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Hi Everyone I am having a Revision surgery, I had a sleeve 6 years ago, my sleeve Doesn’t work really well,I hardly lose 40 pounds with my sleeve and regain 20 now, I tried everything I go to the gym five days a week, I really give up now,I feel like that I’m a loser, What anyways now I’m moving to MGB, And hoping it’s gonna work this time, My sleeve experience wasn’t that good, I did not have any pain Whatsoever I was hungry right after my surgery, and I’m really hoping this time is not gonna be the same I really want to lose weight,Tired of being overweight all of my life,Please anybody who has a sleeve revision to mini bypass Please give me up-to-date!!!! I need some positivity!!!! I am so tired of Negative people including myself🥺🥺🥺🥺🥺
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Sleeve revision to bypass
jb1809 replied to Colorchic's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I am 5 days post op of a sleeve revision. I was sleeved 26 days ago and had severe complications. I was unable to tolerate any liquids let alone anything else. I suffered from severe acid and bile reflux. Happy to report as of now I am feeling great. I am close to meeting my new protein goal of 80 grams. I am still in some pain as the revision lasted 3 hours and I have a few more incision sites but getting better every day. Tylenol Liquid has provided relief. I have to say reading the various posts on this site helped me get through the past 30 days. Thank you all who contribute! -
Pouch reset diet won’t shrink your stomach. It will help you feel your restriction better. It's a kick start to get back on track with healthy habits. Yes, I’m on my soap box because this topic comes up so often. Your best restriction is in your first six months to a year. With the sleeve you feel less restriction as you progress *it’s not back to full size* this sensation seems common for sleeves but, won’t happen to everyone. I wish people knew this before choosing the sleeve. Just because we have more space does not mean you have to eat over your calories and macros and gain weight. You can eat more bulk in food and keep your calories in range. With the other foods allowed on your plan, Eat dense protein and as much veggies you want to fill the extra space. ***For anyone who feels they have stretched their surgery, get it diagnosed by a surgeon. Look into revisions. Address why you are over eating so you don’t stretch your next surgery***
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How long is the RNY surgery, typically?
Bob R replied to Briswife15's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I was told by my surgeon to expect a 4 hr surgery because its a revision and it takes a long time to separate the stomach from the liver. -
Hi Mimi! Also January 29th. In Michigan. I don’t have that pain under my incisions. I’m not even sure what it might be? I had revision from band to bypass. Did you find out what the pain was and has it gotten better?
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You should set your goal where YOU feel comfortable. Some want more weight on their frame. Some carry heavier frames. Some carry way more muscle. I thought I was "big boned" for all my life. Turns out, now that I see it, I'm just boringly average, so there's no reason why that calculation shouldn't apply to me. I am not a super athlete, don't have more bone mass than other 5'4" women, and am not super muscular by genetics. But you MIGHT be! You know? I personally? Think curves are a bit overrated and a bit of a cop-out rationalization. At least for me. I don't want to carry 15lbs more on my ass or in my boobs (impossible cuz I had a double mastectomy), or in my belly. I just don't want to do it anymore. My degenerative arthritic joints and back can't handle the load as I age! So why settle for anything more than my "normal bmi weight range" = smack in the middle of normal and congrats. It's also right at 120-125lbs. How odd, right? NOT! But I think most of us set a higher goal than we should. Most of us revise once we're there and see what we still look/feel like. (That's why I have 3 goals + a top secret goal.) But some don't. 1. Some cheat and love living life and are unwilling to give up there drug of choice: food, alcohol, drugs, etc. and so they settle for 25% above goal--going through the angst and pain of surgery to never realize their goal. 2. Still others are just flat dealt a bad hand from life: medications, illness, excess skin, mobility issues, mental health issues that prevents them from reaching goal--so they land where they can and God bless em. But in my opinion, if you are able to, we should all aim for as close to ideal weight as we are comfortable. Cuz I swear REGAIN will happen to most of us. And I only want to be here once. As a friend said, "I only want to do one-year-of-weightloss one time." I heartily agree. I don't mind dealing with 2-4lbs of loss...but not a year or 2 years worth of losses.
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Considering a lap band - scared after reading this forum!
BrighterSide replied to Elrix's topic in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums
I had my sleeve in January after initially choosing the band, thinking less invasive. Then I decided I wanted better average chance of loss and less intervention later (ports, refills, possible slippage, possible revision) and I also wanted the impact on hunger hormones from sleeve over and above the band restriction. Honestly never considered the RNY. Seems crazy with my tendency to research to nth degree, but really felt bypass was a step too far. Double nuts when you consider it’s reversible in a pinch vs binning 90% of your stomach. Aaaanyways, happy with sleeve right now. Was ready to change my relationship with food and the hunger pause and hard stop on quantity gives my higher thought processes long enough to win. Ref age 21 and 32 BMI: would prob see me leaning away from band in terms of lasting a lifetime and away from bypass as I would have so many super active and reproductive years ahead where malabsorption might not help. Wish I’d done it years ago so my skin was still springy enough to bounce back and I could have turned the weight and health clock back to enjoy all the extra decades of fun while lighter. Don’t get me wrong, loved my life and love my kids, but so much would have been easier. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk -
**BEFORE/AFTER Pics! Ultimate Goal Reached Today!**
Little Kansas Kitty replied to Little Kansas Kitty's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
awwwwww, thank you so much @FluffyChix, Sandra Nuelken & Bariatric Legend. Sandra - check out Mitchell in Minnesota on YouTube and let him know I sent you. He's one of my new BFF's on there and he's about 8 months post-op and succeeding with lapband revision to RNY. He's honest about the whole process. -
HOLY BANANAS!! Fast Track and I am still debating
Matt Z replied to cmandrews13's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
That's a fairly old report and does not include the rate of revision from Sleeve to Bypass in the "complications" It also seems to include the dumping in the Bypass but not for the Sleeve as far as "complications". The rate of Sleeve to Bypass revision is fairly high. This also doesn't include or account for the medical advancements that have become common practice over the past several years AND seems to include older post op issues from older forms of the surgery. And, lets talk about the fact that Gastric Bypass happens more often than the Sleeve, thus again skewing the real numbers. Case by case. They would come out about even. Except with the looming revision for the sleeve. I had the band. I needed revision. So I had to have 2 surgeries thus increasing my overall risk as opposed to getting the bypass first which would have lowered my overall risk. Any information, when taken without all facts can seem scary. But you need to look at the entire picture. 273 SGs were performed of which 6.6% (n = 18) were converted to RYGB most commonly due to inadequate weight loss (65.3%) and severe reflux (26.1%). https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28416180 https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29496440 You've got approx. a 10% chance that you'll need revision to another surgery. So, maybe 1 surgery vs 1 surgery without factoring in revision increasing the risks because now you've had 2 surgeries instead of 1, leaving out dumping for the sleeve but adding it in for the bypass, sure, it looks like the bypass is a much more dangerous surgery. When you factor EVERYTHING in... pretty sure they break even if not a little in favor of the bypass. You still can't undo the sleeve though, no matter what happens. 70-90% of your stomach is gone. Nothing usually gets removed in the bypass, just moved around. Again, either way. Good luck with your choice. -
Will FEP bcbs cover revision to bypass due to Gerd and hiatal hernia
ahillig replied to clrobinson2014's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
According to the FEP BCBS benefits guide this is what is required for revisions: •Benefits for subsequent surgery for morbid obesity, performed on an inpatient or outpatient basis, are subject to the following additional pre-surgical requirements: - All criteria listed above for the initial procedure must be met again, except when the subsequent surgery is necessary to treat a complication from the prior morbid obesity surgery . - Previous surgery for morbid obesity was at least 2 years prior to repeat procedure - W eight loss from the initial procedure was less than 50% of the member’s excess body weight at the time of the initial procedure - Member complied with previously prescribed post- operative nutrition and exercise program - Claims for the surgical treatment of morbid obesity must include documentation from the member’s provider(s) that all pre-surgical requirements have been met -
I am only 3 three weeks out and just starting occasional thick liquids after my sleeve. I have GERD and it seems any food bothers me. I know sometimes this can lead to a revision. My insurance changed 4 days after my surgery and my new insurance doesn’t cover wls. Would it be covered!
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My biggest fear before my revision? Getting a call saying "We have changed our minds. You can't have the operation." Sent from my SM-J727T1 using BariatricPal mobile app
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Sleeve revision to bypass
clrobinson2014 replied to Colorchic's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Mj did you get the revision bc of acid reflux or weight gain? How long did it take to get approved? If it was due to Gerd, did you have to do a lot of tests to get approved? I was told I would have to do like 3 tests; scope, swallow test and another test where a device is attracted to my esophagus , I wear a device around my waist and everytime I experience acid reflux I press a button and it takes a pic and measures the amt of acid -
Hi there. I had my gastric bypass revision on April 3. My original gastric bypass was in 2004. My surgeon on April 3 fixed a 3-inch hole in my pouch. Good luck all!
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Sleeve revision to bypass
clrobinson2014 replied to Colorchic's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Did anyone have problems with insurance covering the revision? I have bcbs FEP -
Sleeve revision to bypass
syltx3 replied to Colorchic's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Hi Froufrou, I'm getting the gastric sleeve revision to gastric bypass, i'm a bit nervous, i gain most of the weight back and have had other health issues like, PCOS, arthritis in knee and diabetic along with acid re-flux. how much have you lost since the revision? was it worth it? i'm just a bit nervous. -
HOLY BANANAS!! Fast Track and I am still debating
FluffyChix replied to cmandrews13's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Yes!!!! Sing it my sistah!!!! This surgery (both RNY and Sleeve) are largely what you make of them. But, the sleeve does carry a bigger risk of GERD and revision risks (IMHO). So if you have any reflux issues or asthma/upper respiratory issues, I'd sure choose RNY. -
HOLY BANANAS!! Fast Track and I am still debating
Matt Z replied to cmandrews13's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
There are actually not more compilations with the bypass than the sleeve, this is incorrect. Also, the sleeve is 100% non-reversible, because parts of your anatomy end up in the waste. The bypass is actually reversible in certain situations, the reversal is tough and has it's own complications, but it is possible and does happen. Honestly, I'm really happy that I didn't go with the sleeve (I was a band revision and my surgeon *will not* do band to sleeve due to the increased staple line failure risk) I'm over a year with my bypass and I still am so very happy with it. To each their own, just, make sure you are basing your decision on facts, not feelings. Good luck! The bypass will prevent GERD, the sleeve has a chance of causing it or making it much, much worse. Stick with the facts and figures over feelings... because feelings associated with things we don't know much about... are generally not accurate. I was afraid of the bypass too at one point, because I had the wrong information. I got the band. I really wish I had just gotten the bypass from the get go and not waste so much money on 2 surgeries only because I was afraid of something based on the wrong information. My personal experience here. Good luck with whatever you chose to do! -
Will FEP bcbs cover revision to bypass due to Gerd and hiatal hernia
Matt Z replied to clrobinson2014's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Revision for issues of this nature are typically covered. But it's all doing to depend on your specific plan, not all FEB BCBS is the same. My revision required a few extra hoops to jump through, but I also have a different provider now than I did when I was banded. But they still approved the revision, I had stage 4 esophagitis and didn't even know it. Good Luck! -
How long before you went back to work?
Matt Z replied to artsie's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I took 2 months off, for each surgery (band in 2010 and the revision in 2018) best thing I did. Yes, physically you COULD be ready to go back, but there is an emotional aspect as well as the diet changes that keep happening up until the 2 month mark or so. I found it was so much better to focus on me and getting to know what I needed post op and all the changes we have to make with our new set up, than to rush back to work too soon and deal with the eventual emotional breakdown over food. Your mileage may vary. But I found 2 full months worked quite well for me. -
Revision in Mexico
Guest replied to Cattlequeen's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Please feel free to ask any questions about the surgical procedure. VSG to MGB Revision is a great option! -
Will FEP bcbs cover revision to bypass due to Gerd and hiatal hernia
clrobinson2014 posted a topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had sleeve Jan 2014. Went from 266 to 176, then gained 25 back from having 2 babies. I just went to a gen. Surgeon to discuss getting an umbilical hernia fixed and we also discussed my severe acid reflux. He ordered an upper GI which showed Severe Gerd and a small hiatal hernia as well. He put me on meds which aren’t helping much. He said the only way to properly fix the issues is to revise to a bypass. I now have an apt with a bariatric surgeon to discuss options. Will FEP bcbs cover the revision if I havevto have one? Will I have to go through the same process as when I had sleeve done? Will I have to meet same requirements? My BMI is only 31.4. I would really be getting the revision done due to Gerd and to fix hernias. -
Revision in Mexico
Alex Brecher replied to Cattlequeen's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had lapband in 2003 and revised to Bypass a year ago, in Mexico. Check out BariatricPal Hospital MX at https://BariatricPalHospitalMX.com. Dr. Illan and his team and awesome! -
I was wondering if anyone has had a revision done in Mexico? I had the gastric sleeve done 10 years ago. I have unfortunately gained back all the weight. I am looking for the best bariatric surgeon in Mexico to do a revision for me. But, there is so much info out there I dont know what to believe. If you have had a revision of any kind done by a surgeon in Mexico can you please let me know where and who you selected? If you are pleased? Thank you so much.
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Hey there, I'm a week post OP an I wish u luck, its is going to chang your life in a good way. I had the vertical band n 06 bit last July it went bad so I got a revision from vertical banded gastroplasti to gastric bypass 4/2 & feeling good! ~Bing~
