Guest guest Posted May 19, 2001 Report Share Posted May 19, 2001 ; My understanding is that the length of the common channel will depend on the height of the patient. Would you mind sharing the heights of you and your daughter? Thanks, gobo > My common channel is 85 cms and I have no bowel problems. My daughter's is 75 cms and she has no bowel problems. > > in Seattle > ----- Original Message ----- > From: kathysyear2001@a... > > > In a message dated 5/19/2001 3:02:11 PM Eastern Daylight Time, > mywls@y... writes: > > > > . I want to find out if there are a lot of > differences on how many supplements you have to take between the 75 > and 100 cm common channels > > > According to the chart he gives you at post op there is just a requirement > for the DS, he doesn't specify any difference in the common channel length > that I know of. > However I could be wrong. > Just to throw in my 2 cents and you know how little 2 cents are worth: > > I would not recommend less than 100 cm common channel length, some patients > who had less are having bowel problems and I am sure that the " extra " weight > loss is not worth the possible digestive problems. For me long term I would > prefer to know I would have a better chance of health with a longer common > channel. > <<<<<<<<< >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> > > Kathy B > Dr. Elariny > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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