Pre-Op appt. & common channel revisted

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Hi all,

I had my pre-op appointment and attended the informational seminar with Dr.

Sudan in Omaha last Thursday. I was pleased with the appointment itself and

the amount of information he covered during the seminar. They are filing

with my insurance . My primary insurance, a self-insured type through work,

has a very specific exclusion. However, my secondary, CHAMPVA, will pay!

I'm hoping to have my surgery the first week in December.

The only issue I wanted to ask all of you about is the common channel length.

I did go back through archives, but still have a question. Dr. Sudan makes

the common channel 50cm. He wants to give you the best chance upfront to

lose weight; any revisions, according to him, are much more risky. He said

that his patients have not had problems with diarrhea. In reading the posts,

it seems that many post-ops have a 100 cm common channel.

Does anyone have a 50 cm? Any advice from you post-ops on this issue?

Thanks for your help!

Beverly

Pre-OP, Dr. Sudan

BMI 45