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With severe GERD converting from RNY to VSG may cause even more GERD. They convert people from vsg to RNY due to GERD when they have vsg.
You may deal with what is called "Candy Cane" junction. They need to investigate that.
If not - you may have hernia, or food allergies.
I had RNY, and over the years I developed severe GERD. I am currently on PPI dexilant, but even that does not help 100%.
I have food allergies and sensitivity, and the GERD is a reaction to histamine in food, and histamine that my body makes due to food.
Revision may make you condition even worse if they don't know why you have GERD.
High PTH can be a symptom of problem with parathyroid....or calcium deficiencies. When our body does not get enough calcium, magnesium, other minerals - it activated parathyroid to make PTH to pull minerals from our bones. You probably need bones DEXA scan to see the condition of your bones. Most likely you a leaking minerals from bones and unless you stop that - you may deal with severe bones and teeth issues down the line. IMO - this is critical.
Please find someone who cantina a detailed lab work on you and order DEXA scan.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Thank you... They have in the past and was an endoscopy but did not find anything. That was years ago though. My PTH is 92 over normal range and that does cause nausea.
Thats good to know about the 2 surgeries I was confused as to the process of converting RNY to DS.
So then why dont they convert RNY to VSG?
If you have GERD and nausea they typically will see what is wrong with the bypass first. It may be there is a physical defect with the surgery you already have, too. Did they want to investigate to see what was causing the issue when you called?
The duodenal switch is absolutely a choice post-RNY, but if it's GERD you have it won't necessarily help with that and you may still have it, if that's the main reason you are seeking revision. Further weight loss can often help with it, though. It really depends what is going on.
The RNY has to be converted to a sleeve for the DS, and that is a very major surgery that requires a high degree of skill, and it's best to choose a surgeon extremely well-versed in it. I don't know much about Shadle, but I know Dr. Keshishian has done them.
I'd first get an answer about what is causing the issue and go from there... ruling out something serious would be a first step DS or no.
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
Hi I'm having a revision done from vsg to bypass this Tuesday. My vsg was 3/19/18 how are you feeling now? What are you eating and or drinking? Just curious Thank you, Andrea ?? I hope your feeling well!
Hi I had vsg 3/19/18. Ive only had complications the last 16 weeks. Converting to bypass this Tuesday. Just so leary of everything now. I'm just wanting to hear stories of others who had the revision done so early after vsg and what their post op experiences were. How were the few days,weeks,months?? Thank you ?? Please any help!!
Me again... forgot to add I have Gerd and have nausea single everyday and vomitting about 4 times a week. Have been on prilosec and various other antacids since 2012.
It has been so long in 2005 I had RNY at 5'2 255
214 at surgery. Surgery went great had it done at Stanford Medical Center with Dr. Morton.
I lost a total of around 70 pounds. I occasionally had dumping syndrom. In 2009 was when l stopped losing I slowly started gaining. In 2011 had my son now 6yrs I had to be on a course of progesterone to prevent miscarriage was at 205 I developed gestational diabetes and at delivery I was 215.
In 2012 got pregnant with my 3rd and last child I developed hyperemesis and gestational diabetes on insulin 4 times a day and also a course of progesterone and anemia had venofer while pregnant and at delivery was 229.
After I had my now 5yr old son I began to struggle with sever nausea and vomitting and have been on antacid since then. I am now 245 at 5'2 I am pre-diabetic and developed patella femoral syndrom with joint pain. I recently asked my doctor for referal to Bariatrics for possible revision got a phone apptð??' with a doctor in the bariatric department and ahe basically said RNY is the last procedure they only revise from Lap-Band to VSG or RNY and if someone had VSG can only convert to RNY. I asked is this right? I mean in heart I knew she was not being honest maybr just for Kaise but I have read RNY can be converted. I decided to switch back to Anthem Blue Cross HMO the same coverage I had in 2005.
I found a doctor Benjamin Shadle for Sutter Medical Center Roseville. After watching his videos and reading tons of reviews I have hope.
I am nervous can anyone please share your revision story with me if you've had RNY. How long did the process take and if it has worked I have reading about duodenal Switch.
I appreciate any helpð?'
Thanksð?'?
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I already got the approval
for band removal , they denied the rny because I didn't complete the 6 month diet. So now everything's ago , I wanted it all done at once , I didn't want the removal and then to wait for the rny .
