Revision question

Hi All-
First off, I really am not trying to be *****y (any more than usual), but I would like an answer from someone that has first hand knowledge of this.  I really don't need anyone to Google it or guess at an answer to tell me about a third cousin's neighbor that they heard about.

Ok, on to the question:  I had a revision to my RNY in December and have not lost any weight.  I saw my surgeon today and he wants to do another scope to see what's up.  Has anyone had experience with this, or had something go wrong after a revision?

I may post this over on the revision board, but sometimes they scare me :)

TIA

Brenda I hope you get some answers.


Good Luck

Thanks.
My scope is scheduled for next Thursday, so maybe I'll get some answers then.

Hope you get some good answers!

Edie

Brenda -

No revision here, obviously.  I still have good restriction in my pouch and know that I'm in a calorie deficit everyday with the amount I eat and the amount I burn.  But I haven't lost any weight in 15 months (or it is 17 months now?) and my doctors are all stumped.  The endocrinologist I saw a few weeks ago put me on a diet pill (Adipex - and you can read all about the saga on my blog) --- but in the 3 weeks I've been on it I haven't lost anything significant (fluctuating between a 2 and 3 pound loss).  Reports from others who start the pill say they lose 5-7 pounds a week.  So something is obviously wrong with my body.

So even though we're not in the same situation... I understand your frustration.  The longer this goes on, the more I believe we have virtually no control over our own weight and what our bodies want to do. 

I hope you and your surgeon are able to figure out what's going on.

Pam

Pam,
Thanks for the words of encouragement.  I'm not normally an overly emotional person, but every time I see Dr. Katz I start crying because I'm so frustrated.  Adding to my frustration is the stigma that goes with being overweight.  No one believes that you are eating what you say you are, or exercising as much as you claim.  I had that problem with my first surgeon's office.  They just flat out didn't believe me.  It is nice to have this doc come in the office and say "ok, something is up.  Let's start out with step one and try to figure it out".
Maybe we'll find out we both have the same problem!  Wouldn't that be funny?

On another note: how do you stay so positive?  I am so bitter about this whole WLS thing.  Yes, I am happy I lost weight, but some days, I can't even sign in here because everyone is so positive and happy and sure they are going to lose 200 lbs. with no problem.  Like when I read about someone throwing away their "fat" clothes because they will never be there again.  Well, I know first hand that you might just be there.  I hate being Negative Nancy, but some days, it gets to me.  You never seem to get down like that.

Staying positive?  Ha!  Nope... I'm not very positive these days. I can hid it from others --- or more accurately, bury it from myself -- for a while, but the negativity rears it's head once in a while.  Have you seen this rambling post I did last week about the emotion turmoil I've been dealing with lately?  Some of it relating to the diet pill crap but before that started I had just been starting to deal with my anger and resentment issues in therapy, so it's piling on right now.   When I see a thread here on OH about someone being on a plateau or frustrated that the scale hasn't moved in 2 weeks --- ok, let's just say that I don't even bother opening those posts anymore. 

I started this group therapy session a month ago and have cried like a baby more in the past month than in a very long time because I'm finally facing the resentment and anger that's going on inside.  Not resentment toward the surgery necessarily, but resentment toward my body and my inability to control the weight loss.  I'm kind of a control freak and like the be in charge of stuff (big surprise, huh?) so when I can't control what my body does I feel like I'm at a complete loss and don't know how to act or what to do.  Yes... I'm working on it in therapy but it's a long way from being fixed. 

I stick around OH for the support I get from my friends here.  But also because I know I have this vast amount of knowledge that I've gathered by crazy in depth research on topics not typically covered by surgeons... so I have this sense of obligation in a way to help educate those who are coming behind me.  A lot of the stuff I've been posting lately is more education-based rather than cheerleader or support-based - and maybe nobody has noticed that necessarily, but in my mind I just don't have the strength to be a cheerleader for anyone other than myself these days.  It's easy to spew knowledge and links and information though.  One day I'll be back to cheerleader-mode, but for now I'm focusing on my own mental health. 

Chin up girl.  We'll get through this. Nobody every said this was gonna be easy, right?  What doesn't kill us makes us stronger.

Pam