VBG to Bypass?? needed for GERD
My doctor has told me this will be a complicated surgery. I'm 5"4 and 175.. so some weight loss is needed as well. My original surgery was in 2004 and I've kept almost all the weight off except 15lbs. I've had the GERD since the surgery. it is severe. I've had many tests to validate it and they say the bypass is the only solution. any comments would be helpful!
I had my revision to RNY on the 19th and don't regret it for a second. I feel 100x better.
I follow a ketogenic diet post-op. I also have a diagnosis of binge eating disorder. Feel free to ask me about either!
It is not that we have so little time but that we lose so much...the life we receive is not short but we make it so; we are not ill provided but use what we have wastefully. -- Seneca, On the Shortness of Life
Sleeve to bypass isn't any more complicated for the surgeon than a bypass on a new patient. Since there is less stomach it might even be easier.
6'3" tall, male.
Highest weight was 475. RNY on 08/21/12. Current weight: 198.
M1 -24; M2 -21; M3 -19; M4 -21; M5 -13; M6 -21; M7 -10; M8 -16; M9 -10; M10 -8; M11 -6; M12 -5.
