Cthulurscon
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Hi there,
So my surgeon has recommended a 200cm common channel and, I believe, a 300cm alimentary limb. Based on reading here and Dr. K's website, it seems the AL length measurement is standard, but that common channel length is rather long.
I'm 26, female, 5'10 or 5'11 depending on who you ask, and generally lose weight easily. I count calories and the expected amount of weight comes off. I have PCOS. I do not have prediabetes or diabetes. I have done one crash diet (which worked for a time, but also messed up my hormones. I seem to have recovered.) Keeping it off forever has been the problem.
I'm on depression and anxiety medications, have been basically my whole life (including most of childhood), and I'm guessing huge malabsorption would be significantly contraindicated in that situation.
I also have a rare condition for which absorption is not directly key, but the condition may require significant medical interventions in the future, and those interventions are going to require medicine. Medicine which, presumably, would need to be absorbed.
DS as a surgery is actually not contraindicated for my condition. But it seems like the longer length might be important.
So: I've seen a lot of posts here about anything above a 100cm cc being too long. Is it actually too long in my situation? It actually seems to me like this is a reasonable trade-off for my situation. But the reactions here are so very violent to >100cm lengths that I thought maybe a thread would be worthwhile anyway.
I'm most partial to research papers on the topic. I've read seemingly everything that's publicly accessible on the subject, including my surgeon's publications, but if anyone has access to paywalled things, please do let me know.
So my surgeon has recommended a 200cm common channel and, I believe, a 300cm alimentary limb. Based on reading here and Dr. K's website, it seems the AL length measurement is standard, but that common channel length is rather long.
I'm 26, female, 5'10 or 5'11 depending on who you ask, and generally lose weight easily. I count calories and the expected amount of weight comes off. I have PCOS. I do not have prediabetes or diabetes. I have done one crash diet (which worked for a time, but also messed up my hormones. I seem to have recovered.) Keeping it off forever has been the problem.
I'm on depression and anxiety medications, have been basically my whole life (including most of childhood), and I'm guessing huge malabsorption would be significantly contraindicated in that situation.
I also have a rare condition for which absorption is not directly key, but the condition may require significant medical interventions in the future, and those interventions are going to require medicine. Medicine which, presumably, would need to be absorbed.
DS as a surgery is actually not contraindicated for my condition. But it seems like the longer length might be important.
So: I've seen a lot of posts here about anything above a 100cm cc being too long. Is it actually too long in my situation? It actually seems to me like this is a reasonable trade-off for my situation. But the reactions here are so very violent to >100cm lengths that I thought maybe a thread would be worthwhile anyway.
I'm most partial to research papers on the topic. I've read seemingly everything that's publicly accessible on the subject, including my surgeon's publications, but if anyone has access to paywalled things, please do let me know.