I had a VSG 8/13. Sy surgical weight was 220 and I got down to 145. I did well until about 1 1/2 years ago when I developed GERD. I would wake up in the middle of the night choking, and needed 2 pillows to sleep. Sometimes, even that didn't work.

When my surgeon told me that was common with a sleeve, and the treatment for it was actually a Bypass, I was quite thrilled, as I had gained back 35 pounds.

I had the Bypass on 11/6/18. I feel really good, I've lost around 20 pounds (much of that was water), and the GERD is totally GONE!

This surgery was not as tough as the first one, as I knew what to expect. I did however, experience a lot of gas pains (both from the surgery itself - CO2 gas) and from the startup of my new plumbing!

At any rate I hope this helps. I was a bit daunting for me, as I had reasons for not choosing a Bypass initially, but I have no regrets. I feel great and quite relieved. The long term effects from not successfully treating GERD can be quite devastating.

I hope this helps!

Your stomach is located on the left side of your body. The port can be placed on either side of the abdomen because it has tubing that connects it to the band. Mine was on the right side because the surgeon used a previous surgical scar, rather than creating a new one. The band can't be felt from the outside, but the port can be. Is this what you were asking?

When I changed surgeons, they were also surprised that my port wasn't on the left side, but when I explained the reason why, they didn't seem to think it was anything to be concerned about.

After your revision did you still feel like you had your band.. like when drink feeling the water or food sit in your chest and then pass on! It's kind of weird cant explain it

May I ask why you had the feeding tube?

What did you decide to do?