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thank you! I wasn't sure that I liked her anyways she wasn't so skinny herself but basically said if you can get to 200 pounds ill make you skinny you don't want to be chunky anymore after you have this done... umm no maybe I wanna be thick and a little fluffy just not FAT any more lady. and she had a nurse who kept side eyeing her. so yeah I should have just said OK and scooted on out of there.
HEIGHT 5'6" HW: 422.7 CW: 267.8 SURGERY DATE: 10/15/15 GW:160-170 VSG IN TIJUANA MEXICO WITH DR. JAIME PONCE DE LEON- REVISION TO RNY WITH DR. J. STEPHEN SCOTT, KS. 10/16/18
Definitely get a second opinion. I have watched shows where folks who lost a good amount of weight, but still have more to go had their belly apron removed. Best of luck to you.
Dr. Sanchez Lapband 9/12/2003
hw305/revision w280/cw197/gw150
Revision from Lap Band to Bypass on 2/4/2015 by Dr. Pohl
That is exactly what I have going on. I HATE IT! I think in the weight that I lost I have maybe lost 3 pant sizes but my shirts are so much smaller and they all have to be bigger than I need to cover the belly/apron thing I have going on.
and I did check into skin removal. Plastic surgeon said NO WAY! I am still too big and have too much more weight to lose before she will even begin to TRY to get it covered through my insurance. I have about 70 more pounds before she will even attempt to try to work with me. needless to say I am thinking of a 2nd opinion at this point.
so not sure where else to go at this point and it is suuuuper frustrating especially since my sis lost 70 pounds on her own and shes down from a 26 to a 16 and im still the same size even when losing the same amount weight... but I just gotta keep truckin'
HEIGHT 5'6" HW: 422.7 CW: 267.8 SURGERY DATE: 10/15/15 GW:160-170 VSG IN TIJUANA MEXICO WITH DR. JAIME PONCE DE LEON- REVISION TO RNY WITH DR. J. STEPHEN SCOTT, KS. 10/16/18
Starting to panic & will call Dr. tomorrow. Had surgery Wednesday afternoon, & haven't had a bowel movement, nor passed gas-don't know if it's psychological, scared to pu****ook MOM, & have been getting lots of fluids. Also walking lots. Anyone else have this trouble in the beginning? I don't recall if I had this bad constipation after sleeve. I know the codeine affects this, but definitely still need it for the pain a couple of times a day.
All good ones, and I will ask them.
My quest for stories and feedback from OH members to to get the "actual" to compare with what they say at the Rx office...
Ask lots of questions.
What will your bathroom routine be like after surgery?
What vitamins will you need?
What is his definition of long limb or distal?
How much have his patients lost with his revision?
Real life begins where your comfort zone ends
I'm going to be speaking with my surgeon in two weeks. I want to know if that's what it, as I've read those things before. Oddly I've also seen some posts suggesting that the Long Limb bypass and the Distal are two different things. I do want clarity on that. I'll say this, I've always been very good about the vitamin regimen and I've always been lucky to have had perfect or near perfect labs every time. Of course, all that could change if the plumbing is heavily modified.
Good luck. Sound like you are getting the distal RNY. Unfortunately known as one of the least desirable WLS, with a small pouch, possible dumping, and severe malabsorbtion.
Distal RNY are known to malabsorb minerals and vitamins as bad if not worse than DS. They need to supplement as much if not more than peopel with DS, and monitor a lot of vitamins and minerals, ideally every 6 months long term.
Hopefully the surgeon would leave you enough common chanel, to help with absorbtion of minerals and vitamins.
Good luck.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
First off, thanks for taking the time to reply, and with such detail!
You asked about my revision, I'm 10 years post-op. I lost almost 200 pounds and have put back on half that (100 pounds.) I started going back to my original hospital about a year ago and haven't managed the control I wanted. They referred me to another office who ran testing and found (what I already knew) that my pouch was very "dilated" and the hole at the bottom was also too big. They want to do three things, resize the pouch, restrict the hole, and a "long limb" bypass to help increase malabsorption. I know that a the end of the day, I have to lose the weight, I just want more control and now that I understand how all this works, I think I'm capable of using the tool effectively. I'm still a changed man and don't eat anything like I did 11 years ago.
I think your comments about people migrating from OH to FB is spot on. I'm going to look there for resources as well. I'm just trying to find stores of what to expect in a few weeks. I suspect it will be a lot like the first time 10 years ago but I hope to read about other people's journey.
Again, many thanks and continued success to you.
