Considering Options with BMI 57.7
Thank you for your reply. I havent' really heard of DS but I will look into it thanks :) I've heard mostly about RNY. And if my other surgeries are any gage it should be a few days to a week before I'm back on my feet depending on some other factors. It's good to hear you dropped so much weight in so short a time, and feel great at the same time. What is SADI? I'll have to look that abbreviation up. I meet with the surgeon the first time (intro session again) next Friday the 3rd of January.
Thank you for all your responses :) You are all very welcoming, and I'm glad to be part of this board.
on 12/28/13 1:12 pm
SADI just describes how they reroute the intestines. With a traditional DS they hook in the intestines twice but with the type I have they just connect it in 1 place (I think it is similar to a RNY but am not 100%). This cuts down on a lot of possible complications but during initial surgery and down the road with malabsorption. A traditional DS has about 3ft of intestine that absorbs food, I have 9 ft, RNY does roughly 12 ft (I think) and someone with no surgery would have about 22 ft.
Thank you for clearing that up. I now know the surgeons I'm looking into one does only RNY and one does do DS (but not SADI I'm thinking at least he didn't mention it but I will ask however). The DS he said he does is about 100cm of whatever it's called (upper part of the intestine that absorbs food). He said the RNY is about is a lot more than that and like you said a person with no surgery would have about 22 ft. I'm thinking either RNY or DS at this time, I'll have to talk about my specific needs of course with my surgeon. I'm a "all in" type of person though so I'm leaning towards DS, go big or go home right? I also feel with a BMI of over 55 I would like to lose as much weight as possible. I already suffer at times complete incontinence and GERD however so I may not be a good candidate for DS - might be a better one for RNY. I'll ask when I see the doctor. Thank you though for your quick reply :)
on 12/28/13 7:13 pm
The GERD is your strongest determining factor. DS or Sleeve is likely to make the GERD worse. RNY is likely to get rid of GERD.
It makes no difference if you are alone most of the time. You will feel better and have a lot more energy after the surgery than you do now. You just won't be hungry anymore and when you do eat will only be able to eat small amounts.
The things you can do to have a successful surgery are to follow your plan, take your vitamins, stay hydrated, and exercise.
I personally believe that the decision to have weight loss surgery should be no more of a rarity than the decision to have a cast put on a broken arm. The surgery is just a tool that helps your body to heal.
I had RNY on Tuesday, came home on Thursday and was doing housework on Sunday. I went back to full time desk job on Monday. I never had any complications or problems and I was 59 years old when I had my surgery. I certainly regret not doing it years sooner.
Good to know, thank you. I think it would be amazing to not be hungry anymore, it usually seems like I'm never satisfied unless I overeat, and then of course anyone would feel sick. Wow the healing process sounds quick, but I'm glad to hear it's that quic****ep hearing that's most people's #1 regret, not having it sooner, and it's good to hear. Thank you :)
well that's good to hear, maybe from the overall weight loss the GERD subsided? I'm not sure... Still good to know when making the decisions - that some surgeries go differently than they do on paper so to say, and in this case a very good surprise. I wake up at night too with that, never fun - it feels like you are going to die in your sleep by asphyxiation. I don't have sleep apnea that I know of, but I do have the GERD. I only stop breathing 3x in a minute last time I was tested for sleep apnea in 2009 - not good but still not technically sleep apnea my doctors said. I sleep horribly anyway just being in so much pain physically from my back, legs, and particularly joints like hips, knees, and ankles. I could barely do the sleep apnea test because I kept kicking all night long unfortunately... Hopefully after the surgery, some of those things will subside at least.
