Question:
i have a staple line disruption and have gained about 30 lbs back (had a srvbg oct 20
01 i had lost all my weight start weight was 257 had maintained at 133 for over a year) am now i am 163 my doc had sugesyed a revision to a rny my question is has anyonw had a revision to a rny at 5"3 163... i mean do u over lose? my doc said no that i wouldnt and he would by pass about 80 cm...also how is the recovery ...i am so nervouse about this ...just so u have the history.. the srvbg was chosen because we werent sure if my weight loss would "cure" another medical problem i had ...and the meds for that were processed in the intestins so we went with the srvbg but now we know i no longer need that medication as long as my weight is stable at anormal weight so docter said if he was gonna open me again he wanted to give me something less likly to fail again? opions? comments? — bekka K. (posted on June 20, 2003)
June 20, 2003
Hi Bekka,
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I had a revision from vbg to rny due to SLD. However, I had gained back a
lot more weight (almost all). The loss was very slow at first, but as I
recovered from the surgery, I was able to move a lot more and exercise and
the loss picked up. Now, with you only needing to lose 30 pounds, you may
have to work the tool more than someone who is a surgery
“virgin” and who has a lot more weight to lose. But if
you work at it you can lose that 30 pounds. The reason most revisions lose
slower is that the initial weight loss after surgery is due to the
restriction from the small pouch, since we have a small pouch to begin with
we don’t have the huge “whoosh” of weight
loss. As we heal and the malabsorption kicks in, we keep losing at a steady
pace. It may take you 6 months or longer to lose that 30 pounds, but if you
follow the rules, you can do it.
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Good Luck.
— Ali M
June 20, 2003
Hi,
I dont know if this is possible but could they just do the AGB on you since
you have such a small amt of wt to lose?I dont see how he can guarantee
that you wont lose too much and it seems like it would be difficult as you
would have to constantly adjust your eating to maintain your wt.
Lap Band would be perfect because you can fill the band until you lose the
amt you need and then release it once you are done.
Lisa F
— Lisa F.
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