Ever wish for the RNY instead of DS?

No way!

I could have had the RNY done with insurance, but I went and had the DS instead in Brazil. No regrets!

No way....  And I am 10 years out too.

I worked in an office full of heavy women.  About 10 of us got WLS in the same 2 year time frame.  I was the only DSer, and I'm also the only one who has managed to stay close to the same weight.  All the others have regained now and are as heavy as they were before surgery.  And they still throw up and dump.  Talk about the worst of both worlds!

Back then it took me two YEARS to get a surgery date.  While I was waiting they told me over and over to just have the RNY, get it over with and quit waiting.  Today, I'm glad I waited!!!!!  My results as a DSer are much less than what a lot of other people got too.  I know without a doubt if I had had the RNY, I would be SMO today.

It's been proved to me over and over that the DS is the only WLS that works for the long haul.

7 years post-op and no regrets. I had actually fulfilled my insurer's requirements for RNY and the surgeon was ready to schedule me for surgery, but I could never convince myself that it was the right thing to do. I decided against RNY without even knowing that the DS was in my future. That is how strongly I felt against it. The reasons - well, others have already listed most of them, but the deal breaker for me was the high failure rate of RNY. Even the RNY surgeon quoted a failure rate of 30%. Keeping in mind that the definition of success is losing just 50% of your excess weight, and then a failure rate of 30%...I just couldn't accept that.

The DS has the best statistics for percentage excess weight loss, for maintainence of htat weight loss, and for resolution of almost all comorbidities of any bariatric surgery presently available. AND you can tae NSAIDs. AND no dumping. AND a much more varied and normal diet.

what more do you want?

Larra

Well you have confirmed what I was thinking already. I really appreciate the responses. I a hopeful that I a approved by the end of the week!

Hi there...

IMHO, the only weight loss surgeries allowed by law should be the Sleeve by itself or the DS.  I do not think the band or RNY should even be available.  The failure rate is great with both of them.   I am a virgin DSr at 8 mo out tomorrow, even with the complications and now issues, this is how I feel.

So, with that being said.  I would never do the RNY.  The DS can be done as a 2 parter - which I wish I would have considered - did not due to my insurance only paying for 1 WLS in a lifetime.  I do agree with Val there is a certain "synergy" that seems to happen with virgin DSr's with regards to weight loss.  I'm losing too much now, so I'm trying to adjust w/carbs but doesn't seem to matter.  I had the unfortunate cir****tance, that my body has rejected this surgery and fought it from day one.  Too many things to explain in a post..  The one thing that I would recommend to anyone considering the DS.  Speak to more than one DS surgeon (even if you have to have a phone consult)!  If you have any sort of digestion problems from GERD to Colitis to Crohn's or ANY DIGESTIVE issues - talk to more than one GI Dr familiar with the DS as well as the surgeon to sort through the "ALL THE POSSIBILITIES".

Believe me, some surgeon's sell this surgery saying "Well, it can be reversed".  It's a lot of doo doo .  It's not as easy as they say, so make the right choice to begin with!  Go with your gut!

Our bodies are all so different... There are no 2 people *****act the same to this surgery.  Some have it easy as putting ice cream on pie, other's like me it's been pretty bad.  So, the statement "Your Mileage May Vary" is true.  Do I like how much weight I've lost - Absolutely.  Do I like the price I am paying - NO! 

I have big decisions to make (reversing the DS or  Lengthening the CC).   Of which, to do either, I will have to travel to another state to get these done.

Dr Stewarts office said "our Vitamins are not that expensive".  That is correct, but not what is the reality.  I spend a fortune on vitamins and protein powder.    You need to consider the long term maintenance with this surgery.  Until I make my decision, we are doing my labs every 60 days. 

Good luck in your decision!

 

I hope you don't mind my jumping in here but I'm curious as to how your body is rejecting the DS surgery. What exactly do you mean by that-if you don't mind my asking. Did you have an autoimmune disorder going into surgery?  I suffer from occaisonal GERD, IBS and psoriasis. 

Sunshine-

I want to hijack here, myself, because I *did * have an autoimmune disorder going in.  I have Systemic Lupus Erythematosus and Fibromyalgia.  Prednisone helped push my weight up past 400 (405 at my highest).  Other drugs used to control flares for either condition would not work for me. All involved agreed that the benefits outweighed the risks in my case.

I have had only one major flare since I was post-op, and medicines that didn't work before are now working, and giving me hope that I can live a normal life, for the first time in a long time.

I also had GERD going in, knew that the DS wouldn't cure it, but omeprazole (sort -of-generic Nexium) is a miracle drug.

FSM, NO! I paid out of pocket in order to get the DS instead of the RNY my insurance would have covered completely. 9+ years later, I'm glad EVERY DAY that I went with the DS.

HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

 

 

In other words, no.

1. I can eat great tasting food without counting calories.

2. I still stay the same size.

Nope.