I'm new to this site. I've also joined the ObesityHelp site, and from there was told about this site.
I'm an unusual case. I had a gastroplasty in 1984 (HW 258-LW 179). Got maried in 1984, had 3 children - gained back all the lost weight. No follow up at all with the doctor/clinic from that surgery. In 2004 I had the biliopancreatic duodenal switch or BPDS (HW 306 - LW 118). I was loving it, was wearing size 2
. Then I started having extreme hypoglycemic episodes. The belief was that I had an insulinoma, but the tests to locate it's location in my pancreas were inconclusive. Therefore they revised my BPDS in July 2007, told me gain weight, hoping that would take care of the issue. It didn't, so in Dec 2007 the reversed the gastroplasty, and what they could of the DS, told me to gain more weight. This was so my body could handle the insulin my pancreas was over producing. I gained about 125 lbs and that seemed to work. The in Oct 2011 my BS started crashing again. This time the location of the insulinoma was more certain so in Dec 2011 I had a partial pancreatectomy, and they also had toremove my spleen. Now I weigh 270, and I want to have back the complete DS and get my stomach made smaller, because I'm sure it's stretched again.
All of these surgeries were open. I went back to the OHSU Bariatric Clinic, and they refuse to do ANY surgery on me. The doctors I worked with in 2004, and 2007 have since retired, or left this speciality within the organization. The OHSU Bariatric Clinic does not do the DS anymore.
Because of that I have sent inquiries to Dr Keshishian in the LA area, and Dr Rabkin in the SF area, and have heard back from both of them.. Is it wrong to be reaching out to both places? Should I share with each of them that I have contacted the other?
Is there anyone here, or anyone that you know of that has had multiple surgeries, and was succesfully given a DS?
I'm an unusual case. I had a gastroplasty in 1984 (HW 258-LW 179). Got maried in 1984, had 3 children - gained back all the lost weight. No follow up at all with the doctor/clinic from that surgery. In 2004 I had the biliopancreatic duodenal switch or BPDS (HW 306 - LW 118). I was loving it, was wearing size 2
. Then I started having extreme hypoglycemic episodes. The belief was that I had an insulinoma, but the tests to locate it's location in my pancreas were inconclusive. Therefore they revised my BPDS in July 2007, told me gain weight, hoping that would take care of the issue. It didn't, so in Dec 2007 the reversed the gastroplasty, and what they could of the DS, told me to gain more weight. This was so my body could handle the insulin my pancreas was over producing. I gained about 125 lbs and that seemed to work. The in Oct 2011 my BS started crashing again. This time the location of the insulinoma was more certain so in Dec 2011 I had a partial pancreatectomy, and they also had toremove my spleen. Now I weigh 270, and I want to have back the complete DS and get my stomach made smaller, because I'm sure it's stretched again.All of these surgeries were open. I went back to the OHSU Bariatric Clinic, and they refuse to do ANY surgery on me. The doctors I worked with in 2004, and 2007 have since retired, or left this speciality within the organization. The OHSU Bariatric Clinic does not do the DS anymore.
Because of that I have sent inquiries to Dr Keshishian in the LA area, and Dr Rabkin in the SF area, and have heard back from both of them.
. Is it wrong to be reaching out to both places? Should I share with each of them that I have contacted the other?Is there anyone here, or anyone that you know of that has had multiple surgeries, and was succesfully given a DS?
