Any info on having gastric bypass twice

Angela K.
on 1/25/12 10:56 am
Has anyone every heard of anyone having the gastric bypass twice? I paid for my gastric bypass two years ago and lost 120lbs or so but have had no loss in a while, I feel a bit of restriction but can eat any food I want...my wonder is if I could get it done again??  Not really a case of the surgery failing but me failing....it is a tool not a miracle

Angela
   
       
Ladytazz
on 2/2/12 4:45 pm
If you feel that you have failed the surgery, then why would you want to have it again?  What would be different this time?
Maybe you just got the wrong surgery for what you need.  At your BMI you should really consider the DS.  It is the best surgery for people with BMIs over 50 and has the best stats as far as losing weight and keeping it off, not to mention resolution of comorbidities.
The RNY can be revised to a DS but only a few surgeons do this surgery because it is very complicated.  You might want to go to the DS board and read about it, also you can check out the revisions board.  Another place to check out is dsfacts.com.

WLS 10/28/2002 Revision 7/23/2010

High Weight  (2002) 240 Revision Weight (2010) 220 Current Weight 115.

NameChange2012
on 2/22/12 9:23 pm
Revision on 05/24/12
It is possible to have an RNY revision.  This is something I am looking into with my surgeon now.  In my case, the surgeon did an endoscopy and said that I have a stretched stoma.  The revision he would like to do is go  in and reduce the size of the stoma and reduce the size of the stomach pouch.  This is not stomaphix or ROSE surgery.

Anyway, that's an option...as is RNY to DS, but only a handful of surgeons do that type of revision.  Apparently, it's a very difficult surgery.
Bonnie M
on 3/27/12 7:47 pm - Sioux Falls, SD
I'm 2 weeks post op from revision with Dr Joya in Puerto Vallarta.  He cleaned out scar tissue, gave me a new stoma and lengthened malabsorbtion from proximal to distal.
I have've had several open surgeries, but he was able to do this one lap.  I was in PV a week.
Nana-712
on 8/13/12 12:07 pm
I had Dr Harris do my surgery in 2007.  I have never reached my goal weight and have started to regain.  How did you find your doctor in PV?? do you have a doctor in Sioux Falls?
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