Guest guest Posted November 1, 2001 Report Share Posted November 1, 2001 , Hi!! And thanks so mucbh for the post! Your thoughts have really helped me firm up my method of attack, so to speak! I suffer GERD as well and actually have Barretts esophogus as a result. I had never thought of the 'vomitting' aspect, but that should really help my case, as well, and I can't thank you enough for the input! I'll keep you posted. Bye, Donna > >Donna, > I also had to show this. I used the long term >weight loss, showed the weight regain of the RNY VS. >DS , Since I have mild reflux and my history of nausea >and vomiting easily since this is a big side effect of >the RNY, the dumping and lack of medication absorbtion >and need for liquid meds and since I am on HRT's and >thyroid, not sure if they even come in liquid form and >the need for constant monitoring of blood levels of >these drugs because of a lack of breakdown in the >stomach. And the finally was a letter from my PCP >stating my need of the DS vs. the BPD I am not sure >what all she said but she did include about the long >term medication needs, my history of vomiting very >easily and the long term weight loss versus the weight >regain know with the RNY. I sure hope this helps. > > >===== > B 36yrs >Pre-op 11-13-01 >BMI 49 >BCBS of MI Blue Choice POS > >__________________________________________________ > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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