Question:
has anyone ever had RNY and gained back all the weight ?

I'm also curious to which surgery is the most dangerous to your health the DS or the RNY and also will you get use to the changes that has to be made? ex. no suger for RNY.    — TANGIE B. (posted on August 25, 2000)

August 25, 2000
I agree with Barb it's not an issue of DS vs RNY there is not a LICK of difference between the two in weight loss and weight regain..(weight regain can happen in both if you abuse the process) It depends on YOU.. Your determination & your desire to use the tool that WLS gave to you.. Stick with the lessons you learned in the way you eat. I "VERY MUCH" love that I can eat anything I want in my small portions. (which that alone keeps me in line) I have had Fobi pouch (divided) procedure so that I'm very secure in the knowledge that as long as I adhere to my portion size (which is easy to do) then my pouch won't stretch.. It's very easy to stay within my calorie limitation with the pouch.. The larger stomach is what got me to 367 pounds in the first place.. So I'm very happy with my pouch and would not trade it in for a second.. By the way I talked with Georgeann Mallory, Executive Director of http://www.asbs.org (ASBS) the other day.. And she told me the National Institutes of Health Consensus Development Conference will be in the Spring of 2001.. The last Consensus statement was March 25-27, 1991.. So this has been much needed for a very long time. She expects the report will most likely take a few months getting out to the public. So maybe summer 2001. <p> ********************************************* <p> Open divided (Fobi) RNY 12/8/99 Beginning weight 367 as of 8/18/00 *219* down 148 pounds... Visit my profile page for more information, links, and recipes...
   — Victoria B.

August 25, 2000
Tangie, I have written 10 DS surgeons lately, with 8 responding. I was asking questions about revising my RNY to the DS, mostly for better iron absorbtion, and more weightloss. ALL of the docs who responded said that the RNY and DS has the same physiological effects afterwards. ALL said that neither has better iron absorbtion, so I feel that they are equal....in ways. Some people who have had the RNY have problems with sugar....I do not, never have. Some have problems with food getting stuck...I do not, never have. Some have problems with the "dumping syndrome:...I do not, never have. I have had a problem with gaining my weight back, but every DS surgeon I have corresponded with suggests shortening the common tract, not revising me to the DS. I guess it depends on YOU, and YOUR doc. I can't really answer questions as to how your life will be after WLS...everyone is different. I do wish you the best of luck with which ever WLS you chose. I will be glad to answer questions if you want to email me.
   — Shelly T.