Reversal

November 30, 2009 at 2:12 PM Pacific Time, Pat M. wrote:I had a VGB in 2000 and am having a hard time with it I. only lost about half of what I wanted to lose and now I get sick alot. I got something stuck about a week and a half ago and just today I've been able to keep food down. Is there anyone that has had a reversal in THE METROPLEX and who was the surgeon? Please let me know I'm just ready to get this over with. P. Moore
You'll probably get a bigger set of responses if you post this on the revision board.

I don't know about a reversal; but here are two excellent surgeons located in TX. They both do revisions, so I would assume they could do a reversal as well:

Erik Wilson, MD * 
Email: [email protected]

UT Houston
6700 West Loop South, Ste 500
Bellaire, TX 77401
Phone: 713-892-5500
Fax: 713-871-0071

 

Daryl A. Stewart, MD *

Weight Loss Specialists of North Texas
Denton Surgical Group
3321 Colorado Blvd.
Denton, TX 76210
Phone: 940-382-9429

 
  I didn't know Dr. Wilson was affiliated with UT Physicians or that Memorial Hermann Hospital was also affiliated with UT.  Interesting... 

Hi Pat,
I had a revision from lapband to RNY gastric bypass, and am just sorry I didn't do it sooner.

Dr Wade Barker is an excellent revision surgeon. He is at 1151 N. Buckner Bl., Dallas, TX
972-270-4800. Website is www.drwbarker.com.. I sure hope you're feeling better!
Myrna

Why do you wish you had doen this sooner?  What type or problems did yo have??

I had a revision from LapBand to DS.  I wish I had done it sooner because I suffered a year or so that I didn't really have to suffer.  (I had the band a total of three years.)

I had esophageal dysmotility.  The esophagus just stops "massaging" food on down to the stomach with any reliability.  Sometimes, I could eat a small meal, other times, the third spoon of soup had me running to the restroom to barf it all up.

If this sounds familiar and you have any questions, I can tell you more.  If not, that's probably more than you wanted to hear!

Harleychick,

I wish I had done it sooner because I had the band 2 1/2 yrs and only lost 30 lbs by 4 mos. post -op, never lost anymore and developed esophagitis, bad reflux, and could never go above 2.5cc fill without everything getting stuck. I never had restriction at less than 2.5cc and anything more than that caused major sticking and vomiting.. So it was fill, unfill, fill unfill until I finall developed a band slip. It was just a miserable 2 yrs.. Feel free to ask more questions if you like.
Myrna

 I htink this was meant for you...

Myrna M. Ferris, TX Wade Barker, M.D. Revision (08/05/09) Member Since: 08/18/06 [Latest Posts]

Post Date: 12/5/09 10:13 am  Harleychick, I wish I had done it sooner because I had the band 2 1/2 yrs and only lost 30 lbs by 4 mos. post -op, never lost anymore and developed esophagitis, bad reflux, and could never go above 2.5cc fill without everything getting stuck. I never had restriction at less than 2.5cc and anything more than that caused major sticking and vomiting.. So it was fill, unfill, fill unfill until I finall developed a band slip. It was just a miserable 2 yrs.. Feel free to ask more questions if you like. Myrna

I am ten months out from Lap RNY.  I am seriously considering having the surgery reversed.
I did tons of research before I had the sugery, went to several  seminars.  But I did not expect the change that the surgery has put on my life and my family's.

I've been told I may have to have a feeding tube put in soon. I am not hungry and its just a mess.
I'm getting ready to go into a size 2 jeans.

Question-- I have did a lot of searching and there is not a lot of info on Reversals out there. I know it can be done.
Does anyone know a doctor that has experience with this?  I live in Texas , however I will do what I have to do to find a good surgeon.

Thanks for your help.  Please don't judge me, I'm not the norm having this problems..