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Hi everyone,
On July 25, 2019, I underwent revision surgery from VSG to DS. I was told they redid my sleeve, but it doesn't feel like it. I feel like I can eat way more right now than I could when I was first sleeved. For those with similar revision surgery, did your sleeve feel new?
Thanks.
Your 5 year results are very promising. I'm watching these hybrids closely, hoping they will one day replace the RNY and the torture they put themselves through.
My only issue with the hybrids are some of the surgeons representing them as DS to the patient and the insurance companies, putting the patient at risk of their fraud. I only know of one that got theirs revised to a DS.
Valerie
DS 2005
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Okay, so you had gastric bypass (RNY) already from what I gathered from your cryptic answers and got a revision. I'd bet a dollar that this "partial DS" is otherwise known as a distal bypass in RNY terms, which is where they keep your pouch and bypass more intestines to decrease your absorption.
A DS revision is extremely complicated, and if this specialist you saw isn't specifically experienced in DS revisions, then the distal bypass is safer for you to get from him. There are few DS surgeons who will tackle a revision.
As for whether or not this is your final solution, that's hard to say. If your stoma is stretched, it will do nothing to cure that constant hunger that it causes. I know one person who had a distal RNY and she lost another 50 lbs, but by clinical terms is still morbidly obese.
I hope this is the final solution for you. Many do well with this kick in the pants. The biggest challenge is if they experience dumping on fat, for the extra bypass will require you to eat more fat.
Valerie
DS 2005
There is room on this earth for all of God's creatures..
next to the mashed potatoes
i dunno, about 20.
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Thank you for the advice, that sounds reasonable!
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I think you can take some encouragement in the fact there was so much scar tissue. It may be that the stomach was already so reduced in size by the scarring that he felt it was ok. Ask him:
--what is the residual size of your stomach after scarring and how does that compare to someone with the partial gastrectomy component of DS.
--what his back up plan would be if you don't lose enough weight.
--whether you could go for a second surgery at some point (which would be shorter and less taxing than the full DS surgery and you would be at a lower weight)
--whether he thought an open procedure would have been more successful than a laparoscopy procedure.
--whether he compensated in a shorter bypass to make up for the lack of a partial gastrectomy.
And I would ask for a complete copy of the surgical report, and if things don't go great, take it to one of the best surgeons here, and ask them what can be done now.
It would seem to me that you will have the same malabsorption of the DS, so that's the most powerful side of DS. just be mindful of meal size and avoid all sugar, as has already been said.
Thank you so much, I've been really down about this. I see my Surgeon on Friday so will have more answers.
Thanks for that
Thank you.
