jellybunny
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Hi everyone,
I'm excited to hsve found this forum but cutting it close having just found it with my surgery TOMORROW. lol.
Info- I'm 26F. I've had a long road with PCOS with two prior abdominal surgeries and lost a fallopian tube, hx of diabetes, hypothyroidism and overall issues with weight.
My highest weight 330lbs and currently 312 with pre-op. I'm scheduled for a SADI with Dr. William Rice. I tried finding him on the forum but was unable to find. ("Rice" comes up with lots of results-Ha!) But he showed me his office's tracked data of modified-DS he's completed, and there were hundreds of patients over 10+ years. He's also a medical director.
Backstory, I previously was at a DIFFERENT bariatric clinic and due to lack of confidence I switched over to Dr. Rice's clinic. I feel confident in his office and their/his experience level, they seem knowledgeable and kind. Due to having to switch clinics, I had to recomplete pre-op preparation (nutrition, psych eval, etc etc) twice over to qualify at this new clinic. It's been over a year trying to get approved, and I've switched insurances 4 times since then. Because of this I'm very eager and have thought about my decision and motivations a lot, done a LOT of research on my own but still super nervous and would love to introduce myself to the community and hear any feedback.
I had not heard of the Hess method previously, but he said he would be measuring backwards and would give a longer channel than a traditional DS especially due to my age. Personally, I'd prefer a longer one as I'd love to have kids one day and worry about malabsorption so I'm happy with this. My goal, while to lose weight, is to be healthy and not rail thin. I dont know the exact number for the CC length it will be but I had a specific discussion with him.out of "concern for the length remaining" and he reassured me it would be a longer channel with the loop.
I'm nervous about these things and would love to hear some reassuring things but not sugar coated either:
-hair loss (already thin..)
-osteoporosis and malabsorption issues, anemia due to severe menses+PCOS
-future cancer risk or malabsorption of important meds (I have positive BRCA2+ genetic testing)
-pain and nausea, I always puke after anesthesia at baseline (told doctor). Ive had 2 laparascopic procedures but worried this one will hurt a lot.
Excited for everything else.. lol
Wish me.luck!! 😊
I'm excited to hsve found this forum but cutting it close having just found it with my surgery TOMORROW. lol.
Info- I'm 26F. I've had a long road with PCOS with two prior abdominal surgeries and lost a fallopian tube, hx of diabetes, hypothyroidism and overall issues with weight.
My highest weight 330lbs and currently 312 with pre-op. I'm scheduled for a SADI with Dr. William Rice. I tried finding him on the forum but was unable to find. ("Rice" comes up with lots of results-Ha!) But he showed me his office's tracked data of modified-DS he's completed, and there were hundreds of patients over 10+ years. He's also a medical director.
Backstory, I previously was at a DIFFERENT bariatric clinic and due to lack of confidence I switched over to Dr. Rice's clinic. I feel confident in his office and their/his experience level, they seem knowledgeable and kind. Due to having to switch clinics, I had to recomplete pre-op preparation (nutrition, psych eval, etc etc) twice over to qualify at this new clinic. It's been over a year trying to get approved, and I've switched insurances 4 times since then. Because of this I'm very eager and have thought about my decision and motivations a lot, done a LOT of research on my own but still super nervous and would love to introduce myself to the community and hear any feedback.
I had not heard of the Hess method previously, but he said he would be measuring backwards and would give a longer channel than a traditional DS especially due to my age. Personally, I'd prefer a longer one as I'd love to have kids one day and worry about malabsorption so I'm happy with this. My goal, while to lose weight, is to be healthy and not rail thin. I dont know the exact number for the CC length it will be but I had a specific discussion with him.out of "concern for the length remaining" and he reassured me it would be a longer channel with the loop.
I'm nervous about these things and would love to hear some reassuring things but not sugar coated either:
-hair loss (already thin..)
-osteoporosis and malabsorption issues, anemia due to severe menses+PCOS
-future cancer risk or malabsorption of important meds (I have positive BRCA2+ genetic testing)
-pain and nausea, I always puke after anesthesia at baseline (told doctor). Ive had 2 laparascopic procedures but worried this one will hurt a lot.
Excited for everything else.. lol
Wish me.luck!! 😊