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sharon16

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    Well done ! What a great success story sweeetmel. I commend you on your efforts .

    It really is easy to fall back to the old eating habits . But I'm sure the SADI will help you maintain it even if you fall off the wagon once in a while.

    If we had such strong willpower forever to stay away from delicious food, we wouldn't be considering weight loss surgery I suppose .

    Those habits tended to come back after my third year of dieting struggles in which I lost 35 kg several times and put it all back on in the future .

    But I'm so tired of starving when eating healthy. I need this tool but I don't know what the future outcome of this would be either - considering it is a major surgery and your organs are butchered yet we slip into old habits so easily :(

  5. Posted

    Hi There,

    I am having lap band to rny surgery revision with Dr Liew on the Gold Coast. If you have top private health insurance he accesses gap cover, so the only out of pockets I have is the anaesthetist (around $500) and his consultations which are $100 each. He is also happy to email and answer any questions you have so you get to have a fair bit of contact. He doesn't have a dietician or psychologist attached to his practice so he will tell you what to do before and after however you'll need to access a dietician yourself. He was very highly recommended and he has great personal skills. I was quoted $4k to $8k with everyone else too. Mines on 4th March, when's your?

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    Thank you for the information Peggy , very informative .

    I'm still

    Scared about the fact that it Involves re-routing intestines . And here in Melbourne Australia , the SADI/SIPS is not common at all .

    There is a site where a bariatric lawyer argues that the SADI can be no where nearly compared to the DS.

    Information is so widely available but it has overwhelmed me to be honest. And I gave up and decided to go with the sleeve .

    I had people overseas even telling me that they'll have another sleeve if they were to gain weight again but would never involve the intestines . I'm so glad to hear that you and Losili are happy with it .

    I actually liked the SADI when I researched it but people scared me out of it . I'm

    Still unsure as I have my surgery booked for July 29

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    Losili , after endless research of the SADI, I found that it is still considered an experimental procedure . Future affects on the body are unknown. On One site it reads that it can cause intestinal obstruction in the future . So that's what scared me .

    I was actually going for the SADI even though it is not done in my city due to having better weight loss outcomes, but when I read this, I changed my mind .

    You're actually much more likely to develop an intestinal obstruction from the other malabsorptive procedures (gastric bypass or traditional/classic DS) because of the extra cuts & anastomoses made. The single-anastomosis duodenal switch is no longer considered experimental. The surgeon I now see for follow up says it has been "mainstream" for over a year even though he doesn't do it himself at this time. Those who say it is experimental are typically the ones who don't do it. We all need to remember that every procedure, WLS or otherwise, was "experimental" at first.

    We all have to do what we feel is best for ourselves. I've posted many times that I did not want a DS three years ago when I had my initial sleeve gastrectomy because the amount of malabsorption of the classic DS & gastric bypass, with the 100-150 cm common channel, scared me. I also did not want the small, artificial opening between the stomach pouch & the intestines of the RNY GB. The SA-DS with only one anastomosis & the 300 cm common channel that I have is what I was comfortable having. Before I learned of the SA-DS I was planning on asking Dr. Srikanth to convert my sleeve to a DS but with a longer common channel. The SA-DS made that unnecessary. The longer common channel decreases the severity of most of the effects of malabsorption - diarrhea & gas, both of which can be foul-smelling, & Protein & Vitamin deficiencies.

    I had feelings of food sticking in my esophagus but that was due to having the hiatal hernia repaired. That no longer happens.

  11. Posted

    Losili , after endless research of the SADI, I found that it is still considered an experimental procedure . Future affects on the body are unknown. On One site it reads that it can cause intestinal obstruction in the future . So that's what scared me .

    I was actually going for the SADI even though it is not done in my city due to having better weight loss outcomes, but when I read this, I changed my mind .

  18. Posted

    Actually losili, I was wrecking my brain deciding which surgery I should have done. Due to 250 cm (which isn't as bad as 100cm) rerouting of the intestines, I chickened out and decided to stay on the safe side without the intestine bit . I don't know honestly . Was even thinking of changing it last min . I've got my sugery booked for the 29th with Ian Michelle

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  20. Posted

    Yes. My doctor sent me home the same day! He said everything went well and I walked in at 5am had a 6 hour surgery and walked out at 7pm.

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    Wow ! 6 hours ! I thought the SADI only takes 1.5-2 hours max

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    I'm having the sleeve and my doctor will be keeping me in hospital for 4 days .

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