Just alittle info on my BPD/DS experience

I have recently come to find out that the BPD/DS surgery should really be reserved for people weighing at "least" 300 pounds or more. This comes from the Dr. who invented the surgery. The reason I write this to all of you who are interested in this type of surgery is because of my own experience with it. I am 5'3 and started on June 1, 1999, at 280 pounds when I had the BPD/DS. A year later, I am wayyy past goal at 115 pounds and losing more each week. I honestly am not sure if this is the fault of my surgeon ( he has had many problems with patients and some are suing for various reasons) or if it's the surgery itself. All I can tell you all, is that after talking to a few different surgeons, most have said the same thing. It was a drastic surgery for my weight. It's not just the weight loss that is a problem for me. My malabsorption level is very high. I absorb nearly nothing. This I know is the fault of the surgeon as I found out the for some unknown reason, he made my pouch smaller than usual and the intestinal line is also much shorter than usual. This might have been ok for a 400 to 500 pound person....for someone my starting weight, all it made me do is lose very very fast (165 pounds in 10 months)and I now have a multitude of health problems to go along with this weight loss. Yes, I know that 165 in 10 months is great for some people, but I think it's wondreful for people who are alittle larger. This is alittle much for someone of my size. I am absorbing none of my vitamins and mineral and God only knows that I am on a multitude of them to say the least. I am not writing this to down the BPD/DS as it's a miracle for many. I am only saying this to warn people that they need to look into the many different options for WLS before deciding. My doc almost threw many of us into this surgery because at the time, I honestly think he was practicing and wanted alot of patients to try this out on. He definately pushed the BPD/DS and still is to this day although in another hospital as I have heard that he was released from the hospital where I had it due to the many lawsuits. I am not alone talking about this doctor. There are others on this site who had similar experiences with him. I am not saying don't get the BPD/DS, only that you need to know all of the facts before entering into any surgery. I thought I did...I was wrong. There are many pluses to this surgery (BPD/DS) and one is the ability to eat anything after awhile. Just know the minuses before doing anything and weigh the different types. I went into this blind as I now can admit. I don't want anyone else to do the same. I am not totally unhappy as I look ok although, with another 10 pounds I am almost at the anorexic stage. I also know that many BPD/DS people will be upset with this writing. Please know that I am only making sure that others are totally aware first before jumping on the bandwagon. At least aware of this surgeon. Please go to my profile if you want his name as I won't mention it on here. Good luck to all!

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