Anyone have VSG to RNY revision?
Well, at least it's not as expensive. :) I should ask when I'm doing my DS revision price shopping if there's a discount.
I know of many folks on the DS board who used him.... and they've all had really good success, with few complications. Let me know if you need tips about that area of Michigan... I grew up there. :)
I know of many folks on the DS board who used him.... and they've all had really good success, with few complications. Let me know if you need tips about that area of Michigan... I grew up there. :)
Lap-Band June 14, 2001. Dr. Rumbaut, Monterrey, Mexico.
Lap-Band removed after 7 years and converted to Sleeve Gastrectomy on July 7, 2008 by Dr. Roslin. I've had three happy healthy Lap-Band babies.... and one VSG baby. 5 years out from revision to VSG. Gained 55 pounds in past 5 months, now considering DS. :(
If you are going in for the switch, and want to consider Michigan options, consider Dr. Kemmeter in Grand Rapids as well. He is a lap surgeon; Dr. L does his procedures open (if this is a consideration for you). Why you see so many Dr. L patients is because when OHIP was covering the DS for Ontario residents, they required that the DS be open....and he is the closest open DS surgeon to the boarder.
~ I am the proud wife of a Guatemalan, but most people call me Kimberley
Highest Known Weight = 370# / 59.7 bmi @ 5'6"
Current Weight = 168# / 26.4 bmi : fluctuates 5# either way @ 5'7" / more than 90% EWL
Normal BMI (24.9) = 159#: would have to compromise my muscle mass to get here without plastics, so this is not a goal.
I 
my DS. Don't go into WLS without knowing ALL of your options: DSFacts.com
Unlike the other DSers, I'm not going to attempt to talk you into a DS.
You apparently think your surgeon walks on water, even though he is NOT providing you with sound medical advice, he is simply providing you with the only option he is capable of performing.
It takes a very strong person, who is proactive at advocating for their health, to succeed and have a healthy post-op life with a DS. You apparently are not that type of person, thus I agree with you --- a DS is NOT for you. A strong person would research their options, and consult with a surgeon who is capable of providing the patient with each of the surgical options, and not limit the patients to what they are capable of. You yourself admit that you just don't have any fight left in you. Sad, but it is good to know yourself.
Good luck on your continued journey. Let us all know how that dumping, or lack there of, not being able to drink with your meals, not being able to be scoped, not being able to take NSAIDs, etc, etc, etc.... works out for you! Oh, and PLEASE be certain to come back around and provide us with an update should any of your co-morbs come back, as they so often do with the RnY (along with some of that weight you lost).
~ I am the proud wife of a Guatemalan, but most people call me Kimberley
Highest Known Weight = 370# / 59.7 bmi @ 5'6"
Current Weight = 168# / 26.4 bmi : fluctuates 5# either way @ 5'7" / more than 90% EWL
Normal BMI (24.9) = 159#: would have to compromise my muscle mass to get here without plastics, so this is not a goal.
I my DS. Don't go into WLS without knowing ALL of your options: DSFacts.com
First of all, I AM a strong person. I currently follow a RNY diet. I have lost 226 pounds!!! I'm now 224 - less than half the person I was. I don't miss any of the crap that you can eat.
Second, my surgeon doesn't walk on water. But he IS one of (if not THE) best Bariatric surgeons in the country. He did my VSG because anything else was too risky. I had a 25+% chance of dying going into the surgery. Ask YOUR surgeon if he'd work on you with that risk factor!!!
He is advocating the RNY, doesn't mean he doesn't do the DS. He believes for me to lose the last 40-50 that RNY is the safest and easiest method.
All of you DS advocates say I'm half way to DS...aren't I also half way to RNY too? I mean, I have the restriction already. He just needs to reattach the intestine, which is what's done is DS as well.
So, if you were high risk (due to a liver/spleen issue that means you could bleed out and die during surgery - hence why I had WLS to begin with), would you throw a temper tantrum for the DS, or would you go with what the surgeon is comfortable with?
Also, how many surgeons do all of you DS worshippers know that would work on a person who has 25+% change of dying during the procedure? My guess is VERY few, if any.
See, my battle was just finding a surgeon to work on me. Luckily I was also comfortable with him! I was denied by 9 different surgeons within a 250 mile radius. I even went to Johns Hopkins and they denied me. Finally found this place which is about 350 miles away....
Second, my surgeon doesn't walk on water. But he IS one of (if not THE) best Bariatric surgeons in the country. He did my VSG because anything else was too risky. I had a 25+% chance of dying going into the surgery. Ask YOUR surgeon if he'd work on you with that risk factor!!!
He is advocating the RNY, doesn't mean he doesn't do the DS. He believes for me to lose the last 40-50 that RNY is the safest and easiest method.
All of you DS advocates say I'm half way to DS...aren't I also half way to RNY too? I mean, I have the restriction already. He just needs to reattach the intestine, which is what's done is DS as well.
So, if you were high risk (due to a liver/spleen issue that means you could bleed out and die during surgery - hence why I had WLS to begin with), would you throw a temper tantrum for the DS, or would you go with what the surgeon is comfortable with?
Also, how many surgeons do all of you DS worshippers know that would work on a person who has 25+% change of dying during the procedure? My guess is VERY few, if any.
See, my battle was just finding a surgeon to work on me. Luckily I was also comfortable with him! I was denied by 9 different surgeons within a 250 mile radius. I even went to Johns Hopkins and they denied me. Finally found this place which is about 350 miles away....
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On September 1, 2009 at 1:15 PM Pacific Time, DonBab wrote:
First of all, I AM a strong person. I currently follow a RNY diet. I have lost 226 pounds!!! I'm now 224 - less than half the person I was. I don't miss any of the crap that you can eat.Second, my surgeon doesn't walk on water. But he IS one of (if not THE) best Bariatric surgeons in the country. He did my VSG because anything else was too risky. I had a 25+% chance of dying going into the surgery. Ask YOUR surgeon if he'd work on you with that risk factor!!!
He is advocating the RNY, doesn't mean he doesn't do the DS. He believes for me to lose the last 40-50 that RNY is the safest and easiest method.
All of you DS advocates say I'm half way to DS...aren't I also half way to RNY too? I mean, I have the restriction already. He just needs to reattach the intestine, which is what's done is DS as well.
So, if you were high risk (due to a liver/spleen issue that means you could bleed out and die during surgery - hence why I had WLS to begin with), would you throw a temper tantrum for the DS, or would you go with what the surgeon is comfortable with?
Also, how many surgeons do all of you DS worshippers know that would work on a person who has 25+% change of dying during the procedure? My guess is VERY few, if any.
See, my battle was just finding a surgeon to work on me. Luckily I was also comfortable with him! I was denied by 9 different surgeons within a 250 mile radius. I even went to Johns Hopkins and they denied me. Finally found this place which is about 350 miles away....
Not if he's going to do an RNY. He'll have to cut your stomach again, poke a hole in it, and sew your intestine to that hole. If he's NOT going to touch your stomach, then he's pretty much GOT to do a DS.
On September 1, 2009 at 12:21 PM Pacific Time, Kimberley M. wrote:
Unlike the other DSers, I'm not going to attempt to talk you into a DS.
You apparently think your surgeon walks on water, even though he is NOT providing you with sound medical advice, he is simply providing you with the only option he is capable of performing.
It takes a very strong person, who is proactive at advocating for their health, to succeed and have a healthy post-op life with a DS. You apparently are not that type of person, thus I agree with you --- a DS is NOT for you. A strong person would research their options, and consult with a surgeon who is capable of providing the patient with each of the surgical options, and not limit the patients to what they are capable of. You yourself admit that you just don't have any fight left in you. Sad, but it is good to know yourself.
Good luck on your continued journey. Let us all know how that dumping, or lack there of, not being able to drink with your meals, not being able to be scoped, not being able to take NSAIDs, etc, etc, etc.... works out for you! Oh, and PLEASE be certain to come back around and provide us with an update should any of your co-morbs come back, as they so often do with the RnY (along with some of that weight you lost).
That is the most sanctimonious, offensive bunch of verbage I have ever seen!
And YOU of course know everything that is in this dudes medical file and all that is being considered by his surgeon?
I'm sure he's feelin the love and is just ready to jump on his "proactive little horse" and ride it right into the arms of some loving DS "support" crowd!
Sooooo glad that all DS's are NOT created equal.
Joyce Rny 2/11/03-> ERny 12/26/07-> Duodenal Switch 5/12/2010
www.dsfacts.com , www.dssurgery.com , & www.duodenalswitch.com
Hi!
I had VSG surgery on 4/29/2009. When I switched to solid foods at 6 weeks out I started vomiting everything. After going through Hell with starting over with liquids, EGD tests, Upper GI tests, the doctor found that I had a blockage in my sleeve. I ended up severely dehydrated and he had to go in and remove a piece of the sleeve.
He said he had to bypass the intestines so it was comparable to an RNY.
I spent 10 days in the hospital and I've been in severe pain (burning and stabbing) ever since (3 weeks now). I had to have this done because of the blockage but out of choice I wouldn't suggest it.
He did an EGD today and checked things out and made sure I didn't have anymore scar tissue causeing a blockage again, which I didn't
Good luck to you.
I had VSG surgery on 4/29/2009. When I switched to solid foods at 6 weeks out I started vomiting everything. After going through Hell with starting over with liquids, EGD tests, Upper GI tests, the doctor found that I had a blockage in my sleeve. I ended up severely dehydrated and he had to go in and remove a piece of the sleeve.
He said he had to bypass the intestines so it was comparable to an RNY.
I spent 10 days in the hospital and I've been in severe pain (burning and stabbing) ever since (3 weeks now). I had to have this done because of the blockage but out of choice I wouldn't suggest it.
He did an EGD today and checked things out and made sure I didn't have anymore scar tissue causeing a blockage again, which I didn't
Good luck to you.
I'm 5'9 SW 262/CW 158/ GW 150
Nothing tastes as good as thin feels!
Eating to live NOT living to eat!
4/29/09....Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy
8/11/09....RNY.....had to remove most of sleeve because of excessive scar tissue build up (extensive history of prior stomach surgeries through the years).
You have done SO GREAT 
on your weight loss!!! 
CONGRATS!!!!!
I just have one small question/for clarification?
I understand the RNY, and the VSG
Are you leaving your stomach portion(VSG) alone, and just seeking the intestinal(RNY) portion??
Thank You
-Jamie
on your weight loss!!! CONGRATS!!!!!I just have one small question/for clarification?
I understand the RNY, and the VSG
Are you leaving your stomach portion(VSG) alone, and just seeking the intestinal(RNY) portion??
Thank You
-Jamie
RNY 2/26/2002 DS 12/29/2011
HW 317 SW 263 BMI 45.1
SW 298 CW 192 BMI 32.9~60% EWL
LW 151 in 2003
TT 4/9/2003
Normal BMI 24.8 is my GOAL!!!
GBP (RNY) 2/26/02 298 lbs, TT 4/9/03 151 lbs, DS 12/29/11
HW 317 SW 263 BMI 45.1/CW 192 BMI 32.9/GW 145 ~ Normal BMI 24.8
**Revision Journey started 3/2009 Approved 12/12/11**
That's what I am wondering also. This is the second post about this. Maybe because they don't have much to loose the doc's are doing bowel only. That would mean just less malasorbtion.
shele
LiFeLoNg hEaLtH iS mY GoAl
RNY 5-11-04 280
Lowest weight 174
Highest re-gain 238
erny 3-23-09 (120 common channel
low post revision 190
Current Weight 204
Height 5'6"
GOAL 154 Normal BMI
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