Recent Posts
thank you for the info... i appreciate your input. :)
I don't think they are giving you the right info. I just had to have a revision from sleeve to RNY because my esophagus was burned from even mild usage of pain medications for arthritis. Not only was it burned, my reflux was so bad that I had to stop eating at least 5 hours before going to bed.
2004 Lapband
2010 Sleeve
Less than 3 weeks ago Hiatal Hernia repair and gastric bypass
Tons of scar tissue!!!
Make sure you find a doctor who specializes not only in weightloss surgery but someone who is good with other aspects of surgery. I had to go to a specialist and I am happy I did. I have super small incisions that are virtually painless. My surgery, due to the mess inside of me took 5 hours. He said he may have to open me but because he was very killed did everything laparoscopically.
Good luck with everything :)
My journey is a long one: 2004 Lapband, 2010 Sleeve, and less than 3 weeks ago Hiatal Hernia repair and gastric bypass due to prior surgeries.
I feel I can eat everything and I'm less than 3 weeks out of surgery. My weight also stopped coming off. I started at a lower weight - 225 when I had my consultation and 210 on the day of surgery and currently 203.
I'm a bit frustrated because I have been doing this rollercoaster for years now and feel that because I have already eaten lower calories for years, losing weight (I want to drop about 40 more pounds) is virtually impossible.
Pamisue,
I am in the same boat. I still have my band (installed in 2007), but it is causing problems (possible slip) and I have experienced significant regain.
I've had a consult with a doctor specialized in the sleeve and saw a DS doctor just this afternoon. Earlier this week, I attended the sleeve seminar/support group.
The meetings with the doctors have been great for learning more about technical issues like surgery risk and recovery, vitamin supplementation, potential long-term problems, and non-negotiable lifestyle changes each procedure requires.
The sleeve patient group is a supportive bunch. I was disappointed, though. Discussions centered on regain and dieting. It could have been my lap band group from ten years ago. That has driven me to look into DS as an alternative.
I look forward to learning more at the DS support group next month.
I almost made a decision before I was ready. The sleeve doctor got everything moving in a hurry after my consult. Before I left his office, I had an initial meeting with his dietician and was scheduled for more meetings with his her and his PA. Within a couple days, I was scheduled for band removal. I will be cancelling the band removal because I need more time to consider my options.
I guess my only advice is to resist being rushed.
At this stage, I feel frustrated because I hate to be undecided about anything. I just feel like I can't come to a conclusion before I've learned more. I'll probably post here to see how people feel about their sleeve and DS revisions.
I would love to know how your consult goes and if you any advice for others like me who are working on revisions.
Good morning, I had a revision from a RNY to a band around my RNY pouch. I wasn't big enough to do a DS as my surgeon mentioned. I was around 199. I got RNY in 2010 and dropped to 118 but had regain as my dr. mentioned as many a 30% do, so he did a revision for me in 2017. Weight loss has been MUCH slower but it is coming off. The vomiting happens almost daily though.
She's from 339 to 200 as of 6/14/2012.. SOO proud of my bigbabygirl 
First,
I hope you are feeling better and the pain is subsiding.
I had VSG in March 2015, got down to 170 lbs (high weight 275 lbs) and then couldn't stop eating. Gained 30 pounds. Short story, had bile reflux and a hiatal hernia.
March 2017, had hernia repaired and RNY. Down to 160 lbs and maintaining.
And yes, I was in pain for a few weeks but eventually it got a lot better!
Now, I can't eat the same things with RNY as I did with VSG. For example, I eat less meat (I am a true carnivore). If I eat too much, it sits in my throat and then my pouch. It takes forever to digest now as compared to my unlimited supply of meat eating with VSG.
My advice, take you time. Learn your pouch. Know the weight will come off.
Hi Wombat... I no longer have my gallbladder, it was taken out a year after my RNY. My pain is mid back, kinda more left side. But thank you for your reply. :)
Is this mid-back pain more predominant on the right side? That's how I felt when I had gallstones. (I had my gallbladder removed a few decades ago.) Do you still have your gallbladder?
Hi Lady Godiva... thank you for your response. :)
It was at the recommendation of my bariatric surgeon to have the revision from RNY to GS... When my surgeon made the recommendation for the revision, I got a second opinion... who also agreed this was the best option for my medical situation.
With the GS -- as long as you are being followed and monitored closely by a physician, which I am, there are no medication restrictions. I am continuing my acid reflux medicine, as a preventative medicine that I've been on since my RNY - 6 years ago. As of yet, I have not started arthritis treatment, the recommendation was to wait 60 days post-op.
*fingers crossed that it's just a gas issue and easily treated*
