VSG TO BPBypass done!

Hi my Dear Friends,

My 2nd step wasnt a RNY but is Bilio-Pancreatic Bypass. Seldom heard about this..but I'm fine through out this 14 days Post Op..Going to see my Surgeon on Monday and remove those stitches.Still on Liquid Diet..Never check my weight but I can feel I'm losing so much and that is what my Surgeon had told me..

I'm the first patient had this in Singapore and I would like to share with all my friends that I'm doing great and thanks for all the well wishes and prayer.

My Gallbladder been removed :(

Anybody heard about this Surgery?

Shasha99

Im glad to hear you are doing well, Ya I am curious, what kinda surgery is this??
And just wondering why did you get another surgery after the VSG, did you not lose as much as you wanted?
Just curious???

Hi Shasha.  Sounds like you had a BPD (billiopancreatic diversion) done.  This particular wls is not done often d/t noted complications.  I'm still confused as to why you needed this second step since you lost so much with VSG?  Best of luck to you.  ~Jennifer

 yes why did you have this done after the Sleeve, just wondering b/c I'm looking into the Sleeve.  What surgery did they do is it like the RNY? Best of luck to you! 

If you don't want a pouch, the procedure you're looking for is the duodenal switch, which gives you the sleeve plus intestinal malabsorption. Learn more on the DS forum here and at www.duodenalswitch.com .

IMO the VSG is an excellent option for people who are looking for a restriction-only procedure. HOWEVER, way too many people do not adequately consider the state of their metabolisms when selecting a surgery. If you have many indicators that you have Metabolic Syndrome, and especially if you have lost and regained significant amounts of weight multiple times, you need to seriously consider the benefits of malabsorption.

The DS is not a good fit for everyone. Vegetarians are rarely a good fit for the DS and vegans need to forego it entirely, as the protein requirements are virtually impossible to meet without any animal source protein. (If you're willing to eat whey, eggs and possibly fish, you'd do fine. But beware if you are a dairy and no eggs vegetarian, because a LOT of folks wind up so lactose intolerant that they can't even use whey supplements.)

The DS is a poor fit for people who are unwilling to focus really hard on getting in adequate nutrition daily, learning about the rather different type of nutrition they will need, will not swallow a couple handfuls of supplements a day, or will not commit to getting nutritional labs done every three to six months for life.

But if you're a happy omnivore, are willing to learn about your special medical and nutritional needs,  and very proactive about your health, the DS might be good for you.

 The BPD is rarely (if ever) performed now in the States b/c of it's VERY high risk of post-op complications and deaths resulting from malnutrition, there is a BPD forum on here though and you might be able to get some more info about it there although it does not seem to be too active. Please be VERY careful with your vitamins and nutrition. 

Also, I would post on the main forum to see if you can get more info, b/c very few people here are going to be able to help you with the information you need since its a very uncommon surgery now that it has been mainly replaced with the DS. 

Even if she has gotten pouched, which is what the BPD does (while removing the remnant stoma*****luding the pylorus, entirely), she can be just fine. The Vitacouple live with the equivalent of a BPD with their extremely long-limbed RNY configurations. They know how to help folks to live very well, as we all know :-).

 

It just makes me nervous that she does not even really seem to know anything about the surgery she had, sounds kind of like a cut and dump with a surgery that needs pretty good monitoring and understanding of vitamins and nutrition. I figured you guys could point her in a better direction then I could!

In that I agree with you. OP, you need some serious business education RIGHT NOW about what you've gotten yourself into.

I hope what you got was a DS (biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) and not the scopinaro procedure which causes severe malnourishment. You need to learn all about it as the nutritional deficiencies can basically cause DEATH. Not trying to scare you but you really really need to learn fast what you need to do to sustain your health. I would contact vitalady right away as she would be able to help you. contact her at vitalady.com

Good luck!


~Lori