changing to another surgery IS a revision. Many insurance companies have a one surgery per lifetime. You would need to check yours.

I had a medical revision, (GERD from internal scarring resulting from a medication that impaired healing), from VSG. I woke up feeling immediate relief and my recovery was so much less painful. That may have been that I was no longer on the offending medication, (that impaired healing after my first surgery). Tips would be to stay on top of your hydration. I bought a sno cone machine and that helped. I would pour fluids on them or just eat the shaved ice early pre op and even now. Other tips would be follow your surgeon's guidelines and take your vitamins. I guess doing the right thing would depend on your why. If you have a poor relationship with food I would get that straightened out or you will find that you will just eat your way around the RNY. If it is GERD or some other medical reason, it still depends. I would get your diet and head straight before revision.

I spent two nights in the hospital because they wanted to keep an eye on something for my blood work, can't remember what, but the normal procedure is one night's stay.

Can't say I have any tips other than to have lots of different drinks on hand, that will make it a little easier to get the fluid in. I am SO sick of zero-sugar gatorade and I wish I'd had a few other things in the pantry!

I did a conversion from VSG to RNY due to GERD about 2.5 weeks ago. The recovery was completely awful and I struggled, I'm not going to lie, but at this point I'm feeling better, just exhausted.

I'm already down by 20lb, though I'm due to hit my "three week stall" any day now. The GERD is completely gone, which is a huge relief, and I'm feeling much better.

Definitely glad I did it, though the past couple of weeks have definitely been a struggle.

Scheduled for revision to RNY in September.Please share your experience.Weight loss outcomes and any recommendations please.Was it worth it? Hope I'm doing the right thing. Thank you.