I have a decision to make that I hope some of you can help me with...I had RNY in 2002...I'm looking to get a revision...the surgeon I have seen will only revise me to a distal RNY...I am more interested in the DS...should I trust him or look for another surgeon...this type of revision is only done by a handful of surgeons in the USA due to it's complexity

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for me a good rule of thumb is to get multiple consults.

Why do you think the RNY didn't work for you? or did it work but you put back on the weight? Why another surgery? and what makes you think this time will be different? What are some of the things you know you did to contribute to the failure (i hate using that word)...?

these are some of the question you should ask your self. I would also see about a trip to the Phy. Figure out the underlying issues.

I went and read some of the stuff on the internet on both Looks like the DS has high complications and you may get better results from the one your dr suggested.... What's your BMI now?

for me a good rule of thumb is to get multiple consults.

Why do you think the RNY didn't work for you? or did it work but you put back on the weight? Why another surgery? and what makes you think this time will be different? What are some of the things you know you did to contribute to the failure (i hate using that word)...?

these are some of the question you should ask your self. I would also see about a trip to the Phy. Figure out the underlying issues.

I went and read some of the stuff on the internet on both Looks like the DS has high complications and you may get better results from the one your dr suggested.... What's your BMI now?

I had my RNY in 2002 and lost 220 pounds...2006 was a stressful year because I got married, moved 1000 miles away from family at my husband's request...I started eating sweets again which is like a drug to me...by 2009 I had only gained back about 40 so I wasn't too worried about it...then my dad got sick and almost died and that threw me into a deep depression as we'll as denial about my slow weight regain...over the next 8 years I ended up weighing 388 (not my highest) and decided to look into a revision...the surgeon I am seeing is the third opinion I've gotten...he supposed to be one of the best revisionists in the country...I am more determined to make this revision work then I was for the original surgery...back then I was in denial that I could gain it back...I'm also active in therapy where my eating is a topic.

I've also done a lot of research about the DS and am aware of the high complication rate but since there is not much on success with a distal revision I was aiming toward that...so I was looking here for possible successes to help me decide to stay with this surgeon or travel far distances to hopefully find one that will do the DS on me.

Oh and I'm now down to 360 bmi 59.9 because I've completed one of three consecutive months in my supervised diet...a pre-op requirement.

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@@kikie1973, I would get a few consults and make a list of questions and tell them why you want to get this done.

@@kikie1973, I would get a few consults and make a list of questions and tell them why you want to get this done.

Thank you for your suggestion however, I've gone to 3 different surgeons...you see of the limited amount of surgeons that do revisions, there is just a handful of reputable ones that revise to the DS. The surgeon I'm seeing now is said to be the best on the East coast...he doesn't feel it is safe to do anything but the distal RNY on me...I'm in NJ and the other surgeons on the East coast are 3+ hours away and I don't have the financial ability to travel more then a few hours...the best one is pit in CA but that's not even considerable...so basically it's the distal RNY or nothing

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@@kikie1973, wow, ok. Just be careful whatever you do. I'm not familiar with the distal. I'll need to research more on that. And, I hate you don't have more options.

@@kikie1973, wow, ok. Just be careful whatever you do. I'm not familiar with the distal. I'll need to research more on that. And, I hate you don't have more options.

Thank you for responding...if you happen to find anything encouraging about revising from RNY to Distal RNY please let me know

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