So I had the DS a week ago today, due to some weight regain 5 years out from VSG.

I have been searching and searching for ppl's experience revising from VSG to DS. I want to hear from you!! I know my weight loss will be slower than with virgin DS, but I guess I'm lacking Faith that I can lose at all, just relying on malabsorption. I am watching what I'm eating (portions and carbs) . Please share with me your experience and loss!

And how long was your belly sore? I'm still pretty sore, with the vsg I was back to normal in a couple days. Not so with DS!!

Quick update! Surgery was Tuesday morning and stayed in hospital until 4pm next day. Home now and doing well. Doc only added the DS of intestines so nothing else was touched. There had been talk of possibly resleeve or remove gallbladder.

First day I felt amazing and was up walking around like a champ. Day 2 was the worst so far. Bad heartburn but the nurse was able to get me a dose a Maalox.

As of now I am sleeping in bed but up in a sitting position with pillows. Omeprazole is working to control reflux.

Did anyone else do a swallow test while still in the hospital? Lingering diarrhea from the barium liquid.

Been drinking pedialyte mixed with 50% water which is working really well for me.

Onward!

Post op day 7 update: returned to work today and survived it. My main issue right now is a terrible reaction to the Dermabond surgical glue. The itch and red bumps with rash are horrid!!

Applying cortisone cream and trying to pick off all the glue (doctor said it’s ok).

Other than that I have progressed to full liquids and they go down just fine. Occasionally throughout the day I get a serious of slightly sharp pangs in the abdomen. Not sure but hoping this is just part of the healing process.

Using Tylenol only except now nights since the horrible inflamed glue itch started. Switched from pain pills on days 4-5.

On ward!

Post op day 11: Revn from Sleeve to DS. Bad glue reaction spread but I think it is thinking about turning a corner. Eating Greek yogurt (key lime chibani and oikos), lean shakes, blended soups like tomato, broccoli cheese and lentils. Still drinking pedialyte mixed with water. The reason is because I am finding it difficult to stay on top of my fluids at work so I want to make sure I don’t get dehydrated. That is an issue I need to take on next week. Next food stage cooking is mushy foods in a couple days. Liquids, I will miss ya but not that much!

Onward.

19 hours ago, Circlesis said:

Post op day 11: Revn from Sleeve to DS. Bad glue reaction spread but I think it is thinking about turning a corner. Eating Greek yogurt (key lime chibani and oikos), lean shakes, blended Soups like Tomato, broccoli cheese and lentils. Still drinking pedialyte mixed with Water. The reason is because I am finding it difficult to stay on top of my fluids at work so I want to make sure I don’t get dehydrated. That is an issue I need to take on next week. Next food stage cooking is mushy foods in a couple days. liquids, I will miss ya but not that much!

Onward.

So good to hear your updates! Glad you’re managing work okay! Liquids was the worst. Once I started being able to eat, the heartburn got much better. Rarely is it an issue now. My doc sped along my food reintroductions since he said it was designed for people who had healing stomach lines, not for restriction. So now I’m at soft solids. So I pretty much eat anything soft, no breads pasta rice etc or processed foods. I’ll live here a while. Down 20lbs. I make a nice protein smoothie and then usually have one meal. No major hunger in between. If I snack, it’s something like yogurt.

Can anything be done for someone like myself that has fallen off the wagon? I had gastric bypass in nov of 2010 and within the last year and a half put it back on after my Gma died.

Can anything be done for someone like myself that has fallen off the wagon? I had gastric bypass in nov of 2010 and within the last year and a half put it back on after my Gma died.

Make an appointment with your healthcare team to discuss options.

@GottaBeBlair that is a really good weight loss! I think I am one week behind you and I am at 9.5 pounds since day of surgery and like 5 before that from prep diet.

I tried for a faster food re-entry but no dice. So here I am in week one of two on mushys.

I do get some discomfort when eating harder foods. For example I when had white beans cooked with fresh broccoli rabe. The greens were slightly tough. Anyway, curious if anyone else had a similar experience. I was a little freaked out by it. Currently at almost 3 weeks out.

@circlesis it amazes me how different each surgeon is. I eat regular food at this point, just shy of a month. I still don’t have much of an appetite even though they didn’t touch my stomach. I’ve noticed on days a way more, I lose more but I haven’t learned to trust my tool yet. So scared of failing again. How are you?

@circlesis I meant days I eat more, I weigh less the next day.

Today was kind of a bummer. This morning I had an episode of stomachache and vomiting. My best guess is that it was the avocado I had last night. It felt like a food intolerance kind of sick. Super surprised though considering there was nothing done to my stomach at all. I was never sick at all with sleeve.

I have heard something similar about losing more when eating more with this DS. I haven’t seen it yet, but I’m also not in normal food yet.

I’m at 15 lb lost total. Today is my 3 week surgiversary. 5 pounds in the past week.

4 week post DS conversion from sleeve update. 

Have we entered the stall portion of the program? I wonder. Until today and yesterday I have lost steadily something each day. I have also moved to soft foods, so probably a correlation there. 

Able to eat small amounts of meat, veg, fish/shrimp, rice, potatoes etc fine. No issues to report this week. Total pounds lost is about 18. 

Onward!