Anyone have Gastric Sleeve and then Roux-en-Y?
With type 2 diabetes and a sleeve already in place I would definitely look at the DS. It has better statistics of resolving the diabetes as well as for weight loss and maintenance, although it does have more supplemental requirements due to the higher level of malabsorption. Look at dsfacts.com for a surgeon that does the DS near you and see what they say.
I had a sleeve before my revision and had it made into a RNY pouch, for completely different reasons, and while it has worked out well for me I wish I had kept my pyloric valve so I wouldn't have to worry about reactive hypoglycemia. I do dump, which isn't an issue because I avoid sugar anyway and wasn't planning on including it in my diet, but I have had it accidentally a few times and it is miserable.
I had a sleeve before my revision and had it made into a RNY pouch, for completely different reasons, and while it has worked out well for me I wish I had kept my pyloric valve so I wouldn't have to worry about reactive hypoglycemia. I do dump, which isn't an issue because I avoid sugar anyway and wasn't planning on including it in my diet, but I have had it accidentally a few times and it is miserable.
WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010
High Weight (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.
I also had a potential issue with scar tissue from a previous surgery, so that was part of the reason that my surgery was open, but, yes, it all depends on the surgeon. Some will do lap surgery on very heavy individuals and some won't. I was surprised, though, that TWO lap surgeries was considered preferable to one open (or potentially open) surgery.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
Why on earth would you want to butcher a perfectly good stomach and make it into a man made pouch with malabsorption that will be GONE within 18 months. You have a restrictive surgery now (VSG). In my opinion, the RNY is mostly a restrictive surgery with only a little bit of malabsorption. And that malabsorption stops at about 18 months. You still have weight to lose, so you already know that a restrictive only surgery will not do it for you. A DS would keep your VERY IMPORTANT pyloric valve and stomach in tack and will bypass a lot more intestines. The malabsorption with the DS will not go away. Yes, there are more vites that you have to take. Yes, you have to get labs much more frequently to watch your levels and adjust supplements. Yes, it is worth it, as far as I am concerned, for the scientifically proven higher rate of longterm successful maintanence and for the cure of Type 2 Diabetes. It is not uncommon for RNY to redevelop diabetes over time.
I would highly suggest that you visit dsfacts.com and also visit the site in my siggy. Get all the info you can. You really don't want to have to do another revision down the road.
I would highly suggest that you visit dsfacts.com and also visit the site in my siggy. Get all the info you can. You really don't want to have to do another revision down the road.
RNY to DS Revision 4/29/2011
Dr. Henry Buchwald
"Think twice.....Cut ONCE"