Comments on: BPD/DS Post Surgery

By: bennett200

bennett200 — Thu, 03 Jun 2004 10:09:56 +0000

In a message dated 06/26/2002 10:20:51 AM Central Daylight Time,
marsaili@… writes:
But it doesn’t do this for everyone! I have a fellow teacher who had the
RNY. She was told that after surgery she would be unable to eat sweets and
fatty foods because they would make her sick (dump). Well, guess what? She
doesn’t dump. She was told she would. They failed to mention that 25% never
do. She also has had two boughts with ulcers. She quit losing weight after
about 6 months.
Having the Ds has given me much psychological food release. I am not feeling
high and mighty (like in past diet successes) about my ability to control
things. I can eat whatever I want; therefore, often I don’t want it. Food
is just food. I don’t judge it. I don’t judge others by it. I don’t get
feeling superior when I am choosing to eat it or not. I don’t get feeling
superior when I am eating something “healthy” over eating something “junkie”.
Dawn–far south suburban Chicago, IL area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH
BPD/DS
4/27/00
www.duodenalswitch.com
267 to 160 5′ 4″
size 22 to size 10
have made size goal
no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

By: Kennith Booth

Kennith Booth — Wed, 02 Jun 2004 07:15:18 +0000

Ok, this is where I get confused. Why would a person go through weight loss
surgery just to continue eating in the fashion that got them fat in the first
place? I’m sorry, but even if the bloodwork comes back ok—it seems to me that
if a person eats in this fashion, it is going to affect their body somehow. Is
this what the DS is about, letting you get away with eating poorly while still
losing weight?
I’m seriously asking this because I got WLS to make a change–a healthy change.
I just can’t imagine that people would reroute their insides so they can
continue the eating habits that forced them to have WLS in the first place.
Eating “normally” for me isn’t healthy, and thank goodness the RNY forces me to
eat more healthy.
Leslie—-who seriously doesn’t understand the allure of the DS

By: bennett200

bennett200 — Mon, 31 May 2004 15:43:37 +0000

In a message dated 06/25/2002 2:14:29 PM Central Daylight Time,
adiutori1@… writes:
Joe,
I have a very agressive BPD/DS (50 cm common channel—100cc stomach—250cm
alimentary limb). I had 2 to 3 bowel movements a day before surgery. I now
have 3 to 4 bowel movements a day. The odor of bowel movements is very
distinct and more lingering. This has all been very manageable and second
nature to me now. I carry a small can of ozium with me in case I need to go
to a public or host’s washroom. I also carry matches in my purse. I have
less gas than I did preop. When talking diarrhea, it needs to be defined.
When my children were babies, my pediatrician told me diarrhea has nothing to
do with consistency, only frequency (and as adults urgency). My bms are
never urgent to the point that I couldn’t wait at least 30 minutes to an hour
to go. Often I can have a hint that I need to go and wait hours until I am
in the privacy of my own home. Bms are sometimes not formed or watery but I

don’t really care about consistency as long as they are not too urgent or
frequent. If I eat higher fat items or dairy products, the bms may increase
a bit. I take comfort in this sign that the consequence is a short trip to
the bathroom rather than a life of being MO.
The BPD/DS has been a wonder for me. All of my weight loss can be attributed
to the procedure and almost none as the result of my compliance with anything
other than eat a couple of good servings of protein a day, take my vitamins,
and get my bloodwork done.
I wanted an aggressive wls procedure that was least reliant on compliance by
me. The BPD/DS has provided me exactly this.
Dawn–far south suburban Chicago, IL area
Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH
BPD/DS
4/27/00
www.duodenalswitch.com
267 to 160 5′ 4″
size 22 to size 10
have made size goal
no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

By: Deandre Coreen

Deandre Coreen — Mon, 31 May 2004 10:58:52 +0000

Hi Joe–
There may be very good reasons for you to choose some procedure other
than the RNY–but fear of having to eat abnormally should not be one
of them! Although I have *heard* of RNY post-ops who have trouble
with this food or that one, I don’t think I actually *know* any with
food problems–and after four years hanging around in wls circles,
I’ve met hundreds of RNY post-ops. I know for myself, there is
absolutely *nothing* about what or how I eat that would suggest
anything unusual to a bystander. The quantities I eat are somewhat
smaller than the average, and I *choose* to minimize my consumption
of deep fried foods and simple carbs, but there’s nothing that would
draw attention to the way I eat.
Good luck with your pre-op decisions!
Steve
RNY 8/31/98

By: lavern_1200

lavern_1200 — Mon, 31 May 2004 00:57:28 +0000

In a message dated Tue, 25 Jun 2002 2:10:44 PM Eastern Standard Time,
adiutori1@… writes:
That can happen with any surgery, it is not restricted to the DS. It has to do
with what you eat and if you are lactose intolerant after surgery. There are
medications you can take to control these things. Don’t let that be a deciding
factor in your choice.
Judy
53/5′3″/253/45bmi
lap distal RNY 7/23/02