Question:
What is DS surgury?

I keep hearing people talk about it and saying it is better, but I don't know what it is.    — judyc7 (posted on June 14, 2003)

June 14, 2003
i had open rny and don't know a lot about the ds. It is called duedonal swith and the library here at obesity help has lots of info on it. They also have their own message board forum on here. Good luck.
   — Delores S.

June 14, 2003
The DS is also known as the BPD/DS. Our official website is www.duodenalswitch.com, and it explains the surgery better than I ever could! We also have a group on Yahoo. I had a DS in Oct. 2001 with Dr. Pomp at Mt. Sinai Hospital in NYC. I was 304 lbs, now I'm 138 lbs. I can eat virtually anything, as do most DS'ers. DS patients don't dump as we still have our pylorus. Some of us do have problems with diarrhea and gas during the first 6 months post op, but this diminishes with time and is controllable with meds. I wouldn't give up my DS for the world! It's the smartest thing I've ever done.
   — dantevolta