Question for those who have had the surgery

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

So here it is, I have had the sleeve now for almost three years and have gained weight and not at the goal I wish to be at. What I want to know is what it is like with the switch part? Does it not enable you to eat certain foods? Do you eat certain foods? How much food do you eat? I find I still have good restriction with the sleeve however I can eat the foods that I shouldn't be.

What about your surgeon? Did you have to pay for surgery and how much? I would be going to Mexico or the US but I would need to find a US surgeon first. Thanks for your responses

Donna

[Jace Miller 1]

I had the DS loop so I'll answer what I'm sure about.

1. My doctors told me no potatoes, bread, beef, Pasta or greasy foods. they strongly suggested Black Beans, ground turkey, and chicken. Also they told me to not drink my carbs so no juices.
2. I actually can't eat greasy food because i can't digest grease. For me even one bite of Pasta makes me nauseous. I can actually eat potato chips for some reason, but I don't because I want too keep the weight I've lost off. The same goes for bread.
3. When I do eat I try to stick to six ounces of food like my dietician told me.
4. My Surgeon Dr. Cottam Works in Salt Lake ,we had to pay I think a $350 education fee plus the out of pocket for the surgery itself which the insurance I had paid for most of. out of pock was more then $2,000 . Dr. Cottam works out of the Bmi they have a website Bmiut.com. Though Dr. Cottam only does the DS Loop.

Edited July 19, 2015 by Jace Miller

[Postop 405]

I sent you a PM.

[ErinEllen1 4]

I had the actual DS three months ago. I am restricted on the amount that I eat (about 4 ounces at a time), I have trouble with some vegetables like cauliflower and broccoli. I have heard from other vets that say this eventually passes. The thing about the DS is that you have to be diligent with your Vitamins and supplements and your lab work. We don't absorb Vitamins like the normies so Vitamin deficiency is a real possibility. I take a handful of vitamins every single day and will for the rest of my life. The vitamins that I take will be tweaked each time I get my lab results (still waiting on my first complete labs).

My diet is high Protein and high fat. The only carbs that I get are in fruit and vegetables. I take in between 120 - 150 grams of Protein every single day, and I try to get about 70-80 grams of fat.

I feel awesome. I am 1000% glad that I chose this surgery, and I recommend it.

My surgeon was Dr. Margaret Inman in Indianapolis, IN. My insurance paid for the entire thing.

[janet1000 15]

My comments are related to the DS - that's what I have.

It really depends on how your system adjusts to the surgery. Some people have a really hard time with carbs, simple or complex. It gives them extreme gas, bloating, diarrhea, cramping, etc. Having this reaction enough times, and you have a Pavlov's Dog reaction to carbs.

Then there are people like me who have no reaction to sugar or carbs at all. Sometimes I will eat something that gives me extreme gas - like food Outlet Meatballs, which are supposed to be Protein but apparently are anything but LOL - but that is the extent of it. I'm fortunate that I can eat whatever I want - and if it is total sugar, I make sure to get in my car and drive home at the 2 hour mark cause gas is going to start then.

fruit and veggies go right through me. I do miss salads. This will get better as time goes on. Our systems adjust to this surgery. In the beginning, everything affects you. Over time, less and less.

I know that the DS has been a miracle for me. I've already stretched out my sleeve. I knew that was going to happen so I didn’t bother with a RNY. The malabsorbtion is the only way I was going to lose the weight – because it’s beyond my ability to get around it. It works automatically, and every day. I don’t have to manage it, I don’t have to stay on a strict diet, it works. It works better if I eat the right foods, but it still works at a minimum level every day.

What I really like is I am no longer diabetic. I don't know how this happened, but my blood sugar levels normalized 3 weeks after my surgery. Before I lost all the weight! Loosing weight definately helps your A1C, and it helps everyone. But something about this surgery goes beyond the fat loss because I read about people dropping insulin meds 2-3 weeks after surgery and then go on to lose 100lbs.

Edited August 11, 2015 by janet1000