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If you are considering a revision surgery from a sleeve gastrectomy to a Roux-en-Y gastric bypass (RNY), it can be helpful to gather advice and insights from individuals who have undergone similar procedures. Hearing from others who have firsthand experience can provide valuable guidance and support as you navigate this decision.
Hi Debbie - I am also 17 years out from my DS. I did start having acid reflux a few years ago. I do remember that the doctor told me that acid reflux could be a result. However, I was surprised when I went a lot of years with no reflux and all of a sudden it is here with a vengeance.
I keep up with my lab work and my million supplements, and have no other issues. I am sorry to hear about your iron issues.
Nevertheless, I would make the same decision today. I have kept the weight off and have avoided serious family co-morbidities like diabetes and heart disease.
I have not been on this forum in a verrrry long time, also.
Have a blessed day,
Caroline
Thank you for seeing that I meant well and I don't understand again the need for others to attack just because they were LUCKY not to have to go through some of the awful experiences that others have had.
I've had the full support of OH staff knowing that I talk about my complications and reversal to help support those who can relate, I'm not trying to scare anyone out of their bariatric surgeries but it's important people hear experiences ideal to catastrophic but realize they may fall in the middle but for those of us who had bad experiences, it's not for anyone to be mean or unsupportive, it's just so easy to ignore what another might find not relevant to them.
Again, I'm sorry both in complications and rude comments happened to you.
Know that you have helped people who don't have a voice by sharing what happened to you, so all the stuff you had to put up with, hopefully you realize you are helping people by having posted.
peace, Lisa
Yikes! I didn't know that this post was 11 years old as I just clicked on link from OH newsletter that I got earlier today.
Regardless, I hope things are going good for you.
Yikes! I am just seeing now that this post is 11 years old but was posted in newsletter today being new.
I don't know what you decided but I hope you had a good outcome with any of the surgeries you might possibly have elected.
peace, Lisa
I'm just seeing this post now after the newsletter. I'm sorry you are having the problems you are, did they get any better after revision?
Did anyone mention a reversal to you of your gastric bypass?
I hope it doesn't come to that but if your complications are still going on, it might be something to think about.
You can message me or friend me if you like otherwise I'm on FB as Lisa Kasen.
I'm hoping that you are doing great. Peace, Lisa
I'm just seeing the original post now after getting newsletter.
I've been on OH for almost 22 years, you are the first person to have a surgeon in my surgeon's office!
I didn't have a great experience with rny, but know a lot of people did but I do agree that not enough people know about DS and while I was originally scheduled for open rny at United, a coworker of mine ended up mentioning (which saved my life!) that a new surgeon was coming to pioneer minimally invasive surgery at the U, so I had Ikramuddin within his 1st month.
Anyways hope things are going good for you, didn't mean to intrude but if you like feel free to send a friend request, I didn't want to intrude anymore than I have or go as off topic as I did!
peace, Lisa
I had weight loss surgery in 2011 and again bypass in 2016. I was 365 LBS TO 238 lbs at my lowest. I started gaining weight in 2019 until I started to get it together mentally. Food was my comfort as a child it was the only thing I could control since I grow up with an alcoholic father and a mentally ill mother (trauma). I am an only child and lived with the fear of everything abandonment self-loathing and the shame of being poor. Today I am in recovery from weight, food, and mental health (depression and anxiety).
I can tell you this from my own experience until you deal with your trauma and most if not all of us have some kind of pain. Then you may turn to something else to comfort yourself and your pain. I did shopping and alcohol. Until recently I stopped drinking on July 31, 2023. I've chosen to stop it was destroying me and my marriage. I was an angry drunk, to say the least.
I have no regret about having weight loss surgery it saved my life. I had numerous health issues. I am down to 230 lbs. and healthier and stronger mentally to boot.
Stephanie
If it were easy to get the weight off without surgery, then weight loss surgery would not exist. For most people it is the only way to lose weight and get your health back.
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
Say what ??? 
Frank talk about the DS / "All I ever wanted to be was thin, like that Rolling Stones dude ... "
HW/461 LW/251 GW/189 CW/274 (yep, a DS semi-failure - it happens :-( )
