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Every time I eat I go from starving to stuffed in a split second, and it's to the point where I feel sick. Is this normal? Am I stretching or hurting my sleeve? Sometimes I think I am eating more than what I should. I've been at about 900-950 calories a day. I am out 3 weeks.

I am 2 weeks out - one of my incisions (different from the other one I posted about a few days ago) is healing all opened up. Instead of scabbing over, the scab is contoured in with the incision, which is a 1 inch long open hole and about 1.5centimeter deep. It looks like a bullet wound or something. I am worried I will have a permanent hole/indentation there even after its completely healed. This is really freaking me out. I had my surgery in MX and I have no Dr here because I don't have insurance. Should I go to the ER? Please advise!

I am revising from the Sleeve to Bypass, and after reading how many people still fail with the bypass, I am really afraid I will be one of them. I started out at 250 before my sleeve 15 months ago, and now I am 185. I am 5ft 3in. I still need to lose another 50-60 lbs. I stopped losing after 6 months with my sleeve, and was approved for revision a couple weeks ago. I admit that I lost all motivation after my weight loss with the sleeve came to a halt. I have a really powerful appetite and ZERO willpower, and I am afraid this wont work for me and I will f*** this up too. I already feel pathetic enough, and I'm really hoping that this second surgery will kick my butt into gear. Anyone have or had the same worries? How do/did you deal?

No just tell them you take Prilosec everyday. My insurance with UHC approved right away.

I didn't. The surgeon (even if a different surgeon) will submit it as a revision and you shouldn't have to. I was approved right away. Make sure you tell them you have acid reflux.

Hello, this is a follow-up post to my original thread called "horrible experience thus far." Things have only gotten worse since I posted that, I am still in the hospital and I got here for my surgery on August 13. It is now the 26th. I am very weak have had nothing to eat except for ice chips. And I am very very sick, as I mentioned in the last post my belly felt like he was blowing up like a balloon and no one would believe me or take me seriously and I felt like I was annoying all the nurses because I was in excruciating pain and nothing was being done about it other than giving me pain medicine and putting me to sleep. I wanted to fix the underlying problem. My doctor is nigerian and actually have to leave the country last minute due to some unknown issues, but he left me in the hands of someone named Dr. Harold who had assisted him with my surgery. I had not really liked Dr. Harold, he would cut me off and I didn't really feel safe in his hands. He agreed to do some x-rays and found nothing wrong. I asked for a CT scan and i think he agreed because he wanted me to stop complaining. The CT scan showed I had a huge blockage - my intestines were twisted around after the stoma so everything was just being blown up as I said assumed, and he had to do emergency surgery that day. Let me make note that before any of this even happened with the second surgery, I couldn't hold anything down. I was throwing up cello so they put me back on ice chips. However brilliant Dr. Harold want me to drink magnesium citrate. That made me sick all day and guess what it did to me: I was actually pooping out of my mouth. Since I was just nothing but ice chips and it was clear and magnesium citrate was also clear, I was wondering why I was throwing up brown smelly liquid that looked and smelled just exactly like.diarrhea? I showed it to the nurses and they agreed something was off about it. After the 2nd surgery w/ Dr Harold he confirmed that it indeed was feces. NOW after that surgery I couldn't pee on my own. I needed to wear a catheter. Also I hadn't pooped the entire time I was here. Every day I felt worse and worse. I did not feel better. Still no luck with the bloated feeling. Now that my dr is back in town we are doing another CT scan tomorrow, this time with the contrast, as I had not before. And depending on what that says, I may need a third surgery. I have also gotten a horrible case of thrush int mouth from all the antibiotics. I have gained 12 lbs since I've been here... How? liquids and ice chips? They also put a central line in my neck so they can feed me, because my white blood count, Protein, Calcium levels, and all that stuff is dangerously low, so I will probably gain more weight. I'm really wishing I didn't go through with this. I'd rather be fat and happy than miserable and in pain. I want white pizza. Will I ever be able to eat it again?

I just got out of the hospital last night. I am still in excruciating pain 1 month later. They never did a 3rd surgery but they did have to drain some liquid from my pelvic region. I don't know why they sent me home. I am In so much pain I can only lay on my back. I feel all twisted up inside. I feel like I am dying.

Anyone??

So, where do I begin? Bear with me because I'm using the voice to text feature on my phone which tends to mess up a lot of words. My surgery was on August 13 which was a Tuesday. I'm still in the hospital and it is Sunday, August 18. I have not had anything to eat except for Jell-O and ice chips, and actually, they took the jelio away because of my complications. So, my belly is very distended. My whole abdomen area feels like it is filled with fluid and gas and nothing I do helps it go down. I walked around a lot they have given me an enema and what seems to be happening is that the food or liquid is not moving out of the couch and into my small intestine. It feels like a balloon inside of me that is about to burst. I seriously feel like I'm dying sometimes. I am on a shit load of pain meds on top of Xanax and antacid and just other stuff to try to get things moving. Everything I put in my mouth stays in the little pouch that was created and does not want to move. I don't know what's going to happen. I really really don't want to have to get this reversed or anything, I don't even know if that is an option at this point. I may just have to stay on the ice chips until everything heals and then I can put actual food in my belly. They say I will be here another at least two or three days but it could be longer before they figure out how to help me work this whole thing. My blood pressure has been dangerously low since I've been here, the lowest being probably 75/35. Last night I had a fever of 103.4, was shivering and needing so many blankets. I just don't know what to do, I feel like crap. I'm really starting to regret this and just wish I didn't do it because I would rather have food and be kind of fat than go through this hell. I have been craving pizza and burritos and etc, lol. I have to sleep sitting up because in my sleep I will hiccup or cough and fluid comes up with it, and then I choke on the fluid. I have thrown up several times, sometimes I even make myself throw up so I can get whatever it is making my belly hurts so bad out even if it was just juice. Every day that goes by a few worse and worse. They gave me an enema yesterday to get my bowels moving, which is embarrassing enough, but I only pooped out the enema and nothing extra. I have not pooped since Sunday last week. It's hard to PEE even. A lot of times I feel like I have to pee, but nothing comes out. That all being said my doctor is pretty amazing and I really do speak highly of him. Dr. Beltre in Orlando. His bedside manner is incredible and he really spends a lot of time with you talking to you about your thoughts and feelings; I know that what is happening has nothing to do with his skill or expertise. I just hope that everything gets easier and better. Anyone else have a similar experience?

Hello, I am having my revision surgery to the RNY from the VSG on 8/13, but I have an appointment with my surgeon on Monday the 6th to talk about everything, and my pre-op at the hospital is on the 8th. I am compiling a list of questions to ask, but I would like to use this thread for people to post the questions that they have asked, or want to ask, and what SHOULD be asked about the RNY surgery before you go under the knife. Please assist! Thanks.

The Mag. Citrate only intensified my feelings of bloatness, and i threw it up. ALSO - I brought my scale from home. How is it that I have gained 10 lbs in a week since surgery living on ice chips and IV Fluid? Is it because I am correct to say my belly IS filling with liquid??

They Are making me drink some magnesium citrate now, so we'll see what happens.

Thank you for your concern

I started at 250, currently 185. I have not lost any weight in 9 months. All loss was in the first 5 months after sleeve surgery. I was just approved to have revision surgery. I'm hoping this works, because I really feel like a failure. Has anyone else had the bypass after the sleeve?

Having my surgery in a little more than 24 hours, and feeling confused and discouraged by something my surgeon said when I was there last. I am getting revision surgery from the sleeve to the bypass, my BMI is currently 33. Doc says he does the bypass more or less based on BMI, and because I am a "lightweight", he will only bypass a little bit(?) thus not causing much malabsorption. He worries that I will lose too much weight otherwise. I begged him to do it as if I was a 44 (where I started), otherwise, to me, I don't see a point of revising my sleeve into essentially just another sleeve if there is no malabsorption. I didn't think too much of this in the office but as I have had the whole weekend to think, it is really starting to worry and confuse me. Is this the RNY or a different type of bypass? I have never heard of varying degrees of malabsorption. Will I get to speak to my surgeon before the surgery? He seems to think I will lose the weight no problem. I trust him, I just don't trust myself. I love food and I really need this surgery to be powerful and kick my ass into gear. I already failed my sleeve. I would rather not have another revision down the road. Has anyone ever heard of this? Should I be worried? I don't know what else to say to him without offending his intelligence and coming across disrespectful.

Having my surgery in a little more than 24 hours, and feeling confused and discouraged by something my surgeon said when I was there last. I am getting revision surgery from the sleeve to the bypass, my BMI is currently 33. Doc says he does the bypass more or less based on BMI, and because I am a "lightweight", he will only bypass a little bit(?) thus not causing much malabsorption. He worries that I will lose too much weight otherwise. I begged him to do it as if I was a 44 (where I started), otherwise, to me, I don't see a point of revising my sleeve into essentially just another sleeve if there is no malabsorption. I didn't think too much of this in the office but as I have had the whole weekend to think, it is really starting to worry and confuse me. Is this the RNY or a different type of bypass? I have never heard of varying degrees of malabsorption. Will I get to speak to my surgeon before the surgery? He seems to think I will lose the weight no problem. I trust him, I just don't trust myself. I love food and I really need this surgery to be powerful and kick my ass into gear. I already failed my sleeve. I would rather not have another revision down the road. Has anyone ever heard of this? Should I be worried? I don't know what else to say to him without offending his intelligence and coming across disrespectful.

Vicki...would love to know how things are going for ya!

I'm 5ft 3in, 185 lbs.

At my lowest I was about 173, so I did gain some back! I'm sure without this 2nd surgery, and with time, I'd gain more. I wish you luck! Mine is the 13th!!

No. I got my sleeve done in Mexico, so this is my first surgery with this Dr!

Hello all, I had the VSG done a little over a year ago (June 2012). After 5 months post-op, I have not lost any weight and even gained 10 lbs back. I decided to look into getting a revision to either the RNY or the DS. My insurance approved revision to the RNY because I also have severe acid reflux. I weigh 185 and my BMI is currently approx 33. I was wondering if anyone revised from the sleeve to bypass, and if you could share what your experience was like? Did you lose the rest of your weight? What should my expectations be? I have heard of so many people who do not lose weight with the RNY. I know that surgery is a tool and it is up to me to utilize that tool properly. I admit that I have messed up a lot with the sleeve. I became unmotivated when I stopped losing weight. I don't know how much of this was my fault, but I have felt like I failed my sleeve. I really think that this is what I need to do to get focused again. Being much closer to my goal this time helps as well, I just don't know how effective having another surgery will be. I am looking for some positive and/or honest thoughts and advice about this decision. Thank you! =)

Vicki, YES, let's definitely stay in touch and help each other along this journey. We seem to be starting out around the same BMI as well. I am glad you responded. I have not been able to find much info online for vsg to rny revisions and the success rate or anything. Why are you getting your revision, is it because of inadequate weight loss or because of a complication? I do have the acid reflux but more than anything I am hoping that this will help me lose the other 1/2 of my fat. I was worried that since I already had a surgery that this wouldn't be much different for weight loss. I don't know. I will PM you my email.

My BMI is 33 and I have GERD so I was approved for gastric bypass. Can I expect a substantial weight reduction? Anyone else a low BMI patient? I still need to lose 50-60 lbs.

I have United HealthCare HMO I was approved after the first letter. The Doc said that they probably assumed I would be at a 35 in no time if they didn't do it, so they would rather approve it now. He also said that there are going to be new insurance requirements soon (all insurance), where you only have to have a BMI of 30.