I just did this... My sleeve was 7 years ago and I'm 4 days out from the DS... I will say that since your stomach isn't "broken" I do have a bit of hunger but I know that the output of my stomach isn't yet right so I have to wait for the weeks to actually eat anything (other than protein shakes and sugar free jello)... But so far so good. It's only a couple of weeks after all...

Thank you, and maybe? I don't think there's supposed to be much resurgence for that disease but it's all new! Doctor swapped some meds around and offered to reverse my surgery to see if that helps. Think I'll try medication swaps over more surgery. :)

Is your surgeon still in practice, as that should be the first place to go with potential DS problems? A good resource that I use for such questions (my wife is a 19-20 year DS,) is Dr. Keshishian's site, dssurgery.com. He has an extensive backlog of articles and blog posts on all things DS and DS related, though it isn't all that well organized and you just have to scan to find things of interest. But as it seems that the DS is somewhat of a hardwired EPI (at least they sometimes prescribe those enzymes for those who lose too much,) and if it is a "radio disease," he will likely cover it somewhere.

Hopefully, the your GI doc referral will have some knowledge of the DS, or have the curiosity to investigate it as needed to try to pick out the DS and non-DS issues involved. We have kept up with annual consults with Dr. Rabkin, which while they rarely come up with anything profound, are a way to keep current in his files and "keep him on retainer" so that if something odd like this comes up, our PCP can give him a call and query as to whether whatever of concern is possibly a DS (or sleeve, in my case) related issue.

Good luck in working through this. That this if something new after years of stability speaks to it probably being something new and unrelated to the DS, though odd things, like bowel obstructions, can happen many years post op (and not just to DSers, either.)

It's not uncommon for people who lost a lot of weight, especially DS or Sadi DS. I had the same thing around 18 months out from the surgery. It lasted 6 to 12 months and mostly occurred after I was sitting or laying down and then got up and started moving around. The doctor said to take a moment when I initially stand, consume a lot more water, and intake more salt.

I'm 10+ years post Sadi (Loop) DS and no dizziness issues in many years.

Hi everyone,

I'm about 2.5 years post loop switch. I know it's not a traditional DS but here I am.

I've had some ups and downs after surgery starting at about 7 months post when I'd reached my goal weight. I got my gallbladder out and had several procedures with various doctors, including teeth extractions for the first time, CT scans, and EGD and a few other things.

I ended up hospitalized with a bowel obstruction in May of 2023 after some pretty bad symptoms. After finally seeing a neurologist a year later, she told me it was probably Guillain-Barré. Now, I agree with her. It took months to be able to walk normally again and build up any kind of endurance. Unfortunately, even at the height of my symptoms I just got sent home and told to get over it. Ah, healthcare.

Anyway. I got back from and international trip a week ago. About two days ago I started being super, super dizzy to the point where it looks like I'm walking around drunk. I do have an appointment on the books but I'm curious whether anyone has run into this as a symptom of maybe something else? Always paranoid, now.

Cheers!