Stoma too big? Any suggestions?

I had gastric bypass almost 2 years ago and only lost about 1/2 what I should haveMy doctor did an endoscopy and found out that the stoma was 4 times the size it should have been, but the stomach was fine.  Anyone else had this problem?  What causes the stoma to be too big...did I out eat it or was it just not right from surgery? Has anyone had this happen and have they had it fixed and lost weight?  I had one session of sclerotherapy this week and I hear that you sometimes need 2-3 treatments before it works.  I feel like I could eat without restriction.  After my bypass, it felt like almost nothing was done because I could always eat too much.  Right from the beginning I could have 2 cups of soup or more.  That doesn't seem right.  Any insight would be appreciated.

Yup - sounds like me.  I've been able to eat more from the very beginning also.  I'm scheduled for a fistula repair and a partial stomectomy to fix this, and the doc will also tighten up my stoma opening.  Hope it works.   Keep up the sclerotherapy - maybe it will help.  Is your insurance covering this?  It certainly is a lot easier than other options - so stick it out for a while, and find out how you do.  Best wishes to you. Kathy B

I had a small stomach pouch and a large stoma. My doctor went in laparoscopically and placed stitches all around my stoma to tighten it. This was done 2 months ago and I have lost 32 lbs so far. After 5 1/2 years it is great to feel restriction. Good luck, Janelle

You people are scaring me on this forum! I wished I had never started reading it 2 weeks ago! AB

Why, AB? What exactly is frightening you? If it is the reality check that people are gaining their weight back post-surgery, it is better to deal with this truth than to avoid it. Do your research. A huge percentage of people gain a significant amount of weight back. Stay vigilent with your program. Eat healthily and work out, hard and often. This is the only true method of protecting your success. Maureen

I just have not seen all this in my real life, I had an aunt who never gained back in 30 years, people I work out with 5 years out and no gain.  I work out and love my gym!  Please let me know more than following the tools and exercising what else I can do not to go through serious problems later! AB

thank you for coming clean on the weight gain.  I had GBP in 2004 started at 360.  two weeks after surgery I was concerned about how much I could eat.  To make a long story short it took me a year and a half to lose 90 pounds and I have gained 20 of that back.  I still have such a long way to go and i am struggling not to ever get back to 300.  I feel like a failure all my friends have lost significant weight through diet and exercise and I am the one who had surgery and am still fat.  I want a revision, was thinking about getting banded, but not too sure of that.  I also would like to find out what the test is which tells you what is stretched, stoma or pouch and would consider someting not too invasive.  I had open RNY and do not want to go that route again.  I thank god I am healthy and look half decent.  I know some GBP patients who don't look to good at all.  And then there are those who look magnificent.  I just want to lose another 50-70 pds to get to 215 to 230.  God help me