Dawndarkling

My recovery from the surgery was really easy. I was a Sleep patient for seven years and then I converted to the Sadie. They did repair two hernia while they were in there and those killed me for weeks on end, but the incisions for the conversion in those areas, I had no pain whatsoever. In fact, I didn’t even feel like I had a surgery because being a veteran sleeve patient The amount of food I could eat did not change after the conversion.

I take the same vitamins and minerals. I’ve always taken, but I take 50% higher dose. I have found that my vitamins that I take pre-surgery were higher end doses than a lot of of the bariatric medications so I don’t pay for those high prices when they have less in them than what I already take. I am a female in my 50s and I take a Centrum Silver for men because it has higher doses than the one for women I do not take shoes or Gummies because the pills break down slower and have a chance to actually get absorbed better than a gummy I take calcium chews at night three of them instead of the recommended two and in the morning I take everything else along with my iron and vitamin C . again 50% higher dose and my blood work is fine

I had the Sadie and my research on it from my doctor says that the Sadie is only 25% more mall absorptive than the bypass. Whereas the traditional Didal switch could be up to 80%. I don’t use Bariatric vitamins. I take the same vitamins and supplements. I have always taken, but I raised the amount by 50% to cover the 25% loss and my blood work is just fine.

So I had the Sadie, I have gas every day because the sugar alcohols in my protein drinks give me gas. I will also get gas if I eat Suda for a vegetables, high fats or simple carbs. The gas I really can’t control. It gets pretty abundant and I can’t always get to another room before it comes out. But go into the bathroom you can completely control. It’s not some sudden urge where you gotta go right now. If you’re not eating a boatload of sugars and fats you’re not gonna get diarrhea. You’re gonna have normal bowel movements and you can control them just the same way you did before bariatric surgery. Now they do sell tablets that you can take. It is a form of a business that deodorizes your body from the inside so that your gas is not as bad as it normally would be. It takes you back to pre-surgery gas smell. They also sell odor blocking underwear. But if you don’t take the proper steps, just know that the flatulence from the Sadie is a lot and it smells pretty bad, but if you take care of it preemptively you’ll be OK.

For those of you who are eating fats after your DS. Are you noticing that you are overly gassy every day? Because if I eat, even just a little bit of cheese or a little bit of butter, I am farting for the rest of the dang day and maybe all night too

My primary care physician put me on Zepbound before my conversion to Sadie and she said she wanted me on it for life. She says that a metabolic disorder is a chronic disease and I will never be rid of it. Having both is amazing not just for the food noise and the cravings and lowering the appetite but also for the inflammation that we get as we get older and for brain health, it does amazing things for brain health

I’m curious to know what surgery all of you had. I had a conversion from sleeve to Sadie. My doctor told me that with this surgery 80% of people keep 90% of their weight off past 10 years just wondering how that actually Fehrs in the real world

I had the exact same problem immediately after surgery. They had me taking Prilosec immediately after surgery and I have to stay on it for six months just to protect the lining of everything. So it wasn’t that. But I started taking a Tums now and then, and that helps Now I only feel that burning when I take something that has high sugar alcohol content but yes, it is the poop that is burning us on the way out. I know exactly what you’re talking about. It’s like you ate a bunch of jalapeño peppers.

Actually, the Sadie is only 25% more male absorptive than the bypass. It absorbs about 25% less of vitamins and food and everything now the traditional duodenal switch is very malabsorption by 50% -80% I believe depending on what material we’re talking about

Dr Meyers is absolutely wonderful! We have a huge support group through his office and in 4 years I’ve never met anyone who had problems or regrets. He listens. He doesn’t judge. He is kind and … He is thorough. Takes every precaution for before , during and after surgery care.