Question:
Just curious why do people have revisions doesn't the original surgery work?

   — Sheri C. (posted on April 21, 2002)

April 21, 2002
Many people who get "revised" had one of the older stomach stapling operations such as the JIB. The RNY is the "gold standard" now and few people request reversals unless they don't tolerate the life changes well.
   — Terissa R.

April 21, 2002
Some because they had an old fashioned procedure, JIB, horizontal stapling, VBG, OR they had a good surgery, but gone in an old fashioned way (like me). The stomachs were not cut apart, only stapled apart, so staple line disruption caused me to get a new pouch. Some DO revise from a "too proximal" rny to a more distal procedure. And every now & then, someone revises from a "too distal" down to something in between. My doc works with you to customize to fit what you think you want and what you think you can work with. But my original distal RNY was 1994, before transection was common. NOW I have the best of the best (for my purposes).
   — vitalady