Question:
Rny revison failure

Had a revision of a 4years old open rny on Feb 3 morning of surgey weighed 285 . once home weighed 291 have lost down to 279 in three weeks dr. said my pouch was fine but stoma was streched he closed it and tripled my bypass from 70 cm to 210 cm will I lose weight I still can eat pretty much the amount I ate before the revision I just stay full longer and i eat a little less than before. Please share your experienceses. it would be greatly appreciated.    — Sheltone E. (posted on February 24, 2005)

February 24, 2005
Many, many of us are revised from older surgeries. A lot of us hang out on the Grad list, where one must be 1+ years out to POST (not to lurk), so you might want to ask there about revision experiences. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG
   — vitalady

February 24, 2005
With all due respect, if your 'revision' was on Feb. 3rd, why are you even trying the food, much less the amount of food that you ate before it?
   — septembergirl73

February 24, 2005
Hi Sheltone, I had a revision from VBG to RNY back in 2002 and I was also a little disappointed in my initial loss (6 pounds over 2 weeks). But when I asked my dr. he explained that those of that have had a revision will not see the large initial losses like those having WLS for the first time because that first big loss is due to the sudden restriction in the amount of food they can eat. They go from a large regular stomach to a little pouch while we do not. In my case, my dr. did not even reduce the size of my pouch. He took down the VBG, removed the ring and any remaining staples, then did the bypass, but he used the size of my existing pouch to create the RNY pouch. So in my case all the weight I lost with the RNY came from the fact I now had an intact pouch and the bypassed intestines. If you can still eat the same amounts as before, I would not worry, he probably did not reduce its size. You will lose weight - mine was slow, but I was just so thrilled that the numbers on the scale were going DOWN and not UP. I did eventually get to goal, it just took me awhile longer than some of the surgery virgins out there. Good Luck.
   — Ali M

February 25, 2005
Iam on soft foods when I say that Iam eating the same amount as before that means If I could eat about a half cup of soft mashed popatoes or soupy oat meal then I still can. Iam not eating steak and potatoes or anything soild. Sorry I did not explain that before.
   — Sheltone E.

February 25, 2005
Thank you all for responding
   — Sheltone E.