Duodenal Switch: Long-Term Results.
Vicki 
DS (lap) with Dr. Clifford Deveney. Cholecystectomy (lap) with Dr. Clifford Deveney 19 months post-op.
Has not weighed myself since 1/2010. Letting my clothes gauge my progress instead.
Dreamy
HW:303, SW:286, CW:148, GW:150
on 4/16/08 11:32 pm, edited 4/16/08 11:33 pm
It's even better in the full text, where they compare the findings with the latest RNY data. Survival rate after DS was higher than that of RNY after 15 years. (92% DS v 88.2% RNY and 83.7% for obese subjects without surgery).
The weight loss after 15 years was spelled out in percentages in the full text:
Weight change with the band at that stage was 13% (+ or - 14%, meaning some people gained back all and then some. After 15 years, weight change with RNY was 27±12%. Here's the kicker: the weight change was 38.6±10.6% after DS.
To translate this to pounds: If you start out at 250, after 15 years, the average person weighs 218 lbs after the band, 192.5 lbs after RNY, and 155 lbs after DS. WOOOOO HOOOO!!! Thanks Ann
Full text at http://www.springerlink.com/content/u11438757w123722/
on 4/17/08 1:49 pm
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