Finally, I'm glad to see a BPD form....

Then you have the Duodenal Switch and not the older BPD. I know it is confusing because they used the Biliopancreatic Diversion as part of the name of the procedure. A traditional BPD does not preserve the pyloric valve.

This is a picture of the BPD/DS (which you appear to have):

 

And the BPD (which is not what you have):

Hi there! I am soooo pleased to finally find someone else who has had the BPD! I had mine done in July just passed but it's a VERY long story! Are you on Facebook? Would you be interested in keeping in touch? I am totally lost at the minute with this BPD! X

Prescription D is NOT what you need. All prescription D is D2, which must be converted in the body to D3 before it's useful---and it takes a LOT of D2 to make a little D3. Toss the 'script and get Vitalady's D3-50. Like a DSer, you malabsorb a LOT of fat---and D is a fat-soluble vitamin. Vitalady's D3-50 is a 'dry' formulation, so you'll absorb moe of it, and it's the RIGHT kind of D.

Taking one a day I raised my D level 30 points in 90 days.

I have not been to this site in forever. It is funny that the only BPDs talking are from Dr. Sifers. He was my surgeon also, on May 12, 2003. I went in knowing about both and that he did mainly the BPD w/o DS, but I hoped to talk him into with the DS. Well, he talked me into the BPD w/o DS. I knew my downfall was sugar and the dumping with deter me.  Hahaha yeah right. A true addict will struggle through the pain. I didn't follow the wls plan completely but I still managed to lose 200 lbs. My goal was 180 and his was 160. I never reached either. The lowest I got was 198.

 

I have yo-yo through the years. I eat bad then when clothes get too tight and I hit the gym and diet again. Bad part about that is the losing quickly in the beginning of dieting again. Example is now I wa****ting a high of 272, I was eating real bad and ended up in the ER with pains from constipation. So I decided to hit the liquids again as stated by SIfer to start back to scratch. I lost 20lbs in a week. Well, that seems great and I feel like a winner. Then the bad foods call me back and I slow down again.

 

Also since my surgery I had had to get back on my bipolar meds which helped to increase my weight before surgery. I did have hernia repair last year 10/2011. Which I believe I had nearly since I had my wls but no doc could figure it out until the pain wouldn't go away on it own and they had to figure it out. I never heard a good word about Dr. Sifers either from other health professionals. I am glad I had it done. I knew all the risks and complications going in. At the last ER they told me I was anemic. I hadn't been low in iron since my surgery. I am usually told I am low in potassium because I also take a diuretic or magnesium. But those are in those crisis ER times. On normal check-up blood work, everything is normal.

I sometimes think of getting a revision to help to lose more weight. Does anyone know of what would be the best revision for a BPD patient?

Hi there! I am soooo pleased to finally find someone else who has had the BPD! I had mine done in July just passed but it's a VERY long story! Are you on Facebook? Would you be interested in keeping in touch? I am totally lost at the minute with this BPD! X

When Dr. Sifers was alive he stated that do not get pregnant because if you did he would have to take measures to reverse the wls process. So it was always a possibility that it could be done.

Hi there! I am soooo pleased to finally find someone else who has had the BPD! I had mine done in July just passed but it's a VERY long story! Are you on Facebook? Would you be interested in keeping in touch? I am totally lost at the minute with this BPD! X

Hi there!  I too had a BPD!  Dr Sifers 8/31/01.  I have lots of information to share but would like to know if anybody is following this???  Long story short - lots of complications, follow-up surgeries, and considering reversal of BPD.  I suffer from chronic bowel related issues including severe nausea that requires three different prescription medications to manage.  I have osteomalacia and bone pain.  I really wish I'd never had this surgery but that is easy to say when you're not dealing with being severely overweight. 

I also had the same dr and now 12 to 13 years later have gained some weight.  I would like to know wait foods are being ate to lose some of this weight off.  

I have lost weight by eating fewer calories and basically not worrying about fat calories.  I usually only eat twice per day.  If I eat three meals daily, my weight will creep upwards.  If I eat twice daily, I will slowly drop weight.  I can eat all the meat (protein) I want and unlimited amounts of fatty foods at meals but have to limit sweets and carbs.  Otherwise I stick with two meals a day and the weight falls off.  My meals consist of meats, vegies, just regular food but no large quantities, lots of sugar or pasta.  I've never been one to eat second portions but I am a grazer of sweets so I can't do that at all.  I am female, about 5 foot 6 inches fall and maintain about a size 10/12 if I eat this way.  I could use some plastic surgery on my thighs and upper arms so I won't quote my weight.  I'd say if I didn't need surgery my BMI would be WNL.  Looking at me, people would not say that I need to lose weight.   I will say that I keep between 6 and 25 pounds above my ideal body weight without plastic surgery, usually closer to the 6 and rarely 25 pounds above.  Hope this helps.