Find out what he is planning to do to you. If he is promising 70 pounds, I don't think it is a RNY or sleeve. It may be something that will leave you with side effects like chronic diarrhea. Just ask what he is going to do and what you can expect after the procedure.

Is there a mechanical or physical reason why your sleeve failed and you either never got to goal or started gaining weight back? Honestly, if not, I would not do a revision. If the answer is "no" you need to figure out what caused you to stop losing and start gaining. If your sleeve did not mechanically fail, you can reverse the trend by getting back on track, eating dense protein, weighing and measuring everything and keeping your calories low. Conventional wisdom is you only lose between 20-30 lbs after a revision. Even if you go through with it, if you don't address what caused you to gain (again, if there was no mechanical failure of your sleeve), the same thing will likely happen again.

I revised from VSG to RNY in July, 2016 because of severe, uncontrollable GERD. I had gained about 12 lbs up from my lowest, which was below goal, because of the food I was forced to eat to control my reflux. After my revision, I lost about 15-18 lbs and that was it. No more loss. While I know there are people here wo have been able to lose a significant amount of weight after a revision, I was not one of them, and I believe my experience was typical.

I hope you get it figured out!

My ex husband had a distal RNY going back ten years . Though he was a world class ass .. he never farted in my presence ... there was zero social complications from his distal ( or any other ) ... actually the a- hole was pretty much healthy as a horse despite ( what I would call ) deplorable eating habits : restaurant meals twice a day .... " low-fat snax like cookies all the time ... no excercise whatsoever .Even his type 2 diabetes remained under control ... despite his lifestyle issues.

Wow, that's a lot. Good to hear you are grateful and upbeat.

Mine didn't start out as a "revision" all the way to begin with...it being a revision was a bonus. LOL I had lots of ulcers...in my stomach pouch and my intestines. As well as adhesions, and a couple of hernias. My stomach pouch had elongated...and had to be reconstructed. My stoma was perfect but with the LONG stomach instead of round, my food was passing straight through. I had ulcers around the stoma, and at the top of the pouch as well. I also had several areas that were ulcerated throughout my intestines. All in all I lost about 12 inches of intestine, as well as had to have adhesions removed, hernias fixed and most of my pouch cut out due to ulcers. So my pouch that had stretched to about the size of a baseball, is now the size of an egg, and I'm able to eat some solid food but not much. Everyday is an adventure. I feel truly blessed to have found my surgeon and gotten the surgery so I'm not now nor will I ever complain. I'm even thankful when I throw up. LOL My body is absorbing nutrients better now and a lot of my prior health problems have resolved. I can't be thankful enough for this second chance.