this is for the doctors on the site

For the doctors.... why is it that most doctors are performing the RNY and not the duodenal switch? For those of us who have had the DS and have researched WLS ad nauseum feel this is a superior intervention in comparison to the RNY. Also, regarding open surgeries, why is it that all North American physicians (from my understanding) do vertical incisions? I had a transverse incision about 2.5" above my navel and did not have a hard time with it. No morphine pump, no epidural...only one pain shot the whole time I was in the hospital. I was in for 7 days due to the distance I had to travel (from Germany to Spain). Do you think the transverse incision contributed to my feeling so well after surgery? Thank you for your time. Kris

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