So confused after consult-everything different than what i read on here, HELP!

I had my surgeon consultation yesterday and the seminar this morning. I am so confused and frustrated. My surgeon fought me over the DS (although they perform them) and said I would have diahrea and might have to wear diapers, and I would stink, and I couldn't eat fat or sugar, and he would not recommend it. He pushed, and me really pushed, for the RNY or the lapband. I told him I did not want either of those surgeries and when he asked why I tried to explain. One of the reasons I gave him is a don't want to be sick if I eat a sweet. He asked, "Why would you want to eat a sweet?" and you should be happy it makes you sick.  I looked him in the eye and resplied, "Because I'm human". I won't eat a lot of sweets, but I don't want to vomit every time I have a small piece of birthday cake or a cookie. We battled the DS/RNY for nearly two hours and according to him, even with the DS I couldn't eat sweets, fats, or soft foods or sauces. No mayo, no salad dressing, no tomatoes, no soups or gravies, etc. Also, I couldn't drink before, during or 90 minutes after eating. All the things he was telling me were the opposite of what I've been reading. I showed him some of my lilterature (and posts lol) and he said I couldn't believe everything I read. If I want it to be successful, I need to follow the plan. I'm exhausted, disappointed, and confused. I finally asked him about the sleeve and he said that would be acceptable but I would have all the same restrictions as the bypass.  I am going to research some more and then make my decision. I am going to another doctor in July for another consult and see what he says. I want the DS but not if it is going to have all the restrictions and negative side effects as the RNY. HELP ME PLEASE. I have gone the to sites many of you have recommended and I have a full binder of information, but what is real and what isn't? What's with my surgeon? Any insight or help would be grately appreciated. Thanks.

It seems painfully clear to me that it's time to switch surgeons.  A DS surgeon who claims you'll have to wear diapers isn't worth a nickle.  My DS surgeon said that if you have more than 4 BMs a day...that's too many and you need to address the problem.  He also said that living with excessive stink (gas and/or BMs) is not necessary and you can medicate for that as well.  I can't imagine going to a surgeon who said that you might have to live with such things. Finally, any DS surgeon who would say you couldn't eat fat....well...I'm guessing you're getting told this by a "bait and not switch".  My surgeon pushes may and full fat salad dressings.  He does all the WLS so he's not one to push any over the other.  That's YOUR choice! Trust me...I'm eating full fat, lots of mayo, soups, gravies, etc.  and I'm losing weight steadily.  Sounds to me like you've got some really BAD information from a surgeon.  But, trust me...you're not the first and you won't be the last.  I got the same type of info from a RNY surgeon that I was working with before I discovered the DS.  He told me the same thing.  Well....he lied.

Thank you. The only thing I can come up with is that the Lap and RNY must be the most cost effective for them to perform or something. I appreciate knowing what your surgeon told you and I will add your post to my binder!

that is a fact. the lap and RNY are better for the SURGEONS not you.  they get paid more for those procedures through insurance, than for the DS. Also, a LOT of people push the "stink" factor with the DS...but that can happen to ANYone...it is just more likely with weight loss surgery...and it STILL happens to RNY patients.  it's the bad bacteria in your intestines....which can be taken care of simply be eating yogurt with live cultures in them...probiotics. or there are pills, liquid drops, etc.   with the DS the intestinal length is shorter than with the RNY, so it can be more noticeable. that is IT, and it is easily fixed if you notice the problem. no diapers necessary! all that talk makes the doc sound ingorant and dishonest.

It's as simple as this:  He's wrong!!  First, clearly he doesn't do the DS because if he feels that way about it, it would be malpractice for him to do it.  Sccondly, since he does do RNY & Lapband, that's what he's pushing - that's where his bread is buttered - that's where he makes his living.  He's not objective and what you need is an objective medical opinion.  Go to a RNY doctor to get information about the RNY.  Go to a DS doctor to get information about the DS.  in some measure, don't trust either of them completely.  Use your research on here  and by reading clinical studies to make the best decision for you.  What you shouldn't do is listen to that quack.  Just my modest opinion.

I truly appreciate your modest opinion and agree with you! Thank you!

RUN! Do not walk! Run as far away from that quack as you can! See one of the surgeons listed on www.duodenalswitch.com . Good luck! Gina    

I have been to that site many times and have printed much of the information. That is one of the reasons I was able to argue with him about DS. It scares me to think that if I hadn't done as much research (including reading posts from all of you) about DS, I would have been pushed into a surgery that I know believe is too restrictive for a decent quality of life. I'm so grateful to all you.

Here's a complete list of reputable DS surgeons.  As you will see, none are from the state of Kansas.  Looks like you found a fraud.  Like he said "don't believe everything you read"...he's NOT a DS surgeon. This list is from duodenalswitch.com which prides itself in compiling the names of DS surgeons based on patient reviews and investigations.  They do NOT pay for their names to be on this list.  It is compiled so that people like us don't get taken by the type of surgeons you ran into yesterday.  I'm so sorry that you had to sit through two hours of debating with someone who, ultimately, didn't have your best interest at heart. CALIFORNIA

Delano

* Ara Keshishian, MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Dawn Keshishian, RN or Dee Tinkle, LVN Phone: 661-725-4847 or 800-816-6647 (toll-free) Delano Regional Medical Arts Building 1205 Garces Highway, Suite 303 Delano, CA 93215 http://wwwdssurgery.com

Los Angeles

Peter Crookes, MD (photo) Howard Kaufman, MD (photo) Lelan Sillin, MD (photo) Contact: Maria Harrison Phone: 323-442-6219 University of Southern California 1510 San Pablo Street, #514 Los Angeles, CA 90033 http://www.surgery.usc.edu/foregut/bariatric/

San Francisco

* John J. Feng, MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (650) 685-2959 Fax: (650) 685-6754 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery for Obesity Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, A Medical Group, Inc. 450 Sutter Street, Suite 1400 San Francisco, California 94108 http://www.CrystalSurgical.com

* John D. Husted, MD (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (415) 722-4182 Fax: (484) 727-3692 45 Castro Street, Suite 337 San Francisco, CA 94114 www.johnhustedmd.com

* Gregg Jossart, MD (photo) E-mail: [email protected] * Paul T. Cirangle, MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 415-561-1310 Fax: 415-561-1713 Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco 2100 Webster Street, Suite 518 San Francisco, CA 94115 http://www.lapsf.com

* John M. Rabkin, MD, FACS (photo) Contact: Barbara Metcalf, RN Phone: 415-668-3200 Pacific Laparoscopy 2250 Hayes Street, 3rd Floor San Francisco, CA 94117 http://www.paclap.com

San Mateo

* John J. Feng, MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: (650) 685-2959 Fax: (650) 685-6754 Advanced Laparoscopic Surgery Minimally Invasive Surgery for Obesity Crystal Springs Surgical Associates, A Medical Group, Inc. 101 South San Mateo Drive, Suite 302 San Mateo, California 94401 http://www.CrystalSurgical.com

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FLORIDA

Miami Beach

* Dr. Michel Gagner, FRCSC, FACS E-mail: [email protected], [email protected], [email protected] Phone: (305) 674-3906 Fax: (305) 674-3916 Chairman, Department of Surgery Mount Sinai Medical Center 4300 Alton Road Miami Beach, FL 33140 http://www.msmc.com/

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GEORGIA

Conyers

Donald Maynard, MD E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Donna Edwards Phone: 770-602-1292 Surgical Associates of Metro Atlanta, LLC 1309 Milstead Ave. Conyers, Ga 30013 http://www.samabariatrics.com

Marietta

* Dennis C. Smith, Jr., MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 770-919-7050 Fax: 770-919-7051 Advanced Obesity Surgery, LLC 780 Canton Road, Suite 320 Marietta, GA 30060 www.advancedobesitysurgery.com

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IDAHO

W. Christian Oakley, MD FACS Phone: 208-344-3779 233 N. First, Suite 120 Boise, Idaho 83702 www.droakleymd.com Ardean J. Edinger, MD Phone:208-367-6525 Fax: 208-367-6528 999 North Curtis Road, Suite 516 Boise, Idaho 83706

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ILLINOIS

* John C. Alverdy, MD E-mail: [email protected] Professor of Surgery, University of Chicago Phone: 773-834-2710 Fax: 773-834-0201 Center for Advanced Medicine 5758 S. Maryland Ave. Chicago, IL 60637 http://www.uchospitals.edu/physicians/john-alverdy.html

* Vivek N. Prachand MD E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 773-834-8360 Fax: 773-834-0201 Assistant Professor of Surgery University of Chicago Medical Center Department of Surgery 5841 S. Maryland Ave. MC 5036 Chicago, IL 60637 http://www.uchospitals.edu/physicians/vivek-prachand.html http://www.uchospitals.edu/minisurgery/bariatric/

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INDIANA

Margaret Inman, MD, FACS Contact: Colleen O'Brien, Office Manager St. Vincent Bariatric Center Phone: 877-831-1582 13500 North Meridian St., Suite 168 Carmel, IN 46032

LOUISIANA

* Clark G. Warden, MD, FACS E-mail: [email protected] Phone:985-875-2012 101 E. Fairway Drive Suite 402 Covington, LA 70433 http://www.thesurgicalspecialists.com

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MARYLAND

* Michael Schweitzer, MD, FACS E-mail [email protected] Phone: 410-550-3345 Johns Hopkins Bayview Medical Center Department of Surgery 4940 Eastern Avenue Baltimore, MD 21224 http://www.smallscar.com

Apparao Vanguri, MD Phone: 410-529-7500 8872 Belair Road Baltimore, MD 21236-2401

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MICHIGAN

Mustafa A. Hares, MD, FACS Contact: Jacquelyn Smiertka, RN Phone: 248-475-4524 3100 Cross Creek Parkway, Ste. 160 Auburn Hills, MI 48326 http://www.michiganbariatric.com

Marek Lutrzykowski, MD E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 248-322-1543 44060 Woodward Avenue, Suite 106 Bloomfield Hills, MI 48302 http://www.oaklandbariatrics.com/

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MINNESOTA

Henry Buchwald, MD, PhD E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 612-625-8413 Fax: 612-625-3206 420 Delaware Street S.E., MMC 290 Minneapolis, MN 55455 Dr, Buchwald’s bio http://www.uofmmedicalcenter.org/weight

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NEBRASKA

Gary Anthone, MD, FACS Email: [email protected] Director, Bariatric Surgery Program, Physicians Clinic 10060 Regency Circle Omaha, NE 68114 Phone: (402) 354-1320 Fax: (402) 354-1323 http://www.bestcare.org

* Ranjan Sudan, MD E-mail: [email protected] Contact: Jill Schroder Phone: 402-449-4088 or 866-669-2197 (toll-free) Fax: 402-280-3440 Creighton University Medical Center 601 N. 30th St. Omaha, NE 68131 Dr. Sudan’s website

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NEW JERSEY

David Greenbaum, MD, FACS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 609-877-1737 Surgical Specialist of New Jersey, Rancocas Division 1000 Salem Road Willingboro, NJ  08046

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NEW YORK

New Hyde Park

* Daniel M. Herron, MD. FACS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 212-241-5339 Chief, Section of Bariatric Surgery Mount Sinai School of Medicine 1 Gustave L. Levy Place #1259 New York, NY 10029

New York

* William B. Inabnet, MD, FACS Phone: 212 305 4000 Fax: 212 305 0445 Chief of Endocrine Surgery College of Physicians and Surgeons of Columbia University 161 Fort Washington Ave New York, NY 10032 Columbia Obesity Center: www.obesitymd.org

* Alfons Pomp, MD Phone: 212-746-5294 Fax: 212-7465236 Weill Cornell Weight Loss Surgery Program 1315 York Avenue New York, NY http://www.cornellweightlosssurgery.com/

* Mitchell Roslin, MD E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 212 434-3285 Lenox Hill Hospital 130 E 77 th St New York , NY 10021

Staten Island

Jeffrey Nicastro, MD Heather McMullen. MD Phone: (718) 226-6398 256 Mason Avenue Building B - 2nd Floor Staten Island, NY 10305

Yonkers

Frank Sparks, MD Phone: 914-964-4177 1010 Central Avenue Park Yonkers, NY 10704

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NORTH CAROLINA

* David C. Voellinger, MD, FACS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 704-347-4144 Fax: 704-347-4148 Southeast Bariatrics, PA 2300A Randolph Rd Charlotte, NC 28207 www.southeastbariatrics.com

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OHIO

Bowling Green

Douglas S. Hess, MD (photo) - RETIRED Phone: 419-352-1452 640 South Wintergarden Road Bowling Green, OH 43402 Dr. Hess’ patient brochure

* Brian Lane, MD E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 419-373-7699 Advanced Laparoscopic Bariatric Surgery Associates Wood County Hospital 960 West Wooster Street, Suite 116 Bowling Green, OH 43402 www.bariatricprocedures.org

Dayton

John P. Maguire, MD (photo) * Donovan Teel II, M.D. Phone: 937-208-5300 30 East Apple Street, Suite 6258 Dayton, OH 45409 http://premierbariatricassociates.com

Kettering

Rita M. Anderson, MD, PhD, FACS Phone: (937)534-0339 or Toll Free: 888-532-THIN 5355 Southern Blvd., Suite 2250 Kettering,  OH 45429 http://www.newlifesurgery.org

Toledo

Neil R. Thomford, MD Phone : 419-383-3940 Medical College of Ohio at Toledo 3065 Arlington Avenue Toledo, OH 43614

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OREGON

Clifford W. Deveney, MD Phone: 503-494-8372 3181 SW Sam Jackson Park Rd. #1223 Portland, OR 97201 Oregon Health Sciences University

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PENNSYLVANIA

Bethlehem

Kevin M. Hoddinott, MD Phone: 1-610-867-2371 701 Ostrum Street, Suite # 504 Bethlehem, PA 18015

Peckville

William S. Peters DO, FACS E-mail: [email protected] Phone: 570-969-2527 Professional Service Building MidValley Hospital 1400 Main St. Peckville, Pa. 18452 http://www.cutweight.org

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VIRGINIA

* Hazem A. Elariny, MD, PhD, FACS (photo) E-mail:[email protected] Phone: 703-778-6000 or 1-888-SCALPEL (1-888-722-5735) Fax: 703-778-6005 Advanced Laparoscopic and General Surgery Associates, PLLC 2235 Cedar Lane, 3rd Floor Vienna, Va 22182 http://www.alagsa.com

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WEST VIRGINIA

Leonard A. Fichter, DO Phone: 304-757-2518 3661 Teays Valley Rd Hurricane, WV 25526

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AUSTRALIA

New South Wales

Dr. James Ritchie Email: [email protected] Phone: (02) 9221 3919 8th Floor 187 Macquarie St Sydney, NSW 2000 http://www.keyholesurgcntr.com.au

Victoria

Stephen Blamey MB BS FACS FRACS Email:[email protected] Phone:+613 9887 8530 301 Blackburn Road Mount Waverley, Victoria 3146

Mr. Harry B. Frydenberg FRACS Email: [email protected] Phone *613 9421 1166 Epworth Centre for Bariatric Surgery Epworth Medical Centre Suite 2.1, 173 Lennox Street Richmond, Victoria, 3121

Simon Woods FRACS E-mail [email protected] Phone: 61 3 95761411 Suite 44 Cabrini Medical Centre 183 Wattletree Rd. Malvern Vic 3144

Western Australia

Mr. Leon Cohen E-mail: [email protected] Tel: 08 9370 9729 Fax: 08 9370 9732 Mercy Medical Centre Suite 1a Level II Ellesmere Road Mount Lawley WA 6050

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BELGIUM

Dr. Jacques Himpens E-mail: [email protected] Algemeen Ziekenhuis St. Blasius Kroonveldlaan 50 9200 Dendermonde Belgium phone +3252252574 fax +3252252833 website: http://www.azsintblasius.be/webdb/SBDsite_AZSBD/frameFP.jsp

Dr. Toon P.M. Sonneville Email: [email protected] Phone: 03:2177196 Stuivenberg, Lange Beeldekensstraat 267,2060 Antwerpen Sint Erasmus, Luitenant Lippenslaan 55,2140 Antwerpen

BRAZIL Curitiba

Joao Batista Marchesini, MD, FACS (photo) E-mail: [email protected] Diplomate of American Board of Surgery V.P. of Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery Professor of Surgery at Parana University Medical School-Brazil Rua Bruno Filgueira 369 Curitiba, Paraná Phone/fax: 55-41-342-6264 http://www.drmarchesini.com/

* Dr. Alcides Jose Branco Filho E-mail: [email protected] Videolaparoscopy surgery Diplomate of American Board of Surgery V.P. of Brazilian Society for Bariatric Surgery Member of IFSO – Internacional Federation Society for Obesity Av. República Argentina nr. 665 14 andar Curitiba, Paraná Phone/fax: 55-41-3242-6543 www.dralcidesds.com

Praia da Costa

* Dr. Antelmo Sasso Fin (photo) Email: [email protected] or [email protected] Phone/Fax: 011-55-27-3349-9510 Cell:      011-55-27-9982-9051 Av Champagnat, 583 Ed. Newton de Barros, #605/607 Praia da Costa, Vila Velha E.S. BRASIL

Thank you for the list. I had checked it out before but thought it must not be updated to include the Kansas surgeons. There is a surgeon in Texas not on the list that I am going to meet in July. Should I only go to a doctor on this list, do you think?  I appreciate your help.