Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 Well, I had my upper GI, which was a breeze. It showed that after 4.5 years, my pouch is the size of " more than one but less than two " golf balls. Scientific. It also showed that the tip of the small intestine near the end of the anastomosis (the hole out of pouch) holds a little food too. The anastomosis (hole) has become the size of the small intestine attached to it. The doctor said that this is very typical when they attach two things together....it becomes the size of the smaller. So instead of the tip of my little finger, it's the size of the tip of my thumb...like a nickel/quarter. Staple line is perfect. My weight maintenance is excellent, so there's no cause for concern. We talked about the different procedures which put a band at the opening. He says they're very effective at not stretching, but can cause problems. He said after years of VBG, he saw too many (not all, by any means!) people who couldn't eat and were still overweight. He only bands to " save " an RNY...like if I gained over half my weight back. The main thing he said was that he wanted me to be on the " chicken fried steak " diet. In other words, to eat foods that would fill me up and keep me filled up. I told him about " oil slicks " and that I figured it meant I didn't absorb fat. He said it was some kind of pancreatic enzyme thing and as a short proximal I had very little malabsorption. Anyway, it explains why my eliminating the CUP of half and half per day in various coffee drinks has resulted in 6 pounds lost. He really doesn't want me drinking protein, but I told him I was going to anyway since I work out. He said I had 50-100 feet of common channel if I recall correctly. Long story short, the consistency and texture of the food I eat has a lot to do with how well the surgery works for me. My lastest $.02 RNY April 1998 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 50 to 100 FEET of common channel? Ummmm... I thought the entire intestine was only something like 17 feet long or something. I think you might have meant centimeters. Right? Of course I don't know how much intestine we have but I dont think it is anywhere near 100 feet. Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > want me drinking protein, but I told him I was going to anyway > since I work out. He said I had 50-100 feet of common channel if > I recall correctly. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release Date: 07/10/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 50 to 100 FEET of common channel? Ummmm... I thought the entire intestine was only something like 17 feet long or something. I think you might have meant centimeters. Right? Of course I don't know how much intestine we have but I dont think it is anywhere near 100 feet. Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > want me drinking protein, but I told him I was going to anyway > since I work out. He said I had 50-100 feet of common channel if > I recall correctly. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release Date: 07/10/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted July 26, 2002 Report Share Posted July 26, 2002 50 to 100 FEET of common channel? Ummmm... I thought the entire intestine was only something like 17 feet long or something. I think you might have meant centimeters. Right? Of course I don't know how much intestine we have but I dont think it is anywhere near 100 feet. Rasley mailto:drasley@... BTC, Columbus, 10/7/98 Lost over 90% of excess and maintaining Gained a beautiful daughter on 8/9/00 > want me drinking protein, but I told him I was going to anyway > since I work out. He said I had 50-100 feet of common channel if > I recall correctly. > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.375 / Virus Database: 210 - Release Date: 07/10/2002 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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