Question:
Since proximal, medial and distal can be slightly relative terms, does anyone know

how 50 inches stacks up? that is what my surgeon removes    — claire C. (posted on September 20, 2000)

September 20, 2000
I had 40" of common channel, which means I had ABOOUT 18 feet bypassed. That's distal. Our doc considered anything under 10 ft bypassed to be proximal. Roughly. As Melanie said, each of us starts with a different amount of intestine, so it's all relative. Her doc measures it all. Our doc measures what's left in use, not what's bypassed. But I think 50" bypassed is proximal by mst standards.
   — vitalady