Common Channel length for the DS?
Actually...the real horror stories are those with really short common channels. I've read about it here on this site.
Such as malnutrition, muscle wasting, bone lose etc.... Many people have had to have their common channel lengthened. You'll be thin...but ill and wasting away. Goal should be healthy. I had a lot of concerns about that, and possible regain. After much discussion with my Dr. I'm going with a common channel of 200Cm. Granted my starting BMI is 37.....but I don't want the nutritional deficiencies, and I don't want to be ****ting my pants 5 times a day and nasty gas...lol.
Before surgery you're adsorbing through about 600+CM of small intestine. Going to 200 is pretty good for my situation, considering my BMI and I was contemplating just VSG. Talk with your Dr. Best of luck!
While I very much appreciate the thoughtful response, this thread is sort of redundant now, as I've already made my decision a while ago and chose to go with a 85 cm Common Channel DS. I felt that was the best option for me, I'm currently about 6 months post op, and have lost 119.5 pounds total. I currently weigh 181.5 and still losing. I'm approaching a normal bmi and my recovery was great. My only regret was not having the CC shortened further. My surgeon gave me the option to go down to 75 cm.
