QUESTION FOR DSERS MANY, MANY, YEARS OUT!

4 plus years out.  I hang right around 150#.  I hardly even weigh myself once a month. 

The fact that there is a higher percentage of weightloss maintained long term was one of the reasons I opted for a DS over a Sleeve...

  I am six plus years out.   I had about a ten pound rebound, but I don't worry about it.   I needed it.   My face and upper body were too thin.   I have remained the same weight for three years now.

My surgeon said a higher percentage of weightloss is maintained with the DS even over the RNY.  Those were my two options for a revision and she said since my weight has been a yo-yo over the years, she would recommend the DS because it will be the best to help maintain it.  I guess at the 4-5 year mark with RNY the malabsorbtion factor goes away quite a bit.  With DS it lessens but is always there to a degree.

RNYrs will always malabsorb certain vitamins, minerals, and a little bit of fat, but for most any significant malabsorption of calories is pretty much gone by 18-24 months post-op. There's so very little bypassed in the average RNY that the body has very little trouble overcoming it.

With the DS, nearly 60% of the small intestine is bypassed, and 'normal' absorption only occurs in the last 100-150 cms of the small intestine. The body simply can't grow enough more villi to overcome this, and we'll always malabsorb quite a bit.

I'm six years out, and have lost 95 lbs, 8 of which has been in the last 4 years.
I'm very happy to not have gained anything back.
BMI of 23, DS is a great tool !

7 years out - my first regain was 10 pounds that I really needed - I was way too thin for me, IMHO.  Right now I'm battling another 10 due to plain old laziness and too much sugar.

I'm still holding at a size 6, which ain't too shabby in my opinion :)

Hi Dee, I'm nearly 5 years out and I stay within 7lbs of my lowest weight. I try and stay low carb and it keeps me right around 138lbs and I'm 5ft6 and a size 4.
Yorkie xx

Dee,
I am speeding toward 10 years post op (where does the time go???) and am at my highest weight at the moment - about 15 lbs over my lowest. I have spent the last year constantly being on the road for work and am dealing with the 'F' years hormonal issues as well and my weight bumped up a bit.  All in all, it could be much worse.  The last time I was on the road for business this much (it was pre-op), I put on 70 lbs! 

The great thing about the DS is that I know I can take some of this off just by getting back to basics - getting in ALL my vitamins, increasing protein, protein first, cut out some of the carbs, drink lots of water and exercise. 

I noticed a change in my absorption at about 5 years out.  There have been gradual changes since then as well.  I have to work harder to not gain weight, but it is no where near it was pre-op.

Best wishes,
Sharon