Re: Re: Pregnancy...READ THIS!

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In a message dated 8/28/2001 11:13:07 AM Pacific Daylight Time,

julieann85234@... writes:

> On the same note, I have been going to a wls support group and

> everyone there who had surgery had rny. They always try to talk me out

> of it!!! It is driving me crazy! I have never tried to talk anyone out

> of the rny but every time I explain my choice, its like they cant see

> the diffrence...

>

>

Thats bad....I run a support group in my area and the one thing I adhere to

is that we all picked our surgery and none us are at the meeting to be told

we did wrong. I'm the only one with the DS and so many times the

conversation goes on about them having trouble eating and all this stuff that

I can't relate to...LOL So once in a while, just to be a smart ass....I pop

up and say...I don't have that problem....LOL Sorry you have to feel as if

you are defending your choices. Just remind them they have to live with

their decisions as you do and for you this is what you want.!

~*~ AJ ~*~

Age 37 5'8''

Post op 7/24/01 Open BPD/DS

self pay - Dr Baltasar -Alcoy Spain

07/24/01 BMI 64 415.1

08/06/01 BMI 59 390.2 -24.9 lbs!

08/16/01 BMI 58 387.0 -27.9 lbs!

08/24/01 BMI 58 386.5 -28.6 lbs!

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What is the link to your group?

Lisbeth (whom is now 28) hey that still qualifies as 20's

dreamweavergirlus@... wrote: Unfortunately, there do not appear to be a

lot of ds patients who

have been or are pregnant. I think the reason for this is that a

lot of the surgeons even those who perform DS still encourage RNY

for patients who are younger who are more likely to have a lower

bmi. I sent an e-mail to Dr. Herron about this pre-op and he sent

back a short reply that it should not be a problem. Hoever it

appears as though the jury is still out as there are not a ton of

20 something DS patients. There are more of clamoring for DS so it

is forseable that there will be a study some time in the near

future. I run a list for 20 somethings wls of which 60% are ds and

40% are rny. However even on this list there are many who have not

had children post-op. Yet the RNY people are quick to spit out that

they had RNY becuase they wanted to have children in the future.

And I quickly give them a response to the affect that I had DS

becuase not only do I want to have children but I want to keep the

weight off after I have children. The long term benefits of DS

prove that not only will concieve easier without the excess weight

but that we will maintain a healthy weight after our pregnancies

which is something I have yet to see a RNY patient do with the

exception of one RNY who got pregnant at 6 months post-op. However

if she were to have weighted until after her weightloss window was

closed I think things would have been different.

> HI Friends,

>

> I just wanted to blow off some steam! I AM SO MAD! I was looking

for

> the DS Pregnany group on Yahoo...NO, I'm not preggers and don't even

> know if my husband I will decide to go that route but I am a

research

> hound and wanted to read of people's experiences with pregnancy

after

> WLS, particularly the DS.

>

> It takes much research and time for me to make a decision so , I

> figured, lets read and see what's going on and when I'm able, in 2

> years or so, and IF we decide to have a child, I'll know what may be

> down the road for us...

>

> I was unable to find the DS Pregnancy group that I had once heard

> existed...so I join a " Pregnancy after weight loss surgery "

> group...they all seemed pleasant enough...

>

> I posed a quick question which was, " Has anyone out there gotten

> pregnant after having the DS surgery? " Then I get a question, " What

> is the DS? " I simply explain that it is a different type of

surgery,

> pyloric valve in tact, no dumping, and if someone wanted to know

> more, they could go to www.duodenalswitch.com...yada, yada,

yada...no

> big whoop right?

>

> SO here's why I'm MAD...I get responses from these women saying " Do

> you know the NIH says the DS is dangerous " and " I had RNY so I would

> dump and I'd know when I was bad " , etc, etc...! It mad me

> furious...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH!

>

> I just wanted to talk about an issue that I may consider in the

future

> and get some feedback and learn...and I felt like I was " flamed " for

> my surgery choice....I didn't play the mean game back, I just

replied

> with " I already chose the DS for myself and I am here to learn about

> pregnancy after WLS...I do not welcome comments about what I have

> already done in regards to my surgery choice " .

>

> Am I overreacting? Am I too sensitive? It just really got to me!

> I wish I had an everlast punching bag in my office!

>

> Love,

> Mulvaney Rossell

> San Obipso, CA

> Dr. K

> 4.23.01

> -60 pounds

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Hey thanks for the link I just joined!

Lisbeth

dreamweavergirlus@... wrote: The link is

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/20wlssupport/join

I will paste in the link below I don't know if the html will come

through:

href= " http://groups.yahoo.com/group/20wlssupport/join " >

border=0>

Click to subscribe to 20wlssupport

> > HI Friends,

> >

> > I just wanted to blow off some steam! I AM SO MAD! I was looking

> for

> > the DS Pregnany group on Yahoo...NO, I'm not preggers and don't

even

> > know if my husband I will decide to go that route but I am a

> research

> > hound and wanted to read of people's experiences with pregnancy

> after

> > WLS, particularly the DS.

> >

> > It takes much research and time for me to make a decision so , I

> > figured, lets read and see what's going on and when I'm able, in 2

> > years or so, and IF we decide to have a child, I'll know what may

be

> > down the road for us...

> >

> > I was unable to find the DS Pregnancy group that I had once heard

> > existed...so I join a " Pregnancy after weight loss surgery "

> > group...they all seemed pleasant enough...

> >

> > I posed a quick question which was, " Has anyone out there gotten

> > pregnant after having the DS surgery? " Then I get a question,

" What

> > is the DS? " I simply explain that it is a different type of

> surgery,

> > pyloric valve in tact, no dumping, and if someone wanted to know

> > more, they could go to www.duodenalswitch.com...yada, yada,

> yada...no

> > big whoop right?

> >

> > SO here's why I'm MAD...I get responses from these women saying

" Do

> > you know the NIH says the DS is dangerous " and " I had RNY so I

would

> > dump and I'd know when I was bad " , etc, etc...! It mad me

> >

furious...AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAARRRRRRRRRRGGGGGGGGHHHHH!

> >

> > I just wanted to talk about an issue that I may consider in the

> future

> > and get some feedback and learn...and I felt like I was " flamed "

for

> > my surgery choice....I didn't play the mean game back, I just

> replied

> > with " I already chose the DS for myself and I am here to learn

about

> > pregnancy after WLS...I do not welcome comments about what I have

> > already done in regards to my surgery choice " .

> >

> > Am I overreacting? Am I too sensitive? It just really got to me!

> > I wish I had an everlast punching bag in my office!

> >

> > Love,

> > Mulvaney Rossell

> > San Obipso, CA

> > Dr. K

> > 4.23.01

> > -60 pounds

>

>

>

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