Re: 100 cm. common channelers: please respond

[Guest guest]

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i believe i have a 100cm common channel (no way of knowing without

exploratory surgery, since my operation report is incomplete), but

that is the general consensus.

My weight loss has been a little under what i wanted it to be, but

only slightly - i'm only a few pounds off my target (less than 10)

at this points. It's kind of annoying because i was expecting a

70cm common channel and weight loss that was a little better,

because i started at such a large size. But i will take what i

can get!

i started the year off at 420 pounds - lost 9 pounds in pre-op

weight loss efforts, then had my surgery on February 2nd. i am

currently 277 pounds and thus have lost 143 pounds in a little

over 9 months.

My life is totally different now and people say i look like a

different person. 100cm is a doable length, i just would have

like the extra mmmmph the 70cm common channel would have given me.

-Sherry (Lake Marcel, WA)

Duodenal Switch Surgery Feb. 2, 2001

self-pay

5'5 " / 277 pounds / 34 years old

Lost 9 pounds in pre-op weight loss efforts

Have lost 134 pounds since surgery!

Total of 143 pounds gone forEVER!

http://www.fluffynet.com/wls/

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

Hi,

I had a full Lap BPD/DS and my common channel is 100 cm. I have my

gallbladder and appendix and I do/did not take Actigall. I started

out with a low BMI and post-op I consumme alot of sugar and alot of

food in general. My weight loss has been steady and I really have

not had any plateaus. In 6 months, I have lost 77% of my excess

weight. I have no diarrhea, only 1-2 BMs in the early a.m. and very

little or no gas. My labs have been great. Overall, my outcome has

been wonderful.

Jane J. 38 yrs. old

230/153 (-77 lbs) 5' 3.5 "

Lap BPD/DS

4/26/01

Dr. Ren

- In duodenalswitch@y..., mkf5t@v... wrote:

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I had open DS. In 10 months I have lost 138 pounds, which is 62% of of

my excess weight.

KathleenF

Open DGB/DS

Dr. Rabkin/Dr. Jossart

01/02/01: 374#

11/08/01: 236#

http://www.webniche.com/wls

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

I have a lap 100cm common channel, & I'm down 85 lbs in 5 months.. I'm

still lacking 15 lbs to be -100 at 6 months, but I'm hoping, yanno?

Liane

5-30-01

-85

100cm common channel

Dr. Warden

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

85lbs WOW Liane you are doing GREAT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lisbeth

" Lili F. " wrote: I have a lap 100cm common channel, & I'm

down 85 lbs in 5 months.. I'm

still lacking 15 lbs to be -100 at 6 months, but I'm hoping, yanno?

Liane

5-30-01

-85

100cm common channel

Dr. Warden

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

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[Guest guest]

My common channel is 100 cm. and I have lost 77 lbs. since Aug. 29th.

Best-

Nick in Sage

100 cm. common channelers: please respond

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

>

>

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>

[Guest guest]

,

My common channel is actually 110cm. I have " unoffically " lost 20

lbs in 2 weeks. Please note that men generally drop weight faster

than women, and also I am probably dehydrated.

Hull

> How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> and what have been the results of your weight loss?

>

> Thanks,

>

[Guest guest]

> My common channel is 100 cm. and I have lost 77 lbs. since Aug. 29th.

>

> Best-

>

> Nick in Sage

Nick......thats pretty dang good for less than 3 months! You must be

thrilled!

Judie

[Guest guest]

Chris.....

How are you feeling? Able to eat and drink ok now?

Judie

[Guest guest]

>

> > How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common channel,

> > and what have been the results of your weight loss?

, here are the lengths mentioned in my operative report:

Total intestinal length: 675cm

Alimentary limb (including 100cm common channel): 250cm

Biliary limb: 325cm

My results are in my sig line below, and my weight loss chart is in my

folder in the PHOTOS section of the Yahoo Groups site:

http://photos.groups.yahoo.com/group/duodenalswitch/lst? & .dir=/+M

..

Hope this helps!

M.

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in Valrico, FL, age 39

Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10/19/99

Starting weight 299, now 153

Starting BMI 49.7, now 25.5

Starting size 26/28, now 10/12

http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/_M_/melanie_m_.html

Direct replies: mailto:melanie@...

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[Guest guest]

You have me worried, as this is the second or third time that you've

mentioned (or someone else mentioned?) that you are/could be

dehydrated. What's happening? How much water are you getting down

in a day?

> > How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common

channel,

> > and what have been the results of your weight loss?

> >

> > Thanks,

> >

[Guest guest]

.........how tall are you?

Judie

[Guest guest]

Hi ,

My common channel is 125 cm, and I have lost 55 lbs. in four months. While

it isn't as fast as some others on the list, I am THRILLED with my results so

far. I now weigh 195 lbs, having started at 250 lbs.

Pam in MD

BPD/DS - July 9, 2001

Dr. Vanguri

[Guest guest]

In a message dated 11/10/2001 3:58:37 PM Central Standard Time,

pamjams2@... writes:

> I now weigh 195 lbs, having started at 250 lbs

Pam,

Isn't it amazing how " normal " you feel once getting under 200 pounds. Not

that we don't like to get lower, but I think the 200 pound mark makes it all

seem sooooo worth it!

Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

BPD/DS

4/27/00

www.duodenalswitch.com

267 to 165 5' 4 "

size 22 to size 10

have made size goal

no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

[Guest guest]

,

I trink about 16 oz of water per day plus maybee 4-6 oz of other

fluids. It is enough to sustain me, but not ideal. By comparison

they had my I.V. injecting about 48 oz per day. With my small stomach

I just can't get that much fluid in while having room for food. On

top of that I have diharreha, which causes fluid loss. I am not so

dehydrated as to cause major concern, but I have no doubt that fluid

loss is responsible for several lbs. of my weight loss to date. I

think this is failry normal. I might start taking immodium if things

don't get better.

Hull

> > > How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common

> channel,

> > > and what have been the results of your weight loss?

> > >

> > > Thanks,

> > >

[Guest guest]

> .........how tall are you?

I'm 5'5 "

M.

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in Valrico, FL, age 39

Lap DGB/DS by Dr. Rabkin 10-19-99

http://www.duodenalswitch.com/Patients/M/melaniem.html

Direct replies: mailto:melanie@...

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[Guest guest]

I had a lap DS on 12/3/99, I had a 100cm common channel, lost 75 pounds,

gained back 30, had a revision on 6/25/2001, now have a 50cm common channel,

and have lost 92 pounds total. Still have about 30 to go. Starting BMI was

46.

Patti

[Guest guest]

At the risk of sounding incredibly nosey I would be interested in how you

regained the weight and your story. And how your Surgeon decided to do the

revision etc....

Lisbeth

Patti Skiba wrote: I had a lap DS on 12/3/99, I had a

100cm common channel, lost 75 pounds,

gained back 30, had a revision on 6/25/2001, now have a 50cm common channel,

and have lost 92 pounds total. Still have about 30 to go. Starting BMI was

46.

Patti

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[Guest guest]

Gosh, I hope you can start getting more fluids down and get

rid of the runs! In response to a question of mine about

dehydration, I remember a doctor telling me to drink some salty broth

before my water in order to keep the water in me longer. Makes

sense, of course, but I have NO idea if that advice would properly

apply to your case.

So, are you up for one more question? Many people have said

that new post-ops gloss over and/or eventually forget how miserable

they feel when they come home from the hospital. For those of us

about to have surgery, tell us, my dear, how bad is it?

Best,

> > > > How many of you have (or think you have) a 100 cm. common

> > channel,

> > > > and what have been the results of your weight loss?

> > > >

> > > > Thanks,

> > > >

[Guest guest]

>This is interesting, because everytime I see my doctor at scheduled

post-operative visits I peep in my chart to see the measurements.

Then I doublecheck and ask him how long my common channel is and he

always replies 100 cm, which is the same as the surgical reports. I

am 5' 10 1/2 " tall and my doctor said my intestines were over 1000

cm. At my six month checkup which was Oct 22, 2001 I had lost 125#.

Margaret M. Houseworth

Open Duodenal Switch 04-26-01

-125#

In a message dated 11/10/2001 3:58:37 PM Central Standard Time,

> pamjams2@a... writes:

>

>

> > I now weigh 195 lbs, having started at 250 lbs

>

> Pam,

>

> Isn't it amazing how " normal " you feel once getting under 200

pounds. Not

> that we don't like to get lower, but I think the 200 pound mark

makes it all

> seem sooooo worth it!

>

> Dawn--South Suburban Chicago area

> Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

> BPD/DS

> 4/27/00

> www.duodenalswitch.com

> 267 to 165 5' 4 "

> size 22 to size 10

> have made size goal

> no more high blood pressure, sore feet, or dieting

>

>

>