be getting close to 400. I kown when she hit 365, some how my mom found out. So, it would be ABOUT 200. She should be willing to tell me know that she is so thin. I should know when she had it done because she called all us sybling to get history for the surgeon, old age here.
I will get back after I get ahold of her. She has cancled her land line which I knew by heart for 30 years.
BAND REMOVED 9-4-12-fought insurance to get sleeve and won! Sleeved 1/22/13! Five years out and trying to get that last 15 pounds back off.
Most Active
Recent Topics
