I don't believe the SADI solves any problems with the DS. I've have the same fun on the run the to bathroom as any true DS'r. I was not deceived but don't feel I truly understood. I was told it was the same but there was only one anostemosis (sp?) instead of two and that would lessen the chances of obstructions. I can't tell ya if that's true or not even now. It was the timing of the request that bothers me (the morning of surgery) and my stupidity in accepting it. I will say that my cholesterol as evidenced by my recent labs thanks to an angel on this board are not those of a DS'r. My total cholesterol was one point above normal. My love of butter and bacon should have excluded me from this option to begin with. I have surpassed my surgeons goal for me by almost 20 lbs, which is odd when i stopped counting carbs 40 lbs ago on the advice of a cardiologist. So, I too am a success by that standard. I have not had major issues with reflux (a lot less than I see others on this board have) and don't take a PPI. I have oil slicks daily and if I don't watch my fat intake, I live in the bathroom. Dairy is a serious issue but that can be with any of these surgeries. I honestly never opened the envelopes that came from the hospital or the insurance. I was having a really difficult time after my surgery, I had just lost my mother and my brother, was unemployed and felt unemployable, alone and that was just one more layer of concern I could not deal with. I was the ostrich with my head buried in the sand.
I've come a really long way from those dark days. I'm hoping the Sadi holds for me. It's very forgiving of what I eat but my protein is low and I have always gotten at least 100 gms of protein a day even when I was vitamin non compliant. I've upped my protein and am drowning in meat I need to get to the store for bacon and shrimp as that goes down so much better I've been snowed in and haven't been on a bacon binge in a while.
I am still slowly losing weight, sometimes I'll have a sugar soda or a couple of cookies to try to keep myself from doing so (I don't want to have to buy more clothes).
I've come a really long way from those dark days. I'm hoping the Sadi holds for me. It's very forgiving of what I eat but my protein is low and I have always gotten at least 100 gms of protein a day even when I was vitamin non compliant. I've upped my protein and am drowning in meat I need to get to the store for bacon and shrimp as that goes down so much better I've been snowed in and haven't been on a bacon binge in a while.
I am still slowly losing weight, sometimes I'll have a sugar soda or a couple of cookies to try to keep myself from doing so (I don't want to have to buy more clothes).