Does the surgeon blame us?
I don't think they assume anything one way or the other, but once you have an upper
GI and endoscopy (fairly standard testing for evaluating a potentional revision pt), the doctor will have an idea. He/she is also going to ask some pretty direct questions about what you have been doing since your first surgery - eating, drinking, exercise, followup that kind of thing.
Don't forget you are a consumer, and have a right to be treated well regardless of whether it's a doctor or not. Do not stand for being treated badly
good luck!
GI and endoscopy (fairly standard testing for evaluating a potentional revision pt), the doctor will have an idea. He/she is also going to ask some pretty direct questions about what you have been doing since your first surgery - eating, drinking, exercise, followup that kind of thing.
Don't forget you are a consumer, and have a right to be treated well regardless of whether it's a doctor or not. Do not stand for being treated badly
good luck!
2003 RNY, 2007 Revision Distal RNY
April 17, 2009 ~ fleur de lis TT w/Muscle Repair, Medial Thigh Lift, Ventral Hernia Repair
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on 12/16/08 11:31 am, edited 12/16/08 11:37 am - Togo
on 12/16/08 11:31 am, edited 12/16/08 11:37 am - Togo
A person who plays a part in the doctors decision making nowadays is his 'insurance' person.
Twice my doctor walked me into her office to tell her about my insurance. Not once, but twice. Right after my first consult with him and then after my clearances were done and i was ready to be scheduled for surgery.
She is an important part of whether or not a person gets wls surgery.
So go prepared having talked with your insurance ahead of time. And get your primary care doctor to run as many needed tests on you as possible.
Remember you are presenting a case. A case of facts. Be informed and be prepared. The doctor and his staff will appreciate it.
But don't walk in feeling helpless and at their mercy. Begging. you lessen your chances of getting the help you want and need that way.
Twice my doctor walked me into her office to tell her about my insurance. Not once, but twice. Right after my first consult with him and then after my clearances were done and i was ready to be scheduled for surgery.
She is an important part of whether or not a person gets wls surgery.
So go prepared having talked with your insurance ahead of time. And get your primary care doctor to run as many needed tests on you as possible.
Remember you are presenting a case. A case of facts. Be informed and be prepared. The doctor and his staff will appreciate it.
But don't walk in feeling helpless and at their mercy. Begging. you lessen your chances of getting the help you want and need that way.
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on 12/16/08 11:54 am - Togo
on 12/16/08 11:54 am - Togo
New Hampshire? Oh. I just noticed that. How is the snow right now? I talked with a friend of mine back there today. what a blizzard you'all are having. i used to love the snow till i lived in it. i think i will keep my distance from it now and just go snow skiing in it now and then.
to be feeling trapped inside an obese body and to be stuck in the snow too. omg. you must feel so closed in. well, it will pass. it does every year. hang in there. take a warm bubble bath, play some good music, lite some candles, curl your hair, put on some make-up. etc, etc.
don't let all this get you down.
to be feeling trapped inside an obese body and to be stuck in the snow too. omg. you must feel so closed in. well, it will pass. it does every year. hang in there. take a warm bubble bath, play some good music, lite some candles, curl your hair, put on some make-up. etc, etc.
don't let all this get you down.
Have you tried the 5 day pouch test, or a week of low carb, low fat protein shakes? That way you can assure the surgeon that you have self tested and radically changing your diet hasn't helped. Also do a search for 'rules of the pouch'.
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VSG 12/9/08 Highest 278, then lost #30 preop Goal 126
If you are thinking about revision, I would definitely recommend keeping a food journal / exercise log to show the doc you are making efforts to lose. I think this just helps the surgeon confirm that you aren't trying to move from one failed procedure to another one you may ultimately fail if not due to mechanical errors.
Good Luck.
Katrina
Good Luck.
Katrina
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on 12/18/08 12:55 am - Togo
on 12/18/08 12:55 am - Togo
I joined Weigh****chers first. I did not want to go for surgery. I lost approximately 50 pounds but over the next year regained about 30 of that back. i showed my w.w. books to the doctor and he appreciated that. it showed that i did not turn to surgery as a first choice but as a last choice. it also showed that i could and would follow a program. and that my intentions were to succeed which i did. it also showed a pattern of success and failure which is a factor in being approved for wls.
so there is a record of my wl attempts. not just me walking in and saying it.
facts. remember to stick to facts. that is what the doctor wants to see. not a sob story.
so there is a record of my wl attempts. not just me walking in and saying it.
facts. remember to stick to facts. that is what the doctor wants to see. not a sob story.
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on 12/18/08 2:46 pm - Togo
on 12/18/08 2:46 pm - Togo
The title of your thread is a good one. Does the surgeon blame us?
In the past when I have gone to a bariatric doctor I experienced slack from his office personnel more than from the doctor. But some doctors can be very intimidating in their attitude toward you too.
They do ask that horrible question, "why". Why did you regain the weight. That's a tough one to answer because if you admit it was your fault then he assumes your likely to blow it the second time around. If you try to explain it with reasoning and understanding he will still hold you responsible for blowing the surgery. There just doesns't seem to be any good and acceptable answer to give for that question.
All you can hope and pray is that something went wrong with the surgery and so it wasn't entirely your fault.
What surgeons seldom tell their patients is that the rny has a lifespan of about 3-5 years. Weight gain is expected after those years. The same is true with the other surgeries.
One can only hope that when they come to the end of the surgery's life span that they have made enough changes and resolved enough of the weight issues that they are able to carry on with it. But many times it doesn't happen that way and the doctors know that but they seldom will fess up to it.
so don't worry there are many many women in the same boat as you. it is so hard not to feel like 'begging' when you go to the doctor for wls. But try not to or he will walk all over you.
you are not a bad person for gaining weight. it happens.
In the past when I have gone to a bariatric doctor I experienced slack from his office personnel more than from the doctor. But some doctors can be very intimidating in their attitude toward you too.
They do ask that horrible question, "why". Why did you regain the weight. That's a tough one to answer because if you admit it was your fault then he assumes your likely to blow it the second time around. If you try to explain it with reasoning and understanding he will still hold you responsible for blowing the surgery. There just doesns't seem to be any good and acceptable answer to give for that question.
All you can hope and pray is that something went wrong with the surgery and so it wasn't entirely your fault.
What surgeons seldom tell their patients is that the rny has a lifespan of about 3-5 years. Weight gain is expected after those years. The same is true with the other surgeries.
One can only hope that when they come to the end of the surgery's life span that they have made enough changes and resolved enough of the weight issues that they are able to carry on with it. But many times it doesn't happen that way and the doctors know that but they seldom will fess up to it.
so don't worry there are many many women in the same boat as you. it is so hard not to feel like 'begging' when you go to the doctor for wls. But try not to or he will walk all over you.
you are not a bad person for gaining weight. it happens.
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