How many of you are revising to a duodenal switch or thinking of revising to dS?
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I'm scheduled to revise from lap band to DS on November 18th. A main factor for me was success rates with the DS. Another was variety of food choices and not having to worry about dumping. After years of not being able to eat more than a bite or two of any "real" food & still failing with the band I couldn't stand the thought of failing again so I had to pick the surgery with the lowest long term failure rate. Although many people like the idea of dumping with the bypass, it sounds just awful to me. I've never responded we'll to negative reinforcement & as one person on a board somewhere wrote, I don't want a surgery that punishes me to that level for a poor choice, I do better with a simple tap on the shoulder than a sledgehammer to the back ya know. Also, not being able to take NSAIDS was a big factor for me. Not that I take them often but I like having the option.
Overall though I'd say the high long term success rate was the main factor for me. I really can't bear the thought of failing again and a third wls is absolutely not an option for me so I had to hedge my bets. I searched far and wide to find failure stories or regrets about DS and found none. I did find some people posting about regains of 10 to 30 pounds but #1 I'd be perfectly ok with that and #2 these are people who LOST 100+ pounds and are talking about getting off 10? Skinny people problems!!! I can wait to have those. Also in my reading I've repeatedly seen people say that regain can be addressed by going low carb for a while.
My unsolicited advice - each surgery has risks, benefits & tradeoffs. Research a LOT and be completely honest with yourself about what you can/will do for life before you decide on a surgery. Be sure you are committed to the investment (time, money, effort for vitamins, protein, exercise, follow up visits, food intolerances, possible complications, etc.) and that the return is worth it.
That's my two cents. Good luck with your decision.
Overall though I'd say the high long term success rate was the main factor for me. I really can't bear the thought of failing again and a third wls is absolutely not an option for me so I had to hedge my bets. I searched far and wide to find failure stories or regrets about DS and found none. I did find some people posting about regains of 10 to 30 pounds but #1 I'd be perfectly ok with that and #2 these are people who LOST 100+ pounds and are talking about getting off 10? Skinny people problems!!! I can wait to have those. Also in my reading I've repeatedly seen people say that regain can be addressed by going low carb for a while.
My unsolicited advice - each surgery has risks, benefits & tradeoffs. Research a LOT and be completely honest with yourself about what you can/will do for life before you decide on a surgery. Be sure you are committed to the investment (time, money, effort for vitamins, protein, exercise, follow up visits, food intolerances, possible complications, etc.) and that the return is worth it.
That's my two cents. Good luck with your decision.
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