Surgeon switching back to Scorpinaro

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My surgeon is changing which part of the stomach she removes. I'm

afraid to post this because of the reaction I got with my other

egroup.

The original Scorpinaro surgery removed the lower 2/3 of the stomach

rather than along the greater curvature. The key thing that you'll

all freak out about is the pyloric valve. She says that the 'DS

people' put the pyloric valve on a pedestal. Those were her words.

Some of the reasons I remember her saying: Thin walls in the valve,

higher risk of ulcers, higher risks of leaks, higher risk of

pancreatitis.

I wanted the DS, because I wanted the larger capacity, no dumping and

normal functionality of the stomach. I'll have the first two. She

says that with ANY WLS you never have the " normal " functionality of

the stomach.

This is what you'll hate to hear.

No normal BPD/DS option, unless she has already seen you, she'll give

you the option. I'm reminding myself that she has the MD behind her

initials and I DO NOT.

I'm emotionally drained with all the hub bub that my other egroup

gave, but I had to put this out here. So this weekend I'm

going to have my brownies, fruit juice, and other things that I'll

have to revisit at a later time.

Lee Anne

surgery is MONDAY