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Topic: RE: So happy to see this forum!
When I first joined there was no BPD to enter so put DS as it was the closest choice. When I stopped in the other day I saw the changes. I have tried to correct that DS choice but there doesn't seem to be any way to change it. UGH! So, yes I had a BPD and that is it. If anyone knows how to get into it to change it, I would be happy to try again. It is confusing enough for many who are not familiar with all the different choices out there.
Anna
Amy Farrah Fowler
on 1/18/12 2:54 am
on 1/18/12 2:54 am
Topic: RE: This forum IS VERY MUCH NEEDED...
Are you SURE you are getting a BPD, and not actually a BPD-DS?
The BPD-DS is the most effective surgery available, but I thought the BPD wasn't even done in this country any more (as far as I knew). At least not by any decent surgeon. The few I know that actually have the BPD, had it long ago, or had complications, and lost additional body parts due to complications, and the surgeon had no choice.
If the BPD is what you are actually getting, you need to FIRE your surgeon, and go find a skilled one that is not giving people a stone age procedure. I'm hoping you were just mistaken, and are actually getting the BPD-DS. PLEASE make sure you know what they are doing before letting this happen.
The BPD-DS is the most effective surgery available, but I thought the BPD wasn't even done in this country any more (as far as I knew). At least not by any decent surgeon. The few I know that actually have the BPD, had it long ago, or had complications, and lost additional body parts due to complications, and the surgeon had no choice.
If the BPD is what you are actually getting, you need to FIRE your surgeon, and go find a skilled one that is not giving people a stone age procedure. I'm hoping you were just mistaken, and are actually getting the BPD-DS. PLEASE make sure you know what they are doing before letting this happen.
Amy Farrah Fowler
on 1/18/12 1:57 am
on 1/18/12 1:57 am
Topic: RE: So happy to see this forum!
I'm confused. This is the BPD forum, but your surgery listed is the DS. They are different, and the BPD-DS is NOT the BPD. Is the surgery under your avie incorrect, or are you in the wrong forum?
Based on some of the things your talking about, I'm guessing you had the bpd, not bpd-ds (or ds). I don't know many who have actually had the bpd, and the few I do had it years ago, as I don't think any surgeons do this one any more. I don't think you are going to find the help you need here, but I know most of the WLS vets now post over at the place in my siggy line, and that is where I'd go ask for info. Good luck.
Based on some of the things your talking about, I'm guessing you had the bpd, not bpd-ds (or ds). I don't know many who have actually had the bpd, and the few I do had it years ago, as I don't think any surgeons do this one any more. I don't think you are going to find the help you need here, but I know most of the WLS vets now post over at the place in my siggy line, and that is where I'd go ask for info. Good luck.
Amy Farrah Fowler
on 1/18/12 1:32 am
on 1/18/12 1:32 am
Topic: RE: Enlarged Jejunum???
You have posted this on the BPD board, which is different from RNY (gastric bypass). I'd re-post on the main or RN board. Many of the WLS vets have recently left here, but can be found at the place in my soggy line, and I personally would go over there and ask them.
Topic: Enlarged Jejunum???
I am 6 years post op Gastric Bypass Surgery and I am doing great! I now have lost a total of 160lbs and am weighing in under 200lbs. I am at 195 and my personal goal weight is 175 so I feel that it is really reachable. The GBS had blessed me with 2 baby girls and shortly after the 2nd I went in for a MRI for back pain and they found a tumor on kidney that turned out to be cancer. That was 3 years ago. Recently I went in for my 3 year check up and found that I have an "enlarged jejunum" but they don't know what that means and my regular PCP said since the GBS switched everything they don't even know where it is it and they have never heard of this before. Has anyone eles had any problems with their Jejunum? Any information would be helpful and I would also appreciate prayers that is it NOT cancer again. Thank you all and good luck on your journey.
Topic: RE: BPD and normal bowel movements
Thank you so much i will give it a try...I will be seeing surgeon on the 31st as he has had to lengthen the common channel on a few of his BPDs.
Topic: RE: BPD and normal bowel movements
I had the same surgery and didn't have this problem until my gall bladdar was removed. Talked to my gastro guy and he told me to take Imodium regularly I take 1 in am and 1 in pm along with a probiotic which helps with odor. No more problems at all, regular movements. Of course you should always include fiber in your diet as well.
Anna
Topic: So happy to see this forum!
Hi there,
It has been a while since I have been here and was surprised to see a BPD forum! Happy day!
So many people argued with me that that was not what I had done, it was disheartening. My surgery was 4/20/2010. The BPD was my only choice due to esophogeal problems that I had. Anyway, I lost 123lbs in a years time and have been staying at my current weight 141, for about 6 months now. Total success, there were no problems with the surgery itself or any other problems. Gall bladdar did act up and was removed last March.
Now however, it seems there may be a new problem that not many are aware of. I have disabling arthritis and many surgeries to correct joint problems. My back has been really bad lately so finally went to a neurosurgeon. He want more tests to be done but made me aware that many of my symptoms (neuropathy type) could be related to my bypass surgery, There is new information out there relating mall absorbsion to neuropathy.
I have a lot more studying, tests and appts coming up but wondered if anyone else out there is aware of this?
It has been a while since I have been here and was surprised to see a BPD forum! Happy day!
So many people argued with me that that was not what I had done, it was disheartening. My surgery was 4/20/2010. The BPD was my only choice due to esophogeal problems that I had. Anyway, I lost 123lbs in a years time and have been staying at my current weight 141, for about 6 months now. Total success, there were no problems with the surgery itself or any other problems. Gall bladdar did act up and was removed last March.
Now however, it seems there may be a new problem that not many are aware of. I have disabling arthritis and many surgeries to correct joint problems. My back has been really bad lately so finally went to a neurosurgeon. He want more tests to be done but made me aware that many of my symptoms (neuropathy type) could be related to my bypass surgery, There is new information out there relating mall absorbsion to neuropathy.
I have a lot more studying, tests and appts coming up but wondered if anyone else out there is aware of this?
Anna
Topic: RE: BPD with no Stomach
HW (pre RNY) 430 / HW (pre DS) 302 / SW 288 /
Lowest weight 157 / CW 161 / GW 150
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight"
I am wondering if your first Dr. really was the culprit or the second surgeon who "corrected" the problem. Or do I have it confused?
The first surgery in 1999 was for my RNY and went off without a hitch. I had no post op complications. At the time the surgeon I had just put staples across the upper part of the stomach, but left the latent lower part of the stomach attached. For the most part this is no longer done. Bariatric surgeons more often than not now make a pouch and transect the latent lower part of the stomach and push that down out of the way to keep it from reattaching. My second procedure in 2009 was not corrective. It was a revision from one weight loss surgery (RNY) to a duodenal switch (DS). As I said in my post prior I had the revision because my RNY failed me in the end. It basically tanked my metabolism and even though I had done diets and followed the rules (for the most part) I gained and continued to keep gaining weight. I went from 210 to 302. I personally was unhappy with my weight and having already been 430 pounds the thought of gaining to be three hundred again made me sick. I just never wanted tobe 300 and anything again, yet there I was and with no end in sight for gaining weight. The surgeon was very upfront and told me that 1 out of 4 that undergo revisions could end up with a gastric leak. I was not unaware of the risks. I took the risk and played the hand that was dealt me. I don't know why the universe threw me into the fire, but it did and even then I fought. I just knew that it would all work out, somehow and I would be healthy again. It took some time (18 months) and another large operation, but I'm thankful that the last operation was successful in mending me. There was a chance that the fistulas could come back. I might have another leak or abcess. I lost all about about 2% of my stomach. The surgeon left what he could explaining to me that the intestines don't like to be directly attached to the esophagus and that what he really left was more for a buffer. I still have my hiatal valve which keeps food from backing up. If I eat too fast or foods too dense they get stuck and I end up in pain until it either passes through or I throw it up. Fortunately I have learned the hard way and so I have limited bad eating episodes.
As for my thyroid, it had been checked six ways to Sunday and always came back as normal. I wasn't surprised by this. Obesity runs in my family and on both mother and father's side. I was doomed or genetically destined to be fat. I cannot tell you how many times my thyroid levels had been checked. I had even read about a little know enzyme that could be thyroid related and had my doctor check for that. I prayed it would be as easy as that, but no. My thyroid was and continues to be completly normal
For me, even with the complications I'm very happy with the results. I do recommend the surgery, but I don't recommend it to everyone because the DS isn't for everyone.
Maddie
The first surgery in 1999 was for my RNY and went off without a hitch. I had no post op complications. At the time the surgeon I had just put staples across the upper part of the stomach, but left the latent lower part of the stomach attached. For the most part this is no longer done. Bariatric surgeons more often than not now make a pouch and transect the latent lower part of the stomach and push that down out of the way to keep it from reattaching. My second procedure in 2009 was not corrective. It was a revision from one weight loss surgery (RNY) to a duodenal switch (DS). As I said in my post prior I had the revision because my RNY failed me in the end. It basically tanked my metabolism and even though I had done diets and followed the rules (for the most part) I gained and continued to keep gaining weight. I went from 210 to 302. I personally was unhappy with my weight and having already been 430 pounds the thought of gaining to be three hundred again made me sick. I just never wanted tobe 300 and anything again, yet there I was and with no end in sight for gaining weight. The surgeon was very upfront and told me that 1 out of 4 that undergo revisions could end up with a gastric leak. I was not unaware of the risks. I took the risk and played the hand that was dealt me. I don't know why the universe threw me into the fire, but it did and even then I fought. I just knew that it would all work out, somehow and I would be healthy again. It took some time (18 months) and another large operation, but I'm thankful that the last operation was successful in mending me. There was a chance that the fistulas could come back. I might have another leak or abcess. I lost all about about 2% of my stomach. The surgeon left what he could explaining to me that the intestines don't like to be directly attached to the esophagus and that what he really left was more for a buffer. I still have my hiatal valve which keeps food from backing up. If I eat too fast or foods too dense they get stuck and I end up in pain until it either passes through or I throw it up. Fortunately I have learned the hard way and so I have limited bad eating episodes.
As for my thyroid, it had been checked six ways to Sunday and always came back as normal. I wasn't surprised by this. Obesity runs in my family and on both mother and father's side. I was doomed or genetically destined to be fat. I cannot tell you how many times my thyroid levels had been checked. I had even read about a little know enzyme that could be thyroid related and had my doctor check for that. I prayed it would be as easy as that, but no. My thyroid was and continues to be completly normal
For me, even with the complications I'm very happy with the results. I do recommend the surgery, but I don't recommend it to everyone because the DS isn't for everyone.
Maddie
HW (pre RNY) 430 / HW (pre DS) 302 / SW 288 /
Lowest weight 157 / CW 161 / GW 150
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight"
Topic: RE: BPD - Eating Plan
HW (pre RNY) 430 / HW (pre DS) 302 / SW 288 /
Lowest weight 157 / CW 161 / GW 150
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight"
I cannot believe that your doctor took you from a distal RNY to something even longer. I'm so sorry you are having to go through this. No need for me to go on about how ridiculous this was of the surgeon because it will only aggravate me more.
I am not a BPD, I have a ds, but I have a very short common channel (50cm). I have had a LOT of bowel issues and still have them. I poop more 12 - 20 times in a 24 hour period. I have a very precarious diet. Too much fat and I'm pooping water and fat and crapping in my pants from urgency. Too little fat and I'm constipated like no ones business. White flour is my killer carb as are sugar and sugar alcohols (such as splenda). When I am good and eat a high protein diet and keep my carbs around or under 50 a day I find urgency to be less of an issue as well as gas and paint peeling flatulence. My husband groans when he sees me eating white bread because he knows the aftermath that will ensue. I have gone gluten free for months at a time and have had a lot more success with having less gas, bloating and urgency. I do still frequently poop though, but mostly because I do have to eat more fat since if I don't my body will bind me up faster than a kinky person with a lot of rope.
For a while I had to just eat one thing and see how I felt. Waiting 2 hours or more to eat the next thing to see how my body would handle whatever it was I was eating. I'm not lactose intolerant, but I found that some types of dairy gave me more gas than other types. Such as 1% milk was terrible for me. Whole milk was better, but in my coffee it's heavy or light cream or half and half. The latter still gives me gas, but I live with it because I don't want to give up my coffee. Bread, white pasta, sometimes even whole wheat pasta killed me. I have tried Dreamfields pasta and though I like it, I get horrible gas from it. Pretty much pasta is a no go for me. Rice works better for me and though I am not a huge fan brown rice rarely gives me gas or upsets my stomach. I eat sweet potatoes and regular potatoes. Both give me a bit of the farts, but a girls got to live you know?
My biggest advice would be to eat one thing every meal and diary how that thing makes you feel. Get to know what you can and cannot eat. I diaried my poops, consistency, urgency and more until I got to know just how much fat I need and how much would keep me from being horribly constipated. I tend to shy away from white flour and sugar items, but I still eat them occasionally. (I love my chocolate ya know?). For the last couple days I have had a fairly low fat diet, simply because I just wasn't paying much attention and this morning I had a "normal" poop. Normal for a non WLS person I mean. It was formed and log like. I know that if I went one more day of eating low fat that tomorrow I would be constipated and so today I ate some saltines (white flour...so bad for me) with butter. I would rather have loose pudding/yogurt like stools then be constipated.
You might want to ask your doctor for Creon too. It's an enzyme that will help your body to absorb more nutrients, which might help your stools. Note though that you will absorb more calories too so you need to be aware of your diet for awhile. You also may want to be tested for C-diff to make sure you do not have c-diff, which would cause you to have stools and frequency as well as gas from an over abundance of the c-diff bacteria.
Hope this helps.
Maddie
I am not a BPD, I have a ds, but I have a very short common channel (50cm). I have had a LOT of bowel issues and still have them. I poop more 12 - 20 times in a 24 hour period. I have a very precarious diet. Too much fat and I'm pooping water and fat and crapping in my pants from urgency. Too little fat and I'm constipated like no ones business. White flour is my killer carb as are sugar and sugar alcohols (such as splenda). When I am good and eat a high protein diet and keep my carbs around or under 50 a day I find urgency to be less of an issue as well as gas and paint peeling flatulence. My husband groans when he sees me eating white bread because he knows the aftermath that will ensue. I have gone gluten free for months at a time and have had a lot more success with having less gas, bloating and urgency. I do still frequently poop though, but mostly because I do have to eat more fat since if I don't my body will bind me up faster than a kinky person with a lot of rope.
For a while I had to just eat one thing and see how I felt. Waiting 2 hours or more to eat the next thing to see how my body would handle whatever it was I was eating. I'm not lactose intolerant, but I found that some types of dairy gave me more gas than other types. Such as 1% milk was terrible for me. Whole milk was better, but in my coffee it's heavy or light cream or half and half. The latter still gives me gas, but I live with it because I don't want to give up my coffee. Bread, white pasta, sometimes even whole wheat pasta killed me. I have tried Dreamfields pasta and though I like it, I get horrible gas from it. Pretty much pasta is a no go for me. Rice works better for me and though I am not a huge fan brown rice rarely gives me gas or upsets my stomach. I eat sweet potatoes and regular potatoes. Both give me a bit of the farts, but a girls got to live you know?
My biggest advice would be to eat one thing every meal and diary how that thing makes you feel. Get to know what you can and cannot eat. I diaried my poops, consistency, urgency and more until I got to know just how much fat I need and how much would keep me from being horribly constipated. I tend to shy away from white flour and sugar items, but I still eat them occasionally. (I love my chocolate ya know?). For the last couple days I have had a fairly low fat diet, simply because I just wasn't paying much attention and this morning I had a "normal" poop. Normal for a non WLS person I mean. It was formed and log like. I know that if I went one more day of eating low fat that tomorrow I would be constipated and so today I ate some saltines (white flour...so bad for me) with butter. I would rather have loose pudding/yogurt like stools then be constipated.
You might want to ask your doctor for Creon too. It's an enzyme that will help your body to absorb more nutrients, which might help your stools. Note though that you will absorb more calories too so you need to be aware of your diet for awhile. You also may want to be tested for C-diff to make sure you do not have c-diff, which would cause you to have stools and frequency as well as gas from an over abundance of the c-diff bacteria.
Hope this helps.
Maddie
HW (pre RNY) 430 / HW (pre DS) 302 / SW 288 /
Lowest weight 157 / CW 161 / GW 150
"I'm just one stomach flu away from my goal weight"
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