tell me one thing bad about the DS

Be honest everybody.....I need to know the whole truth, even long timers out.  I thought RNY was wonderful from reading these boards, and I gained it all back, stomach stretched back to where it was when surgeon and others said it would never happen.  Now I need a revision, but don't want to risk it unless i hear the HONEST TRUTH...THE GOOD, THE BAD AND THE UGLY SO I CAN MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION AND BE ABLE TO WEIGH THE GOOD AND THE BAD.

I haven't had surgery yet, but I want the DS.  I've read a lot of people on here *****gret the RNY or Lap Band, but none regretting the DS (so far that is).  I would go over to the DS board and post this.  They know their stuff over there and have been extremely helpful to me.

hi,  I had RNY if i had to had the surgery again i would prolly go with the DS.  the mayor diference about the ds and the rny if i remeber well is that they take out a portion of the stomach and the bypass is diferent so u absorb a lil more of protein and vits and ´don´t dump. i know is a lil more complicated to perform than the rny. so thats why no a lot dr do the ds. but is kindda the same but improved i think. (i m not a dr tho lol)

but i honestly i don´t think u gain it back because u had the RNY u can gain it all back also with the DS. the surgery helps u out to get rid of the extra weight. to mantain the loss it helps but jus like a lil % is all you!!! i know i eat **** things sometimes but i don´t blame my surgery for that i know that is my fault so be honest with your self. if your pouch streched is `cuz you being eating more than you should.  get back to basics and try to lose the weight again having other surgery is more dangerous now so think about it.
but i know how u feel if i gain back the weight , surgery's fault or my fault i think i would have a DS revision lol.

good luck
 

you'll get a better opinion of the surgery on DS board. hope that helps....
but yeah no matter what any told you....all of these surgeries are still only tools...not a miracle, stomach will stretch if you choose to allow it to.

 I have to agree with everyone else and it is my opinion that no matter what surgery you get, it's only a tool to help you to lose weight...there is no magical cure that will do all the work for you.  If you need a revision and want the DS, great but really honestly look at the WHY'S of how you gained all your weight back from the RNY in the first place and work to correct those problems, otherwise you might find yourself in the same situation after the DS.  

Best of luck to you!

~Emily~

The only bad thing is that you can't find a lot of wls people  or groups to relate to..If you don't have the ds message board you won't run into a lot of people with your surgery...Doctors and the majority of the medical community are uninformed about the ds...You have to be your own advocate...Other than that I feel ok about my ds...I may be earlier out but If other dsers reply they will tell you the same...