DIMPLES 7

HI EVERYONE! CALL ME IGNORANT, BUT WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DISTAL AND PROXIMAL (SP) PLEASE IF YOU KNOW CAN YOU LET ME? I LOOKED IT UP IN THE DICTIONARY AND NEITER OF THESE WORDS WERE IN THERE. THIS IS APPERCIATED...........DIMPLES

bridgetgirl

Okay it has to do with the amount of small intestine they romove during the GBP procedure. Proximal is what Dr C and Dr P do... they cut less than 14 inches of intestine... isnt that right? And then distal is removing more than 14 inches...... I think thats right. Im sure I will be corrected if different or if I have it back wards!

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DIMPLES 7

Girl, You Are Just A Well Of Information!!! Thank You.

Tracie

Proximal is less than 100-150 cm bypassed. We are bypassed 75 (about 2 1/2 feet). Distal is normally between 200-300cm bypassed. Some call between 150 and 200 "medial". Distals are normally done on people with BMIs greater than 50...but Callery and Potts do all the same 75. Supposedly there is a easier time making goal and keeping it off...but it is due to malabsorbtion. You open up a huge can of worms when you bypass more, IMO....HTH

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