Good morning...I'm new here so please forgive me if I get this wrong...I'm going through beriatric surgery and I was told I do qualify for the DS surgery and will be discussed at my next appt. My question is for all of you who have had this surgery, did you have it done all at once or in two different surgeries? What were your deciding factors to have this surgery compared to the gastric bypass and are you happy with your decision?

Thank you for your time!!!

Hello,

I am 10 years out from my DS surgery. Your explanation sounds similar to what I have experienced. My symptoms were very distended belly due to A LOT of gas and then I started having very loose stools. My doctor described my situation as "Blind Loop Syndrome" part of our intestines that are attached to the liver only have bile pass through and can have an overgrowth of bacteria grow there. Antibiotics were prescribed and it helped tremendously. Hope this helps you.

Cheers,

Jodi

I have been taking them. Today I'm feeling a lot better than i did.

You just had major surgery so you should expect some pain. Di you get any pain meds? If you did, you should take them in you're in pain. For anything that might appear out of the ordinary or exceptional pain, call your surgeon's office. No one on this board is a doctor.

Stay hydrated - keep sipping.

Good luck with surgery. May i asj wi will be your surgeon. I'm still looking to get a second opinion fir my revision.