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I don't know about the revision from lap band to DS. The DS will probably offer you the best opportunity to lose but it will require a complete change in eating habits and mindset. You'll need to follow the high protein diet as well as research the types of supplements you'll need (for the rest of your life). Because of the malabsorption with the DS dry ADEK vitamins are necessary.
I had my DS 18+ years ago. I've lost all my excess weight and have kept it all. But I take lots of vitamins and supplements, get full labs done once a year, have a great primary doctor who is helping me with everything, and unfortunately deal with several issues that are directly related to the DS - I constantly battle iron deficiency anemia and I'm also being treated for osteoporosis. Not everyone will experience this (or other things) but it's something that can happen.
With all of this I wouldn't change a thing. For me personally it was the absolute right choice.
It's a great surgery but requires dedication.
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
Absolutely a good accountability question. What I have noticed is my craving for sweets. I also know that I do better with more protein snacks and keeping away from any carbs. I definitely struggle with the grazing and remembering not to drink when I eat. I am also struggling with preparing my own meals and not feeling guilty about my preparing my husbands meals. I cannot say that he is Not supportive, but he seems to be resentful that we do not have the same meals and I eat less than he does.
Hi! I'm doing Great! I'm down 55lbs so far. The first 6 weeks was rough on me but I finally started feeling myself shortly after. I actually went on a week long vacation and came back 2lbs lighter LOL was not expecting that! Which procedure are you going? The Traditional Duodenal?
I am checking on you since you were so kind to offer the support. How are you doing? Im only a few weeks before my big day.
Hi y'all! Im in the process of getting approved for the DS with my insurance.
Somd background on me. I got the Lap Band back in 2010 and in 2011 I started to develop a hiatal hernia so I removed all restriction. Shortly after they, I moved to a very rural area out of state with no experts in bariatric patients (for at least 100 miles) and 799 miles away from my surgeon. I had lost about 50lbs with lap band. And I've continued to struggle with my weight since then. Losing and gaining.
Now I'm back in the city! And after talking to my original surgeon, he thinks d switch is the best option for me.
I have 100lbs I want lose. What is your experience with this surgery? Anyone go from lap band to DS?
Had my DS in Jan. 2009. Day of surgery I weighed 240 pounds and wore size 28 jeans, I'm 5' tall. Today I weigh 120 and wear a size 4 petite. My BMI is in the normal range. I do have loose skin, mostly on my abdomen. No getting around that without more surgery.
It took about a year to lose it all and unless I start laying into the carbs it's easy to maintain. I allow myself two pounds over my goal weight for normal fluctuations. Any more and I think about what I've been eating and adjust from there. It's almost always due to too many carbs. So, while I don't diet I have to be mindful of what I eat.
I still follow my doctor's rules, keep my carbs low, and get in my supplements. This site and board have a lot of great advice some of which I still follow. I still have good restriction.
I am anemic but supplements help that. I had a complication after surgery and was readmitted for a one-week stay. I'd do it all over again even with that.
It took me almost two years of research and decision-making to get a DS, I didn't take the DS lightly.
The way I look at it is I'm an obese person and always will be, as much as an addict will always be an addict even after becoming sober. Maybe not on the outside but on the inside. The DS didn't fix my relationship with food that's all on me to work on. It did help me get the weight off, something I'd struggled with all my life.
The DS is a great weight loss tool and I have no regrets.
Great info, is Fairlife lactose intolerant?
SW / CW / GW 292 / 188 / 174 - Height 5'7, Size 10
It's a plan but not a very DS friendly plan. Eating lean, low-fat foods is not how someone with a DS will lose weight (at least not in my experience).
Did you look at what you were eating over the last 2 months to have gained 25 pounds? It's all about going back to the basics (for the DS). Keep a food diary. High protein (at least 125 grams) and low carb (20 grams) plus lots of water (at least a gallon).
Janet in Leesburg
DS 2/25/03
Hazem Elariny
-175
I had a stricture - had to be dilated twice (at four weeks out and eight weeks out). I had gastric bypass, though - not DS. In RNY, strictures (when they occur) are usually located at the stoma (opening between the pouch and the small intestine). Same deal, though - it's just overgrown scar tissue. They usually appear 1-3 months after surgery - they're pretty rare after that.
I think my life has been saved...
My gallbladder had to be removed, but I believe the balloon dilation did the job..
I had never heard of this, but apparently the opening to my stomach was almost closed.. now that I can eat without vomiting, the DS surgery affects appear to be working.
I've lost 5 pounds in the week since this procedure.
has anyone else heard of or had this procedure? Did it work or did you have to have a second stretching?
yes, it's rather common. It's called a stricture. It might happen snd have to be dilated more than once.
