26 year old VBG DESPERATELY SEEKING REVISION!!
I am a 50 year old wife and mother. My 13 year old calls me "The Inside Parent"! Now if that does not kill you I don't know what would!
I am desperately seeking a Doctor capable and willing to do a revision on my 26 year old VBG! I'm not having much luck. One doctor told me "No Doctor worth his salt would touch me"! That was about 4 years ago.
Has anyone out there had a revision done on an Old VBG? I need the help afforded to me by the WLS to succeed again and I don't want to wake up for the rest of my life being the "Inside Parent"!
Thanks...Blessings...
I CURIOUS WHAT WAS THE REASON THE DR. MADE THAT DECISION. I STARTED MY PROCESS IN MARCH 2018. HAD THE EGD.MY PREOP IS 4/30/18. SURGERY DATE 5/17/18. IM HERE IN TEXAS BUT I HAD MY SURGERY IN 2214 IN ALASKA.DUE TO GERD. AND NOT LOOSING THE AMOUNT OF WEIGHT. THE DR. HAS DECIDED TO MOVE FORWARD. I WISH YIU THE BEST OF LUCK IN FINDING A NEW DR.MAYBE YIU CAN GOOGLE REVISION DR.'S IN YOUR AREA....GOOD LUCK.
This might sound crazy, but have you thought about contacting Dr. Nowzaradan in Houston, TX? I know he is the 600lb life surgeon, but he has been doing bariatric surgery for a long time and is a very experienced surgeon. He may be able to help you or at least point you to another surgeon who can.
Best of luck.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
Actually, not crazy at all!!! The reason for my post was that I had contacted Dr. Now's office and they are telling me they don't think they can help me. I have not actually spoken to Dr. Nowzardan but I would think telling me NO before even looking at my current VBG and seeing me in person is not right.
Granted, 26 years ago was a long time, but there must be something that can be done.
Thanks for your reply. I love knowing that I have "Peeps" out there!
Blessings...
JeffysGirl
on 4/19/18 4:37 am - WI
I had the same problem. Dr. Michael Sarr at Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota was the only surgeon that would do the revision. I had to travel about 100 miles to have it done and they require you to have follow up appointments with them for about a year.
My revision was very complicated. The original VBG surgeon had butchered my stomach. I had severe GERD and Barrett's Esophagus (and many other complications from the VBG). I had 7 specialist tell me that they had never seen anything like my case and would not touch me.
Dr. Sarr saved my life. The revision to RNY took 7 hours. There was a lot of scar tissue. I was in the hospital for a full week. I woke up from the surgery GERD free. It was the first time in 25 years that I had no pain in my throat and chest.
My revision was in 2010. I'm doing great!
HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)
VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010
That is so FABULOUS! Thanks for the Reply. I am thankful to say that I have never experienced issues with GERD, but I can tell you that my Scar Tissue after the VBG, skin removal, and 3 hernia repairs is MASSIVE! It's painful, and I look like I am 8 months pregnant. The scar tissue is so hard, I just hate looking at me! I am however alive.
Take care. Many blessings...
JeffysGirl
I am almost in the same boat. Scared to no end. I had VBG done 14 years ago. I went from 465 to 200 lbs. Unfortunately, over the last two years (I want to blame quitting smoking, getting married, and perimenopause) I have gained a lot of weight back I'm almost back to 350lbs. My current pcp has referred me to a bariatric surgeon for a revision. But all I keep seeing is a lot of people not able to get the revision. I'm quickly becoming very scared of even trying.
I didnt have a VBG but travelled to Montreal to see Dr. Christou who seems to do primarily revisions these days. I know he has a lot of patients travel to him as well. if you don't mind going to Canada, you may want to contact his office, see if they can help.
Band-RNY revision age 50 5'4" HW 260 SW: 244 (bf healthy range 23-35%) bf 23.7% (at 137lbs) cw range 135-138.lbl with butt lift and mastoplexy March 23, 2018...2.5lbs removed.
Pre-op-16lbs (size 18/20...244) M1-16lbs (size 18...228) M2-15.6lbs (size 16/18...212.4) M3-10lbs (size 16..202.4) M4-11.4lbs (size 14...191) M5-10.8lbs (size 12...180.2) M6-8.4 (size 8/10...171.8) M7-6.4 (size 8...165.4 lbs) M8-11.6 (size 6...153.8) M9-5.6 (size 4/6...148.2) M10-5.8 (size 4....142.4) M11-4 (size 2/4...138.4) Surgiversary -1 (size 2/4...137.4) M13-2.6 (size 2/4...134.8) M14 (size 2/4...134.8) M15 (size 2...135) M16 (size 2...131.4) M17 (size 2...135) M18 (size 2...135) M19 (size 2...138) M20 (size 2...135) M21 (size 2...138)
Hey there,
im sorry you're having such a hard time finding a surgeon to work with. I would encourage you to contact:
Dr. Keshishian, located in California
Dr. Rabkin, located in California
they are the most experienced wls revision surgeons in the US. I know Dr. K in particular has been able to help people that no one else would touch. They have a video conference appointment where he could look at your scans and get an idea if he could help you.
best of luck!
