DS and BPD ???????

Cruise Director Julie
on 4/27/06 2:35 pm - Dallas, TX
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Annette; Congrats! You're doing so well. Keep it up! Blessings, Jennifer 253 / 178 / 137
yosemitemama
on 4/28/06 12:36 pm - Yosemite, CA
That is so awsome!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I am happy for you. I think that this is a great group of people, too.
Diane DeSeranno
on 4/28/06 3:54 pm - Long Beach, WA
Congrats! I know how great your feeling. Praise God.
JenWilBeSkinE
on 4/30/06 8:49 am - Peculiar, MO
Hilarious! I thought the Streak program was gonna make you workout until your were skinny enough to feel like "streaking" somewhere! LOL LOL LOL LOL But your way makes much more sense!
Anne S.
on 5/29/04 6:49 am - New York, NY
Hi Renee, I had a BPD surgery last October. Previously, I had the LapBand, but I was very unhappy with it. I don't usually post to this group because many of the DS people like to email after I post and tell me how terrible my surgery is and how superior theirs is. I think everyone is entitled to their own opinion, but I get a little tired of being scolded for making a decision I thought was right for me. Anyway, since you asked a question that I can answer specifically, I thought would write. There is one major difference between the BPS and the BPD/DS - the stomach in the BPD is cut laterally and the pyloric valve is lost. The DS is a vertical cut creating a more cylindrical pouch and keeping the pylorus. The intestinal bit is essentially the same. I have never experienced dumping or nutritional deficiencies. Part of the reason I chose the BPD was because I was having my LapBand removed at the same time and the BPD is a shorter procedure requiring less general anesthesia. Since I was having two procedures at once, I wanted to minimize the time I was out. I had no complications, it was done laparoscopically and I was back at work in one week. That said, they are both MAJOR surgery and neither should be entered into lightly. And I have heard that the DS can minimize some nutritional deficiencies common in WLS. If you have a choice between the BPD and the DS, I would chose the DS because you will have the benefit of having had a surgery people are more familiar with and hopefully a good support group with others who have had the same surgery. But speaking from my own observations of my WLS and friends who had the DS - the results are very similar as are the side effects (since they are both malabsortive surgeries you will likely experience more frequent bowel movements and they may have a foul smell). Okay, I hope this helps! Please feel free to ask any questions I might not have answered. Anne
(deactivated member)
on 5/31/04 6:43 am - TN
Anne, I am sorry people have jumped on you and told you how inferior your surgery is. Sounds to me like you made the right decision for yourself at that time. Good luck on your journey! Carolyn
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