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Congrats and way to go!!!! Thanks for your reply. I have a higher tolerance for pain... hoping 2 weeks is long enough to take off!
I converted from VSG to RNY this summer due to severe GERD. My sleeve had also stretched quite a bit (apparently I have a connective tissue disorder that caused this) so I had regained some weight.
I was out of work for two and a half weeks to heal. I'm a slow healer so I was pretty miserable, but by about week three or four I was feeling pretty much back to normal.
I have lost my regain at a very good pace because I followed the surgeon's guidelines, kept my calories low, and become VERY active in the gym. I weighed 229lb before the revision, and I'm 162 today, about six months later. I'm not sure how much lower I plan to go, my lowest was 150 after VSG so I suppose I'll see if I can hit that, but I'm more interested in hitting my body fat goal.
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
Yes I definitely understand with some people's responses. For some reason, it seems that people make it their personal perrogative to correct others. I have no idea why. Although yes, it may be that we stretched our stoma, with other things. However, we are here for answers. I like to help people using a strength based approach (probably because I am a social worker). I am not at all saying to ignore your eating habits or to not confront your issues... I am saying that sometimes if we focus on the strenghts first, then it allows you to make more concrete decisions because you aren't making decisions based on guilt and shame. Its all about the approach. Thanks for providing your email. I will follow up with you. And also I hope for the best for you!
If possible, could you ask for a different PA? I had similar issues when I went to my original surgeon. They refused to help me. They told me that I was eating out of control and drinking too much because I gained 10 lbs over a year (and I was not drinking or eating out of control. She just didn't want to help me). They flat out refused to help me. I felt horrible, felt like a failure, and it made me go right back to my unhealthy coping mechanism... eating. They wouldn't even allow me to attend the support groups because they did not want me to "influence" others. I had no one to help me. This was about 6 years ago. So please don't feel that way.
Try to be as honest as possible. Hopefully, if they do make you see a nutritionist, it will only be for a few months and it will actually help you.
Hoping for the best!!!
An upper endoscopy.
ironically, in surgery, my surgeon did not change the size of the pouch, he did tighten up the exit hole which has given me some restriction but not as much as I would have liked.
Thank you for responding. I feel like I get nothing but negative responses and ppl yelling at me on here... ð??" My insurance covers it, I'm afraid that the surgeon won't do it. I met with a PA locally at a different office and she basically dismissed me... I never even got to see the surgeon... So I guess I'm afraid that'll happen again. The surgeon who I'm going to see this time did my original procedure in 2008, so I have high hopes that she will help me. The only catch is that my apt is with her PA this time too... Her office is 2hr from my house, it's difficult to go there let alone to see someone who isn't the real deal... And I don't want to be told to see a nutritionist, I probably know more about calories and fat than the nutritionist does! Lol My email is [email protected], feel free to msg m on there. Hope to talk to you soon!
I definitely understand what you are going through, and I am also getting a revision. However (despite what negative comments people on here have), I am going to Mexico to get my revision for 2 reasons.... First is that my insurance did not cover it. They agreed that it was medically necessary, but my insurance has all bariatric procedures and any treatment related to a bariatric procedure as an exclusion. I even took the appeal to the state, and the state sided with my insurance. The second reason is because of all the hoops you have to jump to get approval in the states. I have significant GERD and have the medical documents to back up why a revision is necessary, and still not approved. I can't continue to live with this GERD! I wrote an excellent appeal so I could share it with you just in case it is necessary (I hope you do not have to appeal). I really hope you are approved and you don't have to wait an outrageous amount of time before you are approved... I know someone who also got surgery in Mexico because her company wanted her to do a 9 month medical supervised eating program and she did not want to wait. Also, her deductible and coinsurance was about the same as having it in Mexico.
I also understand you about missing the tool. I miss my tool too! I no longer feel full like i did once before, and now I can eat just as much as everyone else. I miss having that satisfied feeling after only a few ounces of food. If you are approved, just remember that you can always stretch out your stoma. Also, take joy and satisfaction in having that feeling again. But I know you can do it, and I know you will be successful!!! Please continue to post and I would love to know how your journey is and how things turns out.
