Question:
how much to bypass

I'm conserned with the amount the surgion decides to by-pass.The surgion I've meet with does a standard amount(100cm)Is everyones absorption rate the same? Will it be enough or too much?    — ROBERT G. (posted on October 19, 2003)

October 19, 2003
My surgeon does 100cm on every patient. I have lost 115 pounds in 9 months and am within 10 pounds of my goal. The bottom line is that it is how you use your tool and how compliant you are to your post op diet. Everyone in my group loses but at all different rates. You can tell who is compliant and who is not. My doctor says that he does exactly the same surgery on everone so that nobody can blame their failure or success on the surgery alone.
   — Carol S.

October 19, 2003
My surgeon does 150 cm on every patient. It is up to the individual surgeon (and sometimes the insurance company) how much they bypass. I lost 100 pounds in 5 months, 120 in 6 months and have stabalized with a 181 pound loss.
   — Patty_Butler

October 19, 2003
I had 80cm bypassed and have lost 102 pounds in 9 months.
   — Kristen S.

October 19, 2003
I had 100 cm bypassed and have lost 100 lbs in 5 months. I think that is a standard amount... some surgeons do less, some more. As far as the previous poster mentioned about no dumping... with my 100 cm, I definately DO dump sometimes everytime I eat, even if it's just protien (depends on seasonings)
   — Happy I.

October 19, 2003
I had the 100cm bypassed and I definitelty DO dump. I have never tried any sugary foods but dump on some pretty mundane things like protein bars that have sugar alcohols as well as things that have a lot of fat.
   — Carol S.