Another newbie here!!

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Hi Cyndie! Welcome to the group.... After all the research I have done, I

came to the conclusion that the DS was the only way for me! The bowel, gas,

diarrhea seems to depend on the person and what they eat. It also seems to

decrease over time, so I am not worried. Also, I've seen comments from

people who've had the RNY that they have some bowel, gas and diarrhea

problems as well, so I'm not even considering RNY an option for myself.

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P.<A HREF= " apapararo@... " >apapararo@...</A>

BMI: 50.1, 5'7 " , 320, age 40

Pacificare/Sutter Medical Group

Dr. Rabkin/Dr. Jossart BPD/DS

SURGERY DATE: 11/27/00!!!

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HI all...

I'm cyndie and have just had my visit with my surgeon about obtaining

the WLS. I got the talk about what surgery would I like to have...

He does mostly the RNY but will do the DS. I am finding myself drawn

to the DNS, but need a few more facts... especially like the recovery

stuff. The main downfall of the DNS seems to be the bottom half

adaptions.. if you get my drift. What about the gas and diarrhea?

Does it last forever? Is it managable? What is the postsurgery

recovery like?

Oh so many questions... need a friend who has been there.

Thanks

Cyndie

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Thanks ..

Just spending some time looking for all the information that I can

find... I am also leaning towards the DS and am just waiting for the

scheduling of surgery myself. Is everyone as scared as I am? I want

to go from point A (which is now) to point Z ( my goal weight and

AFTER surgery) right now!! Any magic wands out there? I didn't

think so. But the more I read and see, and talk the more I see this

as the option that I have been looking for, for most of my life.

Could anyone out there tell me about postop recovery steps?

Thanks for everything and I " m really looking forward to speaking with

you all... I can't figure out this Java enabler and how to get it so

I can participate in the chats. Any computer wizards out there?

Talk to you all soon,

Cyndie

> Hi Cyndie! Welcome to the group.... After all the research I have

done, I

> came to the conclusion that the DS was the only way for me! The

bowel, gas,

> diarrhea seems to depend on the person and what they eat. It also

seems to

> decrease over time, so I am not worried. Also, I've seen comments

from

> people who've had the RNY that they have some bowel, gas and

diarrhea

> problems as well, so I'm not even considering RNY an option for

myself.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

> P.<A HREF= " apapararo@a... " >apapararo@a...</A>

> BMI: 50.1, 5'7 " , 320, age 40

> Pacificare/Sutter Medical Group

> Dr. Rabkin/Dr. Jossart BPD/DS

> SURGERY DATE: 11/27/00!!!