Hi All, I have been reading everything under the sun about WLS. I notice there isn't a forum here for the DS. Why? Is it not popular, too risky, not worth it? Has anyone had it? My BMI is 51 so it seem like a good surgery for me but it concerns me that you all don't seem to talk about it. Help!

The only thing I know is in my nutritionist class that was required a mom and daughter were attending also. The mom was around 300lbs having bypass and her daughter was much larger and she was having the DS. She told me since she had so much to lose the DS was the best for her. I think they pass more of the intestines that absorbed calories on the DS. I don't know if that's the only difference tho.

Good luck on your Journey!

Thanks Tebowfan, I'm on the bottom of bmi scale for that surgery and weigh 300 like that woman at your class. In my reading it does seem similar to GB except no dumping. Ahhh off to read more! Any DS'ers out there?

The DS has even more of an absorption issue than the bypass from what I understand. I had researched both since my comorbidity is diabetes but DS is used for more extreme now. I am a month post bypass and it did get rid of the diabetes. I was a band to bypass revision to be specific and very happy with my bypass.

I too haven't heard much about it. I don't even know what it is? Although I had GB id like to learn more about DS

I'm on dsfacts.com reading right now (or a sec ago!) I don't know if it's a persons site or DS doctors because it is informative but there seems to be a push for it on the site.

Volkitteh, may I ask what put u over the edge to GB instead of DS?

The surgeon and after reading it seemed riskier. I think if you get the bypass and stick to the directions you'll lose fast enough. and the bypass does bypass the duodenal dorm what I understood. Best thing to remember is that all of these are just tools and can be defeated. Many who have DS have it revised to bypass also.

There is a thread for ds.it is under the "other types of weight loss surgery" section.

Oops, sorry! I'm new here. Thanks!

No problem

Hi we do have a Duodenal Switch forum here as well. You may be able to find some answers over there too.

http://www.bariatricpal.com/forum/1018-duodenal-switch-surgery-forum-new/