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on 5/4/18 2:34 pm
Hello,
I am in the same boat. My husband works for ATT. I had lap band done 3 times. Once to put in, 2nd because of a slip, and 3rd because of the port tube having a leak. Each time was a problem which I was too stupid to never take the dang thing out thinking ok this time it will work... Anyway I went to the Nicholson Clinic today and asked what should I do bypass or sleeve. He suggested to go for the bypass. I have manipulated my band so much I know how to work getting food down and my stoma is a little stretched. Not a big deal. But still. He also said that If I do this surgery. I will have to more than likely have two surgeries. One to remove it and let it heal and then come back because i prob have so much scar tissue it will be too difficult to do the surgery and a BIG risk. SO I am upset. Cash pay out of pocket is $18K and for the Sleeve is $10K in Dallas for Band removal and either surgery.Let me know how it goes for you. I am going to have to finance it all. If I can get a zero intrest that is the way to go. I can afford 6 years at 300 a month.
Hey all,
I had RNY 10 years ago and was pretty close to my goal. Life turned me upside down for a while and I am ashamed to admit I have gained back every pound. I am sick over it and just beginning to come to terms with trying to get it back off. Have any of you gotten a revision post RNY because of weight regain that wasn't surgical failure? What are your experiences? I am soo embarrassed to go to the doctor. Ughhh...
Thanks guys! Can't wait to hear your stories
Thank you I am in good health. Still have some issues to handle but none that anyone holding weight doesn't. The cervical issue is under control thanks so much.
I just really wanted a person that seeks a revision to know if they want to lose the weight bad enough they can beat the stats of a revision!
I think you have indeed given people hope.
Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life
Hello,
I certainly hope that you are able to get your revision. Do you have any comorbidities that may help you gain evidence for the revision?
Sheila
A negative mind will never give you a POSITIVE result!
5' 8" 
HW 292, SW 280, CW 270.0
What a very scary and dire situation you were in. Honestly, my heart is virtually pounding reading your story. I agree with Laura in Texas, you are to be commended for not giving up. I hope that you are in good health nowadays.
Living larger than ever,
My Bariatric Life
You said you do not want congratulations, but you deserve them. Congrats on taking the steps necessary to save your life. Keep working hard! People need to learn from you and take responsibility for their choices.
I hope your cervical issues are taken care of. My mom is battling cervical cancer right now.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I had a wound infection and took a round of antibiotics. I got some fluid behind my liver (was due to surgery but could of been any surgery) which they drained. Other than that I have only faced the eating issues of adjusting. Losing weight has exposed a hernia that was hidden by fat that will be fixed at some point.
Had I read the forums I would of posted my story here but to make it less lengthy go to this link on the forums.
The statistics are bleak but you don't have to be that statistic. I have proven that. When I so desperately sought out this information there was one person's story online that gave hope. They worked hard to make it happen. I followed their lead and have been successful. They feel I am within 50 lbs of where I can get without massive skin removal surgery. That's ok I can do anything and live life with it or without it and before I was dying.
My Dr. said most revisions have a 50 lbs success statistic. My RNY was 30 years ago before they even knew dumping was part of it. She rebuilt my RNY completely and took me distal.
My post is to give hope. When I sought a revision everything I read was minimal help and failure. Even the Dr. told me the success rate of a revision was about 50 lbs which is a lot of the reason why Dr's do not want to do them. I weighed 543 pounds and had RNY 30 years ago. Sure there were problems that allowed me to gain my weight but truth is I did it. I knew I would die on that operating table. So I told my surgeon I am not sure I can do this for 50 lbs. She sent me home for a six month diet with no goals. Who at 543 pounds really loses weight?
I decided on that drive home I would give every ounce of me for six months. Maybe I could lose enough to live through a surgery. Went home to almost instant AFIB and it was a reality check that at any moment I could die. Got a cervical cancer scare and every Dr. said your to heavy to help. I dug so deep for six months and lost 143 lbs.
My next surgeon visit she said I am going to completely rebuild your RNY and make it distal. Most revisions tighten the stomach. I had to be in or out, death or life. I chose to be in. My surgeons last weight on me around surgery was 404 so yes I gained a bit trying to eat my last addiction.
With her expertise, my tool, my digging even deeper today seven months later I have lost 137 lbs. A total in the past 19 months of 276 lbs.
I'm not typing this for any congratulations. I'm posting this so those seeking a revision can find someone who is succeeding. That every post is about how it doesn't work. I won't kid you it's not as easy and I'm in my 50's so even that plays against it but if you want this bad enough you got it! You can do it. You can make it work. Just know that it's gonna have to be more you than the surgeon and the surgery.
