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janedoe92

By janedoe92, in Duodenal Switch Surgery Forum

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jenniebear2002    7

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I am having BPD-DS in a month (12/15/16). My surgeon talks about it with me about it. He said it has a great long term success rate.

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janedoe92    260

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I am having BPD-DS in a month (12/15/16). My surgeon talks about it with me about it. He said it has a great long term success rate.

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That's what my surgeon told me as well. He wants to test my metabolism first to see if I can get sleeved, but I have so much to loose I just don't know if sleeve will be the right option

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Postop    405

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I think you're referring to the SADI-S or SIPS procedure. That's a single loop DS.

The full or traditional DS is known as the Duodenal Switch or BPD/DS.

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janedoe92    260

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Possibly, the information paper my Surgeon gave me says that's what it is, but overall I'm not talking about the traditional one.

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Postop    405

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Sure I know of the single loop DS. Dr. Roslin at Lenox Hill Hospital in NYC has been doing it for quite a while. You might want to look him up as he's written extensively about it.

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The SIPS/SADI/"Loop DS" is a newer procedure that is hoped to provide results similar to (or at least "close enough" to the traditional BPD/DS, but in a simpler procedure that would be accessible to more surgeons. The traditional DS is a technically challenging procedure such that few surgeons find it worthwhile to develop, and most particularly, maintain the skills to perform it, so it is hoped that more surgeons can offer the simpler procedure, and that the procedure give better results than the current mainstream RNY and VSG.

Time will tell if it works out as proposed, as it is still generally considered to be experimental/investigational without a lot of long term data supporting it. Its only relation to the traditional DS is the use of the sleeve gastrectomy as its restrictive basis, though being fairly new, it is very much on the ascent and shows good promise, unlike some of the older procedures such as the mini bypass or sleeve plication that never gained much traction due to inherent limitations.

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No. I am able to have bowel movements. I am not sure what they are from. I called the doctor and they told me the cramps and bloating should go away in the next couple of weeks. I hope so because it feels like I need to have a bowl movement all the time.

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janedoe92    260

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No. I am able to have bowel movements. I am not sure what they are from. I called the doctor and they told me the cramps and bloating should go away in the next couple of weeks. I hope so because it feels like I need to have a bowl movement all the time.

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Thanks for the info and good luck in recovery!:) keep me updated on the progress

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BIGRED Z    4

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I'm 3 weeks out and still have daily cramping w loose BM's. Waiting for things to firm up...

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