JRinAZ, I recently read online that Dr. Eric Schlesinger passed away in April of 2021. I am curious as to what happened to him. Do you or anyone else know what caused his death?

I see you posting this a lot in the channel - do you have any published medical studies that show these results, or is it based on what you see in the forums? Which type of revision are you referring to?

I'm curious where you get the information you're posting (some published data to support it). I've been googling studies regarding my specific revision the past week or so and I do see that the loss is slower and less, but not to the degree you're posting.

Example: for one study with Gastric band to RNY vs RNY only, the average loss in the studies was about 50% of excess weight lost for those having revisions, as opposed to 75% range for those who just had RNY. That's still a sizeable loss (pun intended)!

Thanks!

Hi there! I had the same on Nov. 5th.. happy to connect and support. How is your recovery going? I've been doing better each day thankfully :-)

Thanks, I fixed it.

The lifetime limit for weight loss surgery refers to the lifetime of the patient. You can't change insurance companies and start a new lifetime.

Most weight loss surgery patients lose about 100 pounds. Most gain back about 20 pounds during the third year after surgery. By year five 50% have gained back 50 pounds. Some people gain back all or their lost weight and more. You are not unusual.

Research the different types of revision. You will likely be paying out of pocket if you decide to do it. I have been watching this board since 2003 and have yet to see a revision person lose more than 20 pounds from their revision. There are a few exceptions who go on strict diet and exercise programs and stick to them. They do lose more weight, but might be exercising three or more hours a day.

If a surgeon offers to tighten your sleeve, that will make almost no difference after a month. You already know how to eat enough to gain weight with a sleeve and that will not change. Distal RNY causes more malabsorption. But it only helps if you eat a high fat diet with very few carbs. Because carbs will still be absorbed. It also causes gas and diarrhea, possibly to the point where you will need diapers for life.

The way to lose weight is by taking in less calories than you burn. It will not be fast and easy like it is after the first weight loss surgery. When I started regaining, I went back to Weigh****chers. I counted points and tracked exercise. I have had several regains and lost it again since 2007.