LoserMama

I know its not technically necessary, but with a rate of something like 1 in 3 people needing their gallbladder out during active weight loss, I would love to just circumvent a repeat hospital stay. Has anyone had their gallbladder out at the same time as the sleeve? Dare I even ask the surgeon?

DS is a lot more extensive in its rerouting from all I've read and seen, than the RNY. Its a major major diversion of the intestines, resulting in severe malabsorption. I guess its most similar to the Distal RNY in malabsorption, but that isn't the typical RNY done. Don't quite want THAT much diversion...., just the same degree as RNY :) I wonder if a doc will do a DS with a proximal diversion? That would be it, right?

I am wishing for more definitive data. I was not happy to see 30% needing chronic PPI meds -- is that the experience here, as well? And seeing 15% converted to RNY. What I want is a RNY sleeve! Make my stomach smaller, like sleeve, but do the malabsoprtion, like rny! :)

I am sorry to hear you are struggling. I would have to imagine they might be able to see the extra edema, I hope, and have a good discussion about it, particularly if your Water pill changed and not believe you just didn't do things right. I hope! keep with it, you've had a great loss I am impressed. What is the milk diet? Do you just mean liquid diet? Did they want you on it that soon? That seems it would be so hard to do it for six weeks pre-op. I am still learning as a newbie. I have a three month wait period and had my consult last week and my first medical diet supervision appt tomorrow that I guess will start the clock officially ticking for the three month period, so I have yet to laern what will be required of me.

As hard as it may be, I'm actually hoping for this timing. My workplace requires everyone to be off from 12/23-1/1, so with just a couple of extra days off, I'll have a healthy 2 weeks off, with hopefully no disruption from work beyond that. I will be complete with my requirements about November 14th, and they said it will take a week to get approved, and then my surgeon is scheduling 2-3 weeks out, so I am PRAYING for that timing to work out. I am hoping for 12/21 or 12/22.