Question:
can you have the gastric bypass done twice?

I had the gastric bypass done in 1997.i weighed 450+,and i now weigh 288.i have excess and my weight has been the same 6 months to a year.can you have the gastric bypass done over again?    — edna S. (posted on July 13, 2003)

July 13, 2003
Hi. My patient advocate went through the same thing you are going through. She had her first lap rny four years ago and after two years of weight loss, then a year of stabalized weight, she had it done again and has dropped down to goal since the second one. She lost over 400 lbs between the two surgeries. So, yes, you can have it done again.
   — Sharon M. B.

July 13, 2003
Yes, you can have it done again if you have mechanical failure (I had staple line disruption) OR if you didn't lose enough wt OR have regained.
   — vitalady

July 13, 2003
While I believe you can have it done again, I suggest (if you haven't already) go see your surgeon to ask him what the problem is. If it is simply your diet and not something wrong like a stretched out pouch o
   — Renee B.