Revision on the 5th

azlabcop
on 4/26/16 10:51 am - AZ

I had the sleeve done in 2012, I was 186....lost and gained some back. I'm now 150 and going in for the DS on the 5th due to GERD/reflux. I wouldn't be having this surgery if 4 bariatric surgeons didn't tell me I would end up with esophageal and/stomach cancer from the reflux. I'm nervous because I don't want to lose too much weight. Will my body stop losing when I get to a certain point, as with the sleeve, it seemed to know when to stop losing. I have been pushing myself to gain a few lbs since scheduling surgery.

Price S.
on 4/26/16 2:07 pm - Mills River, NC

Welcome   I will let Gina, aka Major Mom, answer because she is the DS queen but I wish you all the luck in being successful and having a text book surgery and a boring recovery.  I wish DS had been an option for me because with my eating style, I think it would have fit beautifully.  But you do have to be very careful with your vits and mins because it provides the highest malabsorption of any surgery.

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H.A.L.A B.
on 4/27/16 5:17 am

Sorry to ask - but DS or RNY? I am not sure how DS can help you with GERD? RNY - is known to help GERD, ...but DS - you will retain the sleeve, and they will only add the switch to it...the sleeve is what is causing the GERD..

I am bit confused... 

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