Re: Quest?-Shortening the common channel

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If I shouldn't lose anymore weight and I feel I need to lose another 50

pounds, is a shrotened coomon channel in the cards. Can it be done lap and

how long is the hospital stay and recovery? Anybody have any info on this?

Ellen

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In a message dated 12/02/2001 1:34:56 PM Central Standard Time,

Beauby1022050943@... writes:

> If I shouldn't lose anymore weight and I feel I need to lose another 50

> pounds, is a shrotened coomon channel in the cards. Can it be done lap and

> how long is the hospital stay and recovery? Anybody have any info on this?

> Ellen

>

Dr. Hess indicates in his study that shortening the common channel a ways out

from surgery achieves an additional 20 pound weight loss at best. I think

this is why he goes with a shorter common channel in his surgeries. On the

other end, he indicates lengthening the common channel down the road achieves

the relieving of malnutrition and diarrhea problems quite nicely.

I don't know if any of the other docs address this in more recent papers?

Dawn

Dr. Hess, Bowling Green, OH

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