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So dr. Joya said because of my weight that i might need a 2nd vsg down the road a year or so to lose the leftover weight. Has anyone gone through this? The way i factor it is ill be down to about 300 lbs from 479 after a year im 3 months post op and down to 420 lbs right now im losing about 4 lbs a week so in a year ill b at around 300 is how i figured it and i know the first year is when u lose what your destined to lose.. So yea i think ill try and save to get the 2nd surgery in 9 months to go from 300 to 220-250 then skin removal to 200 or so...so anyone have a similar experience?

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Did he mean you would have another sleeve procedure or just add the DS? (Duodenal switch)

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I imagine your doc meant you would continue to the complete DS (duodenal switch)--the VSG was originally just part 1 of a 2-part surgical procedure, but they noticed that patients would lose a lot of weight even before the 2nd surgery was completed; thus our modern-day VSG. The complete DS is sometimes indicated for patients with a more substantial amount of weight to lose.

I think you're doing exactly what you need to do to ensure a safe 2nd part of your procedure; your surgeon will determine down the road if it's still necessary. If it isn't, GREAT! If it is, you will have lost a substantial amount of weight and placed yourself in a lower-risk category for the second half of the DS procedure. Win-win.

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Very informative, thanks you two.

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I'm still losing after a year. It doesn't suddenly stop working at 12 months post op. I don"t get it. Anyhoo, I imagine he did mean teh second part of the DS, but if the sleeve is still working for you, why fix what isn't broke? Good luck.

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I really do get tired of hearing about the 1 year expiration date on the sleeve. It simply is not true.

The duodenal switch turns the sleeve from a purely restrictive surgery into one that is both restrictive and malabsorptive. The DS isn't as severe as Roux-En-Y, but I am with Heatherr. If it's still working, keep working with it. No reason why you can't lose all the weight on the sleeve.

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Yes, the "one year" thing is arbitrary and meaningless if they're talking about strictly a 365-day period of time. My surgeon laughed when I asked him about this.

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