When do you look into revision? I'm 6 mo out!
Hi I am just wondering when its okay to look into having a revision. I am dieting hard and will still continue to exercise and lead a healthier lifestyle but it is obvious that if I eat more than 500 cal per day I will gain weight and or not loose. The only time I have lost any weight is when I take my calories down below 500 or do fasts. The majority of the weight I lost in the past and here after surgery has come as a result of me fasting. Protein drinks only totaling no more than 550 calories.
I also have been hungry from day one and have been able to eat much more than I should even though I don't do this alot every now and again maybe once per month ok twice at the most. But I made a commitment. I did not have surgery to wind up still over 200lbs. But I also don't want to starve myself for the rest of my life while I am still incredibly hungry everyday.
And, I exercise 4-6 days per week and yes I get at least 72 ounces of water or more and alas take vitamins, prilosec, etc, etc,.. religously. So why do you ask because I recently started eating regular meals again, protein mostly and I am back up to 63lbs lost instead of 67lbs where I was and I am a few days away from being 6 months out.
Please don't tell me I am in starvation mode or everone looses at their own rate( I just can't take hearing that again, that's why I'm not on the main board). Also, I wrote down everything I ate and took it with me to my 2 month w/ doc, nut and pysch and agreed I was eating too much I was at 800-1000 cal per day and had only lost 18lbs since surgery, Total 24. when I took it down I lost an add 22-24 in the next couple of weeks. Its just when I eat regular foods I stay hungry all the time so I want to eat more than 500 calories. The surgery never gave me that not hungry thing it was just less hungry. lol Anyway, I am thinking in order to get to where I want to be My pouch may need to be smaller and or maybe a different surgery for me. I am just wondering at what point do I talk to someone about this ie,.. another doctor/surgeon.
Now I can continue to starve work way to hard and loose. But I had this surgery to learn another way. A more healthy way. Just think about this If I had not done the extreme white knuckle dieting I'd sill be at 49 or 50lbs and If I had not chose to try the protein train thing last week and a half I'd be down around 75 or 80 by now.
What do I do?
wits end here!
See your primary doctor or your surgeon and have an endoscopy done to see if there is a physical problem with the surgery. In my case, I found out that I had a staple line disruption. The net result was like never having had the surgery. Therefor, I needed revision surgery which my ins did cover. My original surgeon no longer accepted my ins, so I had to search for a surgeon who would do it. I found that many surgeons are willing to do revisions to surgeries they originally did, but it is harder to find surgeons who will do revisions on others' surgeries. They are out there. You just have to do a little work to find them. I ended up calling all of the bariatric surgeons in NJ, the Allentown, PA area and finally Phila, PA. I found surgeons in Allentown and Philly who would do it and ended up with Dr. Rapier in Philly. He was excellent. So, check out the endoscopy and if there's a problem, find a surgeon to do the revision.