HELP? DISTAL RNY DO YOU HAVE MORE COMPLICATIONS AND LOOSE LESS?

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Hello,

I am having my Rny surgery on 7/8 and i was informed it is distal 150cm what does this mean .. i am confused i have been reading and i am understanding there is less weight loss. My Doctors assistant advised me i would loose more ?? I am confused someone please educate me that knows the correct answer... I want to know if this is the case to let him know not to do a distal he recommended it because of the fact that i told him my bowels are sometimes hard for me?? Please if anyone can answer??

[dhrguru 1,238]

Hello,

I am having my Rny surgery on 7/8 and i was informed it is distal 150cm what does this mean .. i am confused i have been reading and i am understanding there is less weight loss. My Doctors assistant advised me i would loose more ?? I am confused someone please educate me that knows the correct answer... I want to know if this is the case to let him know not to do a distal he recommended it because of the fact that i told him my bowels are sometimes hard for me?? Please if anyone can answer??

Proximal or distal refers to how much of the intestines is bypassed in the procedure. Though 150cm, to my understanding is proximal, not distal. I'm not sure what number signifies distal though. My bypass was 250cm, so as greater amount of intestine is bypassed. My doc said I should have great weight loss... I think I'm on the low end of average. I've not had any complications, and haven't experienced dumping, but also haven't tested it.

Complications of a distal bypass could be greater malabsorption of nutrients since there is less 'space' and/or time food is spent in the intestines to absorb nutrients.

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@@dhrguru if you don't mind me asking when did you have surgery how much was your begin and what are you at.now?

[dhrguru 1,238]

@@dhrguru if you don't mind me asking when did you have surgery how much was your begin and what are you at.now?

My surgery was 4/28. My SW was 315, today I'm 290. So I've lost 25# in the 8 weeks since surgery. My doc is not concerned about my rate of weight loss.

(My HW was 335, I lost 20 pre op, so I'm down 45# overall)

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@@dhrguru you should be excited 45lbs down imagine you do that again in 2 months that is 90lbs in 4 months yikes that's awesome so keep doing what your doing!! And be proud of your 45lbs that's 4 10lb bags of rice and 1 5lb bag that's a heck of alot of weight!!!! And rice lmao!!