has anyone rny n then revision if so which revision and why?

Can you leave me his contact info....

I had a RNY to DS revision 2 months ago.  Send me a message of anything you want to know.

Recovery time, weight loss, n was it painful?

Recovery time is LOOOONNNNNGGGGG.    I teach so I had the summer off to heal so I have a total of five months to heal, I am two months out and still have pain, unpredictable bowels and throw up and just miserable days sometimes.

 

Hell yeah it was painful.  I cried every single day for the first month and still cry some days.  I had a feeding tube for 6 weeks which also caused me a lot of pain.  I got sick of it and pulled the feeding tube out myself.  Yes it hurt but it cut down on a lot of the pain that I was having.

This is the most painful surgery and longest recovery I have ever had.   I had spoken to a few revision people and they warned me but it by no means prepared me for the hell that I went through and am still enduring.  

Hey Lee how much have you lost so far?

I am 2 months out and have lost a total of 34 pounds thus far.  The revision loss is slower but it happens.  I am happy with my 34 pounds. 

Great job Lee you will loose more even though its slower this time..thanks the feedback

I don't know how to send a personal message but I have been considering the same surgery. Could you please send me details, like why-I have regained almost 70 lbs, never did lose all I wanted to- , I know my insurance won't cover another surgery. If you had any complications from the RNY  I haven"t had surgical complications but am dealing with a lot of numbness and arthritis. I am on high doses of steroids and eat non-stop. HELP!

Well I can't really tell you why you specifically gained weight, but I can tell you that the RNY has a over 50% failure rate and that could be a reason. I know it was for me because no matter how strict I was or how much I worked out I still could not stop gaining weight.  Your doctors of course will tell you it is all your fault and I knew dam well it wasn't mine because I was doing desperate things at the end and still not losing, like liquid diets, I even did nutrisystem for 4 months and did not lose a pound.  

No I had no complications from my RNY, except for the fact that it did not work for me.  I was thin for one summer and immediately had to struggle with gain.    You said you are eating all the time, that there may also be a reason for your gain or not losing, but I doubt it.   Steroids also pack on the pounds so those plus the eating puts you at a huge disadvantage.

After educating myself about revisions and finally finding my surgeon and having it explained to me exactly why my RNY failed,  it squashed  lot of guilt I had of being a failure.

Thanks Lee. I know I am overrating now due to the steroids. I am on them because of pain walking. Pain walking due to weight. It is that viscous I hope to get rid of with my first surgery years ago. I was one of my surgeons first patients and I think he went conservative on the bypass part. Think that is why I never lost all I needed too.