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Hello. I had my GBS in 2005. After years of success (loss of 102 pound), I started slowly regaining my weight (regained about 60 pounds). I had the Overstitch in Nov 2012. I found it to be more painful than my original GBS. My throat, neck and shoulders were so tender and painful for about 1 week.
The post procedure diet was similar to the GBS post op diet regimen; liquids, progressing to pureed, then soft. By 5-6 weeks post procedure I was back to a regular diet again. However, other than about 10 pounds...I never lost weight after the overstitch procedure.
Just my experience with it, hope this helps you.
Fire the judgey therapist. We aren't all judgey I promise.
Eating at night is a big sign of emotion regulation or what we call low distress tolerance. That isn't necessarily your fault, actually, but, well, goodness look at what's been going on. That is awful...I am so sorry for your loss.
My rule is we don't take things away without replacing them. Instead of eating, could you do something else? Don't laugh, but there are weighted blankets great for anxiety and PTSD that are very comforting. some people will hug them or wrap themselves in them. Have hobbies or things to keep your hands busy...things you enjoy which are not eating. I have had PTSD and nightmares so I get it...they suck, and they don't really care that I don't want to scarf donuts. If you absolutely have to eat, and yeah I feel you on the protein, have alternatives and ditch the rest. I had to be ruthless because I literally would eat anything when I had similar issues. Now I don't keep any at home because I can't. I have to get a hysterectomy within the next year or so myself.
There is nothing I can say to make things better, because they are awful, but I can say that you have made it through a lot. It may not seem like you can ever have relief from anxiety, however that doesn't mean tomorrow you won't.
The one thing I will say: be kind to yourself above all else. you deserve kindness and compassion, esp. from yourself.
You are not a bad person who is choosing to shoot themselves in the butt. You are not an eff-up. You are not terrible. You are suffering, and frankly anyone who doesn't get the power of comfort when we are suffering, especially a therapist, should hush up.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Most insurance will not cover revisions unless there is a defect to the original procedure. Before you revise, review habit carefully. What are you eating daily? Even with a DS if you eat enough carby crap you may gain weight.
If a revision is warranted after, a more logical step is to revise to either the DS or something similar, because that provides further inoculation against weight gain. Having said that, you are committing to having to eat high protein and fat on an obligatory basis. With a bypass this is mildly inconvenient if we do not (though dangerous long term), but with a DS there are more serious consequences. Having said that, if you can adhere to the vitamin and food regimen most of us should post-op, while the DS one differs quite a bit, you should still be able to follow it.
Even with a large stoma, though, people still lose weight with the bypass. Most of the procedures that reduce pouch size typically don't result in long-term loss that I would consider notable. I am, however, not a doctor, so I would consult a surgeon who isn't trying to sell you overstitch or TOR procedures - preferably one who does the DS or SIPS or whatever it is, because DS surgeons have to have substantial training and are thus highly skilled due to the nature of the surgery. That is, they will be able to provide input regarding many procedures aside from the ones they do.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Make sure to get your protein in at night...you will need it to heal from surgery too, as it takes months to heal fully. Keep drinking :)
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Definitely post on the sleeve forum, too.
Weight loss gets slower the further under 300 you go. There are also stalls. Right now, make sure to drink 64 oz minimum a day, as that is one way we excrete byproducts of fat burning. Eating healthy can mean a lot of things... make sure you are protein forward. Don't bother with slider foods that are carb heavy at this point. We tend to lose faster by not eating high carb diets.
Also, hang in there
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Not a fan of the overstitch procedure, to be honest. If you're struggling with weight loss after a bypass, it's best to look at why regain occurred and refine habits. If that fails, better to consider a SADI/SIPS/etc or a traditional DS, most likely, just because either will tend to have a better net result.
I would get a second opinion from a different surgeon if one suggested it to you.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Getting in a MINIMUM of 64 oz of water a day is crucial. You should carry around a water bottle with you to ensure proper hydration.
Are you weighing your food and tracking everything you're consuming in an app like MyFitnessPal? If your stall goes on for awhile (3+ weeks), you may be consuming too many calories for continual weight loss. As we get smaller, our bodies require less calories to maintain our weight.
Lastly, most people's weight loss after surgery follows a stair step pattern, meaning you lose some then stall for a period then start losing again. The key is to not become frustrated during the plateaus such that you start sabotaging your eating.
If you eat dense protein first, followed by non-starchy vegetables, and don't drink during and after meals, do you still feel restriction?
Many folks on OH that post their surgeries are no longer working are actually consuming a lot of slider foods, and when they refocus on dense protein first they find their tool is still functional.
Converting to a DS from VSG is pretty straightforward. Going from RNY to DS is extremely complicated and risky. You can count on one hand the number of doctors in North America with much experience in doing that revision.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
Hello I had my surgery 2011 and currently looking into having the overstitch revision. I have gained about 50 back and want to lose it. Please any feedback from anyone who has had the procedure. I keep ready alot of negative information.
