I am 6 years post op and initall lost about 100lbs.  I started gaining back some weight, approx 25lbs so I changed my lifestyle compleley and have now lost it again. (thank god!)  However, I run anywhere between 8-10miles per week and work out faithfully and just can not get rid of the excess skin so am considering removal on my legs and arms.  Has anyone had or know roughly the costs involved for something like this and how long the recovery time would be? I appreciate any info, advice or feedback even if there is an alternate to helping get rid of some of the excess skin that would be awesome too!  I am open to all suggestions! :) Thanks!

At what point do you know you need some sort of revision? In August it will be 6 years since surgery. Up until last year I was able to keep all my lost weight off. Within this past year I have gained 30 pounds. Going back to basics has not worked for me. I have kept track of everything I eat, kept the carbs down and protein up. I don't drink with meals.  I never feel restriction of any kind any more. I am hungry all the time. It seems like starting last year I feel as if I never had surgery at all.

What do doctors look for when approving someone for some sort of revision? Having had absolutely no complications from day one of surgery I am concerned with absorption and restriction. Any and all ideas, suggestions and experience is very much appreciated.

I am 3 years from my gastric sleeve procedure. I initially lost 145 pounds and regained 20 pounds and have stayed for 6 months at this weight. has anyone else developed any allergies since having WLS? I am now allergic to milk and now diagnosed with celiac which I had biopsies shortly after my surgery and was negative. 

I'm nine years out. I had my gastric bypass surgery in 2006. I'm hungry all the time now. I guess my tool is no longer working.  I never drank sodas. My weakness is sweets and chips. I can eat a lot more than earlier years. I still can't eat large portion sizes. I started at 320 pounds lowest 165. I'm have gained 40 pounds.. I'm now weighing 200 pounds.  I made an appointment for tomorrow.  Im see a doctor about getting a lap band placed on my pouch. They said my insurance will cover it. I started having health problems maybe this will work. I really need to get my weight back down and working out seems like it's adding weight to my belly....lol

First, always check with your MD when things aren't right.

After you have done that, this is what happened to me and what I did. I am almost 4 years out and between years 2 and 3 I regained 19 pounds.  It has taken me most of year 3 to figure a few things out.  First, I get more than 100 grams of protein a day and try to keep my carb intake under 100 grams.  If I have a carb heavy day (i.e. crackers, chips, popcorn, sweets), I will be up 2-3 pounds the next day-clearly having not consumed anywhere near the requisite calorires!.  I believe the simply carbs make me retain fluid and it takes my body the several days to a week to reset.  I take Miralax every day to combat the constipation issue and it works well.  Over the last 2 months I have worked hard at reducing my caloric intake to around 1200 (maintenance calories are around 1500), keeping my carbs under 100 grams and my protein over 100 grams.  I also keep a fast for 10-12 hours from my last snack (in my case a protein shake or Greek yogurt) of the day to my first meal the next day.  I also increased my walking from 3-4 miles/day to 4.5 to 5.5 miles a day (not all at once) and try to do around half of that before I eat in the morning so that my body has to pull from its fat stores for energy.  Don't, however, make the mistake of not eating.  That will only screw up your metabolism.  This gives me a calorie burn between 1850 and 2000 each day.  These things ended up being the breakthrough I needed and I have dropped 5 pounds in the last month.

I hope this helps. Let me know how things go.