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Restrictive Methods
Jul 07, 2008
A restrictive method of WLS is any that significantly reduces the amount of food you can consume at any given time. ALL WLS's are restrictive, by that definition.
The DS is by and large THE most effective out there. bar none. It is restrictive, in that your stomach is cut down to the size of a peeled banana. It is mal-absorbtive in that your innards are re-arranged so you don't absorb everything you take in. It leaves your digestive track in ORDER -- you digest foods normally, you just don't absorb ALL of them.
The other restrictive procedures are the choke chain -- err, Lap Band, and the VBG or VSG. With the VBG with sleeve, as with the DS, the greater portion of the stomach is REMOVED making it IMPOSSIBLE to fill. (With the other "restrictive" procedures, your stomach is all there which you CAN continue to fill completely with food, just at a slower rate. The gland that produces the hunger-inducing hormone Grehlin is also there in that portion of the stomach.)
With the RNY, your stomach is reduced to a pouch, or basically a bulge at the top of your intestines. The greater portion of your stomach is still in tact, and that hunger hormone is still raging. You cannot fill that portion of your stomach, because it is detached from any fill potential. You no longer have use of your pyeloris or duodenum.
VBG with sleeve is
Vertically Banded Gastroplasty with Sleeve Gastrectomy
Meaning they remove the stomach - gastrectomy and change the shape of the sleeve part of the stomach (plasty - change the shape of, gastr - stomach) with a mesh Band. So your stomach is the size and shape of a peeled banana with a mesh band around the middle.
VSG is
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastroplasty
Make sense?
The DS is by and large THE most effective out there. bar none. It is restrictive, in that your stomach is cut down to the size of a peeled banana. It is mal-absorbtive in that your innards are re-arranged so you don't absorb everything you take in. It leaves your digestive track in ORDER -- you digest foods normally, you just don't absorb ALL of them.
The other restrictive procedures are the choke chain -- err, Lap Band, and the VBG or VSG. With the VBG with sleeve, as with the DS, the greater portion of the stomach is REMOVED making it IMPOSSIBLE to fill. (With the other "restrictive" procedures, your stomach is all there which you CAN continue to fill completely with food, just at a slower rate. The gland that produces the hunger-inducing hormone Grehlin is also there in that portion of the stomach.)
With the RNY, your stomach is reduced to a pouch, or basically a bulge at the top of your intestines. The greater portion of your stomach is still in tact, and that hunger hormone is still raging. You cannot fill that portion of your stomach, because it is detached from any fill potential. You no longer have use of your pyeloris or duodenum.
VBG with sleeve is
Vertically Banded Gastroplasty with Sleeve Gastrectomy
Meaning they remove the stomach - gastrectomy and change the shape of the sleeve part of the stomach (plasty - change the shape of, gastr - stomach) with a mesh Band. So your stomach is the size and shape of a peeled banana with a mesh band around the middle.
VSG is
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastroplasty
Make sense?
Surgery Options
Apr 27, 2008
I wanted to talk to you a minute about the KIND of WLS you are exploring. Unlike many you will find on the forum's, I don't believe one surgery is FAR SUPERIOR to another for everyone. There are some 15 different kinds of WLS out there, each one different. And they all have differing result rates depending on the patient.
Basically, if you get most of your calories from a single meal (like going to a buffet) then one of the restrictive methods will work better for you.
If you get the bulk of your calories from sweets, the RNY may be a better choice for you.
If you are a grazer, eat all the time (that's me), then the Duodenal Switch will work better for you.
The thing is, the docs don't TELL you this. They only tell you about the one or two kinds of surgery THEY happen to do. I personally think this is unethical. It would be like going to a doctor for chest pain, and because he doesn't do the heart bypass, he ONLY OFFERS you an aspirin. He doesn't even tell you there are other options. How crazy is that?
My doc -- Elariny -- tells you about ALL the options, even those he doesn't do. His seminars are free and no obligation. Yes, he is a travel for you, but not all THAT much, when we are talking about your LIFE. His web site is www.alagsa.com
No, I don't work for him. I am just very concerned about folks who make the wrong surgery decisions. I see SO much heart ache out there -- folks not losing all their weight, folks re-gaining their weight, etc. I want you to have ALL the information available to you so YOU can make the best decision FOR YOU.
Feel free to message me any time with any questions.
Ample hugs ...
Basically, if you get most of your calories from a single meal (like going to a buffet) then one of the restrictive methods will work better for you.
If you get the bulk of your calories from sweets, the RNY may be a better choice for you.
If you are a grazer, eat all the time (that's me), then the Duodenal Switch will work better for you.
The thing is, the docs don't TELL you this. They only tell you about the one or two kinds of surgery THEY happen to do. I personally think this is unethical. It would be like going to a doctor for chest pain, and because he doesn't do the heart bypass, he ONLY OFFERS you an aspirin. He doesn't even tell you there are other options. How crazy is that?
My doc -- Elariny -- tells you about ALL the options, even those he doesn't do. His seminars are free and no obligation. Yes, he is a travel for you, but not all THAT much, when we are talking about your LIFE. His web site is www.alagsa.com
No, I don't work for him. I am just very concerned about folks who make the wrong surgery decisions. I see SO much heart ache out there -- folks not losing all their weight, folks re-gaining their weight, etc. I want you to have ALL the information available to you so YOU can make the best decision FOR YOU.
Feel free to message me any time with any questions.
Ample hugs ...
What they DON'T tell you about the Lap Band
Apr 08, 2008
You have to wait for weeks, sometimes MONTHS post surgery to get started on the fills.
You don't start to lose any weight until you get a GOOD fill, which can take 3 or more fills.
Once filled properly, you lose weight about as fast as you would with diet and exercise alone.
Your insurance does NOT cover the cost of fills; depending on your doctor, these will cost you $200 and up, PER FILL. This is out of pocket.
You are still hungry. All the time.
You soon find out how to sabotage the band. (I won't tell you how, nor how I know this -- LOL)
You don't start to lose any weight until you get a GOOD fill, which can take 3 or more fills.
Once filled properly, you lose weight about as fast as you would with diet and exercise alone.
Your insurance does NOT cover the cost of fills; depending on your doctor, these will cost you $200 and up, PER FILL. This is out of pocket.
You are still hungry. All the time.
You soon find out how to sabotage the band. (I won't tell you how, nor how I know this -- LOL)
