revision

has anyone here looked into revision?? Just curious... sarah

I haven't, but I know a number of people who have. It is very hard to get approval for and many surgeons will not even consider it. It has a greater chance of complications than the original surgery. I have seen it approved for two people but both had staple line disruptions and leaving the pouch that way was far more risky than the revision. My understanding (without the staple line disruption) you still have to be a minimum of 100 pounds overweight plus meet any other criteria that is in effect for the regular type of surgery. The only way to determine if there is a staple line disruption is to have an upper GI done. A good friend went to the surgeon 2 weeks ago as he had lost 150 lbs, gained 40 back over the years and was still about 150 lbs overweight. The surgeon said there was just too great of a risk with the revision especially with all of the scar tissue now. The upper GI showed that the pouch was the size of an orange and completely in tack, so still much smaller than the normal person's tummy. The surgeon told him that by going back to a high protein diet with lots of water and exercise that my friend could get the pouch working properly again. My friend had gotten slack with protein first, was doing sugars and chips, and no exercise. So he is now trying really hard to get back on track. He is determined to get to goal. If anyone does have a revision, be really sure to check out the surgeon and question how many revisions the surgeon has done. They require more expertise than the regular RNY. The more they have done the better. Mary