Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum

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Gastric sleeve 2008 now duodenal switch

Hello everyone, So my surgery is a week from Monday, on the 22nd. I'm feeling really frightened lately, and I can't shake it. Did any of you experience this feeling? I'm converting from a band to a D/S. The band worked really well for a few years. Then it slipped and the weight just piled on. I feel like a failure. I have so much weight to lose now. I'm fearful that something will go wrong and I'll be the one that the surgery doesn't work for. Is that silly? I'm walking, following my liquid/protein diet, doing my abdominals and trying to stay positive, but I'm really worried. If any of you can relate I'd love to hear how you overcame this awful dread and fea…

Unlike when I had my sleeve done I haven't had that "what did I do to myself?" moment but I am starting to feel like this may have been pointless. My boyfriend(who I live with) says he's supportive and has no problem telling me I can't have things but at the same time he wants me to cook for him or bring him dinner or sit by while he eats fast food. It kills me and I end up cheating because I can't resist. I know I have a food addiction and binge eating disorder so food can and has brought me to tears(both because of eating and because of restricting). Unless you suffer from this you really don't understand, its to the point where he's getting mad at me because he shou…

Hello all! I had my DS surgery at Duke University in Durham NC with Dr. Sudan on 4/3 and am doing really well. Have tolerated mostly everything on my soft diet. I did have to stay in the hospital for 5 days and the 2 week post op liquid diet was rough! I made it through and feel lots of energy and have lost about 40 lbs so far. I had a question. Since everyone's surgery have any of you been hungry? Or what you "think" is hungry? When I met with the psychologist, which was required where I had surgery, she said we would not experience physical hunger for 6 months to a year. I am one month post op and I feel hungry or what I perceive as hunger. I am eating every 3 to …

When I first started looking into Bariatric surgery I was sure I would get the sleeve. After meeting with the surgeon that was also his recommendation. I am a male, 5'9 and 320lb However after speaking to him further I explained I used to be 394 and had gotten down to 200 between 2008 and 2011 using weight watchers. Since then I have put 100 lb back on. After learning this he then suggested i do the switch to give me a better chance of hitting my metabolic set point and lowest weight regain. But if course it's up to me. So now I have no idea what to do. I was already nervous about doing the sleeve but thought it was "doable". With the DS I'm scared about the longer a…

Hey everybody i'm about 5 weeks out after my surgery and so far i've lost about 30 lbs. (I opted with the ds) I did have some complications in surgery and i was in the hospital for almost 4 days. About 2 weeks after my surgery i developed severe acid reflux and i'm currently on my 3rd PPI and also taking carafate susp several times a day. The acid reflux is so severe i'm still out of work and will be for the next 2 weeks. Every time i eat or drink i get incredibly nauseous and theres a weird pain that radiates from the top of my stomach. Its been so bad i've been in the hospital twice to get fluids to prevent dehydration. My cat scan showed there was no leakage and i'm ge…

Hey everyone, I had the band for 6 + years, it finally took 3 years of enough complaining that's someone listened and agreed something was wrong. Anywho, I decided to go with the DS. Had surgery on Tuesday. Other then pain, everything seems to be good. However, the surgeon said the scar tissue was so bad around the band and the the stomach had grown around the band and actually attached to part of the liver that it took him almost an hour just to remove the band. So he did not do the sleeve part of the surgery. He did however reroute the intestines and did the 'switch' The surgeon said he said we may never have to go back to do the sleeve because he thinks this may…

I am going crazy with all different people on other support boards telling me what i have to take and yet all theirs are different. I was so stressed out i turned my phone off for two nights. I was just asking where most people get theirs from any SUGGESTIONS I would love to hear. Thank you

I had SIPS surgery 6/8/15. I'm so happy I had this surgery and I'm feeling and looking fantastic, EXCEPT my hair!! First think I've noticed is my hair was becoming dry and frizzy and falling out, ALOT. I am so subconscious, that I wear my hair up so no one notices. I also am Hypothyroid, but my levels have recently been checked and are where they should be. I take my Vitamins every day, (3) Bariatric Advantage Ultra Multi Formula, (1) 500 mg Bariatric Calcium Citrate, (1) 1000 mg Evening primrose oil, Vitamin B Complex lots of it. Has anyone gone through this? Will your hair regrow? HELP!

Hello All and Happy New Year!! I now have a new dilemma... Right now, I'm pre-op and have started changing my diet to stay in the calorie limit set for my weight and BMI by my nutritionist. One of my goals was to eliminate carbonated drinks (my main drink is Diet Mt. Dew) which I have done pretty good with keeping. I have also done pretty good with my other goal of at least 90 minutes of exercise a week and drinking at least 64 ounces of Water a day. Here's my dilemma: Ever since I started changing my diet and eliminated sodas, I can't seem to get enough to eat!! It's like a hole in my stomach and I can't fill it up!! And the flatulence that came with the change of die…

I have had Vertical Banding done 20+ yrs. ago and dealt with issues for a long time, and just found something can be done. I am considering having DS done as a revision, but wondered if anyone else has done so with VBG from so long ago. THX

DS surgery 12/7/15. Lifting weights or walking almost daily. Im a bit worried because it seems I can comfortably eat a normal portion of fish before getting any full feeling. In one sitting I had 4oz of salmon and two crab cakes before feeling anything close to full. At another I ate 7 oz of talapia and a 3oz cup of lobster bisque for another meal. With no issues in or out. I ate slow and chewed but Is this volume normal? Im only 3 wks out. As long as its not near meal time, I can drink all I the Water I want without any ill effects and without second thought about pace. Im actually wondering if doc forgot to reduce my stomach or didnt reduce it enough, ha. At one po…

Please keep me in your prayers! I'll be heading to the hospital in a few hours and I have a 7:30 surgery time! A huge thank you to everyone for their support on Bariatric Pal????.

I am 4 days post opp and so far, the predictions of more frequent Diarrhea and gas are seem to be true. I don't mind too much, I got a dog, I can blame him :-) However, I am finding it hard to differentiate when I'm going to pass gas and when I am going to have a stool...... Will this get easier to tell the difference? I don't want to have to walk around everywhere with a spare pare of underwear or go to the bathroom every time I need to fart.

Hello, I'm new to this forum and I've been reading a lot of the posts but I have a couple of questions. I wanted to know if anyone can recommend a surgeon in Los Angeles CA that takes Anthem Blue Cross HMO. Also I wanted to know if everyone usually starts with their normal family doctor and then is recommended to a surgeon or do they find a surgeon that is covered by the insurance who does all of the paperwork? Just a reminder I have HMO not PPO. Thanks!

my husband is 5 days out from having DS Surgery and is having issues with what he thinks is heartburn or some type of acid reflux. Not sure. He never had this before and is really wanting to see if anybody else had this and what you did to help. I had DS surgery 16 months ago and don't remember having this issue. Thanks for the help.

Hello, I had surgery this year November 18th. Almost a month, but I have this taste in my mouth that makes me want to gag all the time. My surgery was a little tricky and there were complications. I ended up staying in the hospital for a week and my surgery lasted 6.5 hours. Because of this I am on a very strict diet and just last week they allowed me to go to pureed foods. Is it the food, the shakes, or the actual DS surgery, what is going on with my mouth!!! I want to brush every minute. However, another side affect is that nothing tastes right. I have to literally force my self to eat anything. Has this happened to anyone? Just wondering! Sandra

I am so scated and excited at the same time. 20 daus left till my DS

I've noticed that, since my surgery, my tastes have changed. Things that used to be delicious just taste ok to me now. Did any of you experience this? Is this a common temporary thing, or is this pretty much how it's going to be?

Right now I am going through some stuff that I am not dealing well with. I am contimplating canceling surgery due to it. 5 years ago I left my family and moved 1500 miles away to marry the man I was so in love with. From the 1st day to now 5 years later I have not been accepted into this family. Day 1 should have been my clue when I was told by his mother that I was here to kill his daughter. Since then I have been screamed and cussed at, Hit, told my marriage was going to be tore apart by them. They even tell my husband lies. No matter what they have to do in order to make my life misserable and try to cause problems in my household. I have tried to deal with th…

Schedule to have ds November 23rd and I'm having financial issues. From the time this year has started everything has went wrong, we'll here goes: my family had a $700 decrease in income so we we're evicted from our home. So myself and my children lived with my parents for a month and my husband stayed with a friend. Lucky it wasn't longer we find a place. We did go for a while till June hit . It was my daughter's sweet 16 now we didn't go all out we had a simple cookout . I kinda went overboard with the cake and photographs. So July come and my car got repo than in august my husband lost his job. Well he found one quick but we paid rent weekly so we got behind and we…

I am currently waiting to be scheduled for surgery. Should get the call next week for a date! I'm really nervous! Why the drain tube? Yes, I know I should just research this but quite frankly, research just scares me! And why staples? I had a c section 18mo ago and they used the glue and steri strips. No staples and that's a huge incision compared to the one's for a DS. Those 2 things scare the crap outta me probably more than the surgery itself. Silly! I attend support groups and just about everyone who had the sleeve wishes they could have gotten the DS. Is the protein and vitamins hard to get down? I've been told that pure protein shakes are the best. And have heard mi…

My life is going to change november 30 th. ????

Does anyone know if lean bison is ok for our diets ?

Hi everyone, I'm new, and this is my first post. My surgery is in three weeks, and I'm concerned about a few things. I'm having a DS, and I've been told that if I don't lose enough fat from my liver before surgery, I may end up with a sleeve instead. Is this familiar to any of you? Any idea how much weight I should try to lose in the next three weeks? I know that a week from now I go on a special pre-op diet, but is this going to be enough? The one person I've talked to that's had bariatric surgery (RNY) said she throws up a lot; a few times a week regularly. Is this normal, or is that more an issue of everyone having a different experience? I'm starting to …

I just wanted to write a quick update on my experience so far for those who will be having surgery soon. My surgery was October 1st. I had a hard time shaking off the anesthesia, and it made me a little nauseated for the first 24 hours. I haven't thrown up since October 2nd (knock on wood), so I'm pretty happy about that. I left the hospital on October 3rd for home, and everything has gone surprisingly smoothly. My (eight!) teeny incisions are in good shape, and my follow-up appointment is tomorrow. I get to start eating pureed foods then, too - but my surgeon is very, very strict, so it's not a vast menu. I don't even care - pureed scrambled eggs sound like cuis…

Hi. I am new to all of this. I have been sick for 1 1/2 years and finally my cardiologist said time for WLS. I have been told by all of my doctors it will not fix all of my problems but will help at least 50% of them. I am so looking forward to it. Although, I am getting overwhelmed with all of the appointments. I have 10 appointments in June for all the pre op testing. Insurance is a nightmare with getting the autho for all of these appointments also. My sister went thru WLS many years ago. So, I kinda have an idea what i am looking at. Although she had the RYN and I am going to be having the DS. I just figured if I posted here and maybe see I was not the only…

I'm looking into having a revision to the duodenal switch. With this surgery being a self pay I'm looking into going to Mexico. 4 years ago I had the gastric sleeve and did well the first 10 months. But only lost 65 lbs. I was working my program like a pro... I'm still working out and watching what I eat but have started regaining weight.(25 lbs. in the last 18 months) I would like to hear from others that have had revision or are going straight to the duodenal switch. Tell me about your experience in Mexico and your surgery... I know lost of questions but I figure that's what this forum is for... INFORMATION. Thank you!

Hi Everyone, I am a 43 year old man getting DS in supposedly 2 weeks (still waiting on confirmation from Insurance). Not many people know what I am doing in a few weeks and I must admit I am a bit scared. I am making a point of attending a support group tomorrow night. I have needed this surgery for well over 10 years and now as it comes so close to the date I am a bit nervous. I think my biggest hang up is being so restricted later in life when it comes to diet. I know I need the surgery but my brain wants to trick me. I am sure everyone felt the same way right? Thanks!

Has anybody here had DS surgery after having their lap removed due to erosion, because of the scarring the erosion caused my surgeon has advised me that this is the best option for me and after a lot of research I agree . I'm just wondering what experiences good or bad others have had and also can you lose too much weight and if so how do you stop that ?

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I appreciate all the compliments I receive BUT after losing nearly 100 lbs....I am tired of hearing "I can tell by your face you have lost "some" weight" I know darn well my cheeks didn't weigh 50 lbs. apiece!!

So here it is, I have had the sleeve now for almost three years and have gained weight and not at the goal I wish to be at. What I want to know is what it is like with the switch part? Does it not enable you to eat certain foods? Do you eat certain foods? How much food do you eat? I find I still have good restriction with the sleeve however I can eat the foods that I shouldn't be. What about your surgeon? Did you have to pay for surgery and how much? I would be going to Mexico or the US but I would need to find a US surgeon first. Thanks for your responses Donna

Hi All, I'm scheduled to have my revision surgery on August 7, 2015. I have Dr. Rabkin. I'm traveling alone across country from CT to CA. HELP! Anyone can relate? What do I do? Strange city. No one to run to the pharmacy for me. Have to stay 4-5 days in hospital. Will be open, not laparoscopic. Argh. What about complications? What if I have a meltdown? Having the hardest time finding an affordable place to stay, Dr's office of no help. Any advice, would be greatly appreciated. Thanks NurseSmart

Does anyone feel a tremendous loss of energy.

Hi Im scheduled to undergo the SIPS procedure after a slipped Lapband. Surgery date is June 30 at Lenox Hill NYC with Dr Mitch Roslin. YAY Looking for some buddies that are having the SIPS done too. Excited and nervous, emotions are all over the place.

I had my scheduling appt yesterday and was scheduled for SIPS procedure on June 17th. Well got a call from my surgeon's office today telling me that they had an opening for June 8th and wanted to know if I wanted it. YESSSS!! Lol So it looks like I will be SIPPED in exactly 10 days! Super excited but nervous too...talk about an emotional roller coaster!! Lol

Hello all! I was wondering if there are any people scheduled for the new SIPS procedure. I am scheduled for May 12th with Dr. Tyner. I'm so excited and nervous at the same time. I have never had a surgery before and I am hoping for a smooth surgery and recovery.

Hey everyone Been a lurker for some time now but figured its time to join and get some support. I am a 36yr old mom from Orlando Florida, currently in the beginning stages of this process. I have completed all my requirements( blood work, psch eval etc) but still have 2 more appts with my doctor and NUT left as required by my insurance(aetna requires 90 days of a supervised diet etc). At my first appt with my surgeon (Dr Jawad) I expressed I wanted to explore the options of the traditional DS and he agreed. I am still unsure of what I want to do but just recently found out Dr Jawad only does the SADI loop and for the life of me cannot find any surgeons in FL who doe…

I got my surgery date today...August 12th. I am so excited. I have to have filters placed a few days before due to getting blood clots after my last surgery. How long did everyone wait till they went back to work? I am a taxi cab driver and on most days rarely get out of my car to walk so I'm nervous about going back to soon.

​Hello all! As my title says, I am 5 days out from surgery. I had my pre-op visit with my surgeon today, Dr. Harvey Rainville in Glen Ridge, NJ and looks like I'm all set to go. I was told that it was only one night in the hospital but I requested that I stay for two nights as my Brother, who basically takes care of me will be having very severe spinal surgery in just a few weeks and is living in excruciating pain; he is just not able to handle me right away. Dr. said fine and will keep me in the hospital even if I am fine to go. He is such a nice man! Also, since my first visit with him three months ago, I have lost 22.5 lbs, that made both the Dr. and me very ha…

I have my ds surgery scheduled Feb 20th, It will be at Geisinger Medical Center in Danville, Pennsylvania with Dr Anthony Peterick. Has anyone had surgery preformed by him? Anyone had surgery at Geisinger? When I finally saw him after the 6 months of nutrition classes, support groups & surgery classes he was very nice and talked through the procedure with me then at the end he dropped the sadi-s loop bomb on me. Not what I wanted. I don't know why but I just said okay. Well about 2 days later after I had been stewing over this I called his office back to tell them I would not be having surgery there and spoke to one of the nurses who assured me that if I explain…

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I have lots of questions about my DS surgery, and I'm hoping to get some answers. Swelling. I've been told I'll have it. How long does it last? Will I be able to swallow my pills? Nausea. Again, how long does it last and how severe is it? Are we talking barfing or just mild seasickness? Do you really just lose weight that fast? Does your energy level increase accordingly? Any tips for avoiding the loose skin thing? I'd really prefer not to look like a SharPei when I'm done. I'll take it, but it's not my preferred look. Ladies, am I going to lose the Girls entirely? Because Idk if I can handle that one. OK, I'm going to go breathe deeply and try not to cry. I…

Is it normal for you to be very weak after the ds surgery? That is my only problem. How do i get my strength back.

Just wanted to ask if anyone else is having any mood issues since surgery. I have found that I can be very iratable in the mornings. I have to be really aware of my reactions from about 6:30 until 9:30am. I assume it has to do with low energy (no Protein intake during the night). If anyone else has similar issues, how do you, did you handle it? Prior to surgery I was nearly always in a good mood.

Who has had DS surgery? Who was your surgeon? Did you go through insurance or were you a self pay?

Just wanted to check in and let you all know that I had my DS surgery early Tuesday morning, with the removal of my gallbladder. I feel really great, all things considered! I'm glad that part is over. But I've had very minimal pain and not even one episode (thus far) of vomitting or even nausea. I was in the hospital Tues - Friday and came home Friday evening. My biggest obstacles so far are just my own anxiety (which I struggled with prior to surgery) and getting fluids in. They recommend 64 ounces of clear liquid and something like 30 ounces of Protein drink while in the liquid phase and I have found that absolutely impossible so far. Even without the nausea it's just…

I had sleeve performed April 2008. Very successful. Lost from about 240 to 140 in a year's time. Felt great, and the maintenance seemed natural. Statred working out, got in great shape. In late 2012, had an accident that rendered me unable to exercise, or even do much at all for an extended period. Ended up having several surgeries, including a total knee replacement on one leg. My activity level is still imited, and to be honest with myself, will always be to an extent. Over the past year, I have regained about 70 pounds, which is just devastating for me, espcially after having about 5 years of success. I am now considering revision surgery, possible a conversion…

Nearly 3 weeks out and have a horrible sore throat......what can I take?