Question:
WHAT IS OPEN DUODENAL SWITCH, AND OPEN RNY DISTAL?

IS IT DIFFERENT FROM THE REGULAR RNY?    — runningout offat (posted on March 5, 2006)

March 5, 2006
open vs laproscopic, open a hands on surgery,vs lap which is with tools thru a portals. Lap is the state of art, and prefered. ds is very different yet similar. visit the "about" on each forum home page
   — walter A.

March 5, 2006
Hi Nickie -- Good job on getting all the information! Know your choices. The DS or Duodenal Switch has some similarities to the RNY and some differences. It is restrictive & malabsorptive, like the RNY. However, it leaves the stomach larger and more normally functioning (pyloric valve intact). Fairly quickly after surgery you can eat 'normally'. The higher level of malaopsorptive is what keeps the weight off. It's also what makes it more challenging to deal with 'intestinal issues'. One of the best things is that DS patients tend to lose 80-90% of their excess weight and have very little 'bounce back' weight. Get the facts. You should visit the Duodenal Switch Forum on OH and www.duodenalswitch.com to get more information on the DS.
   — [Deactivated Member]

March 12, 2006
Distal RnY can provide as much malabsorption as DS. I know people with Distal RnY who have common channels of 19", 40" and 50". I am a 60"er, myself. True distal measure common channel length - the leg of the Y, as oppesd to length of arms. With Distal RnY, we get malabsorption, plus greater restriction, no digestion. Need more supplements, including protein shakes.
   — rayehawk