What to do - possible revision

I have been watching the RNY, the DS, and the revision boards and really need some help.  I know that I need to have a revision done, but even in all the research I have done, and the reading I have done, I cannot decide which revision surgery I really need to help myself. I am 6 years post op - VBG.  I still have the restriction (can only eat a little at each time, therefore I graze a lot throughout the day).  I say I have the restriction in my opinion, because food gets stuck in what feels like my chest after 2 or 3 bites of food, and sometimes I have to make myself vomit so it doesn't hurt so much and I don't feel like passing out. I would consider that restriction. Now of course with eating little bits every couple of hours or so, that my stomach staples have probably lifted and I can hold more food in my stomach than I was able to 4-6 years ago.  If I want to finish a normal sized meal, it can take me anywhere from an hour to an hour and a half to fini**** so I would think that after the food has gotten down my opening from the mesh ring from the VBG, then my stomach has stretched out and the staples have lifted away. I could be wrong, so please correct me if I am. My question is this.. until I learned about the duodenal switch, I thought the RNY was for me. I really need to know what the best surgery for me would be.  I can't seem to make up my mind and I don't want to make any mistakes. Can someone please help me decide? Thank you.

I would suggest that you visit the active Duodenal Switch forum board, if you haven't already.  A good number of DSers were revised from VBG and other old stomach stapling procedures.  The good things about DS is that DSers can: - take NSAIDs, while RNYers cannot. - have normal functioning stomachs with pylorus valves intact, while RNYers don't. - eat just about anything, within limits, while RNYers' diets are much more restrictive. - fast-track thru the post-op diet phases. - not dump because their stomachs are fully functional, while RNYers have very good chances of dumping because their stomachs have been cut away. - experience almost no puking and foaming after eating, while RNYers are on the opposite spectrum. The best choice is an informed choice!

I'm a grazer but for me, I think the fact that I am actually helped my DS do it's work.  I ate small amounts often (think every hour or two, sometimes 1/2 hr after) but stuck to the DS rules of getting 64 oz of fluids, 90 gr. of protein by 90 days, and my vits/supplements.  I believe that is keeping my stomach small and my restriction good.

Don't get me wrong.  I can eat a half a sub (NJ size, not subway 6" size) if I want.  But there are more days that I couldn't.  Plus having the ghrelin gone (cut away with 3/4 of my stomach) I rarely experience hunger and when I do, it's not the same feeling as hunger pangs pre DS.  Like I said, I am a grazer and don't usually eat because I'm hungry.  I eat out of boredom, stress relieff, love food, etc.  When my life is calmer and I'm not bored, I eat 3 or 4 small meals a day.

Look at the stats for the DS and who posts here who has regained.  You'll be hardpressed to find a handful of DS'rs.

I agree with Starry.  The DS is a better way to go.  She and I both started out with the RNY and both had to be revised but for different reasons.  The RNY failed us, where the DS has been a life saver and we both enjoy a much better quality of life.   Do your research.  Knowledge is power and I bet with knowledge you will find that the DS is the superior surgery.