Question:
Has anyone had more than two WLS and have been unsuccessful?

Has anyone else had to have more than two wls, because of failure....what were the reasons....why did the doctor decide to do surgery again....what were the reasons of failure......i am unsuccessful after two.....please help    — [Anonymous] (posted on October 22, 2001)

October 21, 2001
I for one, would be very interested in knowing what your surgical procedures were?? It is difficult for me to comprehend two failures? I reasearched this for over a year before I finally had my surgery. I am only four months post-op, but down 91 pounds and very pleased. I worried myself sick that I might fail...but, surgery certainly was/is the answer for me.
   — Barbara B.

October 22, 2001
There is a woman in our support group who is going to have a third surgery soon (or maybe she's already had it, we haven't seen her for a few months, hmmmm...) She had an original stomach stapling back in like 1977, then she had a disruption and had either a second stomach stapling or a very proximal RNY in the early 1980s. She is going for a medial RNY this time. She had other extensive medical problems like diabetes which probably complicated things as well. I am sorry that I do not have all of the details, but I do know this woman directly so it's not urban legend. What is true is that both of her original surgeries were at least 15 years ago, and were older, less effective procedures. I would be surprised at anyone having a modern RNY and needing more than one revision and believe that this is thankfully rare. If that's the case for you, how incredibly frustrating and I hope the third surgery does it. Hope this helps.
   — Julia M.