56 looking into sleeve to bypass

Does anyone have experience with revision at our age? Is it more difficult?

I don't know of anyone - but have you checked the Revision forum?

I was 62 when I had my surgery and had no issues at all, so I wouldn't expect anything out of the ordinary if I were going for a second surgery.  Did you have any problems with the sleeve surgery? Why the revision?

Whatever path you take, I wish you the best of luck.  I'm sure your surgeon would take everything into consideration - he/she is looking for the best outcome for you!

Best wishes for a Happy and Healthy New Year.

Mary

No I didn't have any problems with the sleeve at all. My only issue is that I never lost much weight, I never really had any restriction even right after surgery .  I recently went to a new Dr. And he had me go for upper GI and he said my sleeve was left much too large. I asked if he could resleeve he said no he wouldn't do that but said he could do a bypass. So I've been reading up on it and was looking for any experiences.

Karen,

A few years after my WLS, RNY, I developed some ulcers and over time, they did so much damage that I had to have revision so that they could get rid of the ulcerated pouch and let that part of my small intestine that had ulcer rest. They said the ulcers were not a result of my RNY but from medication that I had taken previous to wls...I have MS and have taken some pretty strong medications and I guess they messed my stomach up pretty bad. Anyway, after the revision, other than the recovery from the ulcers and the slow reintroduction to food, I did pretty well...I was in my mid 50s.  

The RNY is a relatively safe surgery and recovery time is pretty fast. The key to success is to follow the doctor's orders in terms of going from clear liquids, to full liquids, to soft, and then sort of regular food.  I have never heard of anyone who wasn't successful with RNY.  Make sure you check out your surgeon first, though.

Hi Karen,

I had revision surgery when I was 53.  I had a gastric band done in 1993 (forerunner of the modern band) and it eventually failed, actually working its way through the stomach wall and into the stomach itself.  Ugh.  So I wasn't a candidate for the sleeve, but I could have RNY.  My advice to you is to really research your choice of surgeon and make sure they are experienced in revision surgeries.  Ask a LOT of questions and don't be afraid to shop around a bit.  

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Hello!

I had an RNY in April, at 53.  I can't speak for revisions but I do love my RNY.  I've lost 99.8 pounds so far (oh so close to the century mark)!  So I'm happy to speak for gastric bypass experiences post-50.  Mary and Vickie gave some excellent advice, though - I hope it helps.

And I hope you'll come back and post with us.  We have a daily post where we share experiences and such.  

Best of luck to you!

Christine

The surgeon I have now I really like and he's very experienced. The surgeon I used for my sleeve I chose because he was at a hospital close to my home and I knew he was newer with the sleeve. He had been performing rny for years so honestly it was my mistake for going with convenience and he left me with a large sleeve. My surgery weight was 300 and I'm 260 now and have been this weight for years now this is the reason for the revision.