I have not been to this site in forever. It is funny that the only BPDs talking are from Dr. Sifers. He was my surgeon also, on May 12, 2003. I went in knowing about both and that he did mainly the BPD w/o DS, but I hoped to talk him into with the DS. Well, he talked me into the BPD w/o DS. I knew my downfall was sugar and the dumping with deter me. Hahaha yeah right. A true addict will struggle through the pain. I didn't follow the wls plan completely but I still managed to lose 200 lbs. My goal was 180 and his was 160. I never reached either. The lowest I got was 198.
I have yo-yo through the years. I eat bad then when clothes get too tight and I hit the gym and diet again. Bad part about that is the losing quickly in the beginning of dieting again. Example is now I wa****ting a high of 272, I was eating real bad and ended up in the ER with pains from constipation. So I decided to hit the liquids again as stated by SIfer to start back to scratch. I lost 20lbs in a week. Well, that seems great and I feel like a winner. Then the bad foods call me back and I slow down again.
Also since my surgery I had had to get back on my bipolar meds which helped to increase my weight before surgery. I did have hernia repair last year 10/2011. Which I believe I had nearly since I had my wls but no doc could figure it out until the pain wouldn't go away on it own and they had to figure it out. I never heard a good word about Dr. Sifers either from other health professionals. I am glad I had it done. I knew all the risks and complications going in. At the last ER they told me I was anemic. I hadn't been low in iron since my surgery. I am usually told I am low in potassium because I also take a diuretic or magnesium. But those are in those crisis ER times. On normal check-up blood work, everything is normal.
I sometimes think of getting a revision to help to lose more weight. Does anyone know of what would be the best revision for a BPD patient?