Question:
if you had this surgery done..and you were transected and you have failed

meaning you havent lost any ways near what you should have..can you have it revised? is there something that can be done to help?    — tylerswife (posted on March 8, 2004)

March 7, 2004
Hi, you can help us by posting your start weight, date of WLS present weight and a bit about your exercise and eating habits. Have whatever health troubles you had improved? To help we need to know a little more about you. Average weight loss is about 75% some more some less. Were here to help.
   — bob-haller

March 7, 2004
Bob's right. We need more information in order to answer you. I personally have heard that anywhere from 50% loss of the excess weight and higher is considered successful. You' reonly about a year out, right? So, it is possible there's more you can do for yourself. But, has it been determined that you have a mechanical malfunction? Most surguries can be revised in some way. But, the question is does it need to be revised? Please provide more info and we can help.
   — LMCLILLY

March 8, 2004
well lets see...first i think i should let you know that i havent seen my surgeon since the weeks after my intial surgery,,the reason being i had to move 1500 miles away too take care of my ailing parents..i just moved back to houston this past fall...I do however have an appt with my surgeon this friday..about my diet i can pretty much eat whatever i want..sugar still bothers me....i can eat a little over half of a lean cuisine...i do drink alot of cappuchino--as far as exercise i walk all the time--that is just about it...i drink plenty of water..i take my vitamins...but i stopped losing weight about 10 months post-op..i dont know what I have done to myself...but sometimes when i do try to eat something my belly burns...i think i have really messed up
   — tylerswife

March 8, 2004
Your parents illness must of been tough. Stress eating at such time might hurt your weight loss. How many calories a day are you eating now? Have you tried eating say 800 calories a day for a week with no sugar low carb? That with lots of exercise will likely get you loosing again.<P> My wife although she lost over 100 pounds didnt get near goal. Still she is much healthier. Has the current loas helped yopur health? Franly that loosing window? If you ask me its far easier to loose right after surgery but with care you can still loose at over 2 years out.
   — bob-haller

March 8, 2004
Rebecca, have you been checked for mechanical failure? Are you transected, possible stretched stoma, fistula? If your surgeon refuses to acknowledge these possibilities first, find another surgeon.
   — Leslie F.

March 10, 2004
If you're only eating half a lean cuisine it sounds like your stomach pouch is still small. Check the calories in the cappuchinos; depending on how they're made they could be contributing more than you realize. But lots of people are just cursed with metabolisms such that they're *not* going to get down to an ideal weight. If you've lost a significant amount, are healthier, and don't have a regain then you're still a success.
   — Celia A.