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I"m not speaking from experience since I haven't had a revision, but I've been hanging out on various bariatric boards for the last five years or so. From what I've read, most people don't lose all that much weight after a revision - maybe 20 lbs or so. But I suppose it depends on your starting BMI and how well you stick to your eating plan. Most people get revisions due to reflux.

I am a year out from my revision to RNY and can only eat half a slice. I ate a full slice once that sent me down for 2 hours🤢🙁. I do however make pizza bowls and they are delicious !!! ( all the toppings sauce and cheese oven baked)

I have been fighting the longest revision appeal in the history of appeals (about 14 months now). I figured all that work ought not go to waste. So I've posted the letters on a blog in case it helps anyone. I had a lap band that failed. I eventually won the fight to get it taken out and am still fighting for coverage for my revision to a VSG. My insurer is Federal BCBS and my appeal is now at the OPM in Washington, DC. My latest letter is a summary of all (and I do mean all) of the arguments for medical necessity and references to a dozen or so studies that prove my points. Here's the link: http://vsgappeal.blogspot.com/2010/07/summary-appeal-letter-studies-and.html If this doesn't work it's on to a lawsuit. Looking just at the details in the latest letter I don't think they have a denial leg to stand on and I'm pretty sure I'll win. Just hate to waste the time and taxpayer dollars to take it that far. But I'm pretty motivated - they have to get this fixed so it doesn't happen to other people. Britt

Hi I too was in this same situation after having gastric sleeve last year. Mine was due to a stricture in the middle of the stomach pouch. This was found by doing an endoscopy. I was on picc lines and feeding tubes for dehydration and severe malnutrition. My doctor decided the only option was to revise to the full bypass. (This was after he attempted dilation and placing a stent). Having a revision was not ideal but at 4 months out from revision i am glad i did. No more vomiting i have regained my strength and best part no more tubes coming out of my body. Message me if you want to talk more.

Superslim I am super confused. Have you gained 22 pounds since the revision? Or did you gain 22 pounds during the slipped period. And if you are hungry and still on fluids then it will get better when you start a normal diet. I'm 5 & 1/2 months and I can really get hungry. Starving like the old me, but a few bites later full like the new me. You really are going to have to cut out the bad habits. I don't go to any fast food any longer. I can stop and get a shake at a convenience store or a P3 lunchable at a grocery or many other things. I try to have stuff with me or make sure I'm home during meal times. I hope the sleeve will give you the permanent tool to get back to your goal and maintain !!!!

I have heard nothing positive about the lapband either. I personally know a woman who has had nothing but complications and vomits at least once a day. She has had to have it repositioned twice. Twice at an out of pocket expense of $36K each time because she was self pay and her "insurance policy" that came along with the surgery expired a month before the first slip. She is always getting colds and never has any energy. Add to that her weight loss of about 2 lbs a month. She finds ways to get in the calories (slider foods and starbucks and beer and shakes and ...). Watching her go through this, my research, and my constant hunger drove me to choose the sleeve. I think it was the best decision for ME. My surgeon stopped doing the lapband because of it's high complication rate and high revision rate. All this being said, it definately needs to be your decision. Make it an informed decision by doing a lot of research and looking up complication rates. Don't let any one person's story sway you one way or the other.

There was an bunch of skin cutting with my surgery. A TT typically is hip bone to hip bone with maybe a vertical incision. I had a 360 around me with a vertical incision. Plus my arms plus a revision to my breasts. 8 feet plus in incisions all together. Ouch, ouch, ouch

After debating, do I put a thread on here or not, apparently I’ve decided it’s a good idea, so here it is. I’m scheduled for my plastic surgery April 6th. I’m having a lower body lift, a 360 incision and a vertical incision, a mons lift too. I’m having my arms done, and a revision to a breast reduction surgery from years ago. I’m not getting implants. I’m seeing Dr. Kurtis Martin. His staff has been amazing. He makes me feel very confident in his skills. This will take 7 hours of surgery and I’m maxing out the amount of time he will work on one person. It’s good, because I don’t think I’ll need other surgeries. I was kind of apple shaped and didn’t carry a lot of weight on my legs (relatively speaking) so I’m not having leg work done. However the way he places the incision on/around my hips there will be some improvement with my legs. I’m guessing there’s 20-25 pounds of skin that’s coming off. I’m basing that on the estimates the two surgeons I saw gave me. One said 15 with a wink, the other said 30. I’m going with Doctor 15. Doctor 30 was super eager to cut me as much as possible and wanted to give me the works. Dr. 15 asked me what I wanted and even made me defend the vertical incision decision. As much as I’d like to get my neck done, there’s no money for that now. Maybe later if I strike it rich. I was shooting for dropping more weight before surgery and I hope I still will, by my weight loss has stalled. I exercise regularly and hard, so I know it’s about eating fewer calories. But the good news is I’m pretty buff under the skin! I’ll be able to show off my muscles this summer. I will have my port revised too, btw. Being unfilled doesn’t sound appealing to me, but I know I’ll work through it. And I don’t know that I’ll be posting pictures of my half naked body. As grateful as I am to those who have gone before me who have posted their pictures, it’s just not in the cards for me. Oh, and let me answer this before it gets asked. I do feel like if I waited one more year I’d probably have all my weight off. However, right now I have a job that will pay for the panniculectomy, and generous benefits for time off. A year from now I probably will not be able to take off for 4-6 weeks. I base that on the fact I’m finishing my MBA the end of March and I’m going to be looking for something new this summer/fall. Surgery now is the best fit for the schedule. Yeah, you saw right, I’ve been in school since 2005. I got my undergrad then my graduate degree while losing a bunch of weight. It was absolutely deliberate. I'm absolutely that awesome.

The tummy tuck hurts 10 times more than my breast reduction 7 years ago or the revision he just did.

Day 1: If you saw my posts in the revision section, then you know last Monday I started my preop diet in preparation for surgery next week. However, I have been nauseated and throwing up since Wednesday. (more nauseous than vomiting) I called the doc and spoke to the nurse who said she would get back with me and hasn't yet. So I decided today I would do liquids just for breakfast and have a small meal for lunch and supper. Breakfast will be: Coffee, protein shake, & water Just as the doctor ordered. My meals will be a meat protein with lettuce and tomato salad. I'm also taking gas-x strips to help move that gas out that's sitting on my stomach. 🤢 Yes, I'm feeling miserable, but I have to shrink this liver before Monday gets here.🙁

I’m new here . I just had revision surgery from sleeve to bypass. I’m currently on my full liquids & doing ok. The gas pain is no joke. But tums do help & walking. I’m Down 12 lbs. anyone else had revision surgery & what was your experience.

I had the gastric sleeve in 2017 and lost around 69 pounds. Unfortunately, I have been unable to keep it off. As I lost my momentum during 2020 and haven't found it since. I currently have an hiatal hernia which is causing some reflux and swelling. My doctor has recommended a revision to the sleeve. I am currently taking methotrexate, hydroxychloroquine, and folic acid for Rheumatoid Arthritis. I am also in menopause. I have some concerns regarding the proposed revision. Has anyone had a bypass and is also taking these medications? If so, do you still take pill form, or have you had to change? Additionally, has anyone had the bypass after menopause? If so, have you noticed any difficulty with maintaining vitamin levels? Very interested in learning if these conditions have impacted your bypass journey. Thank you

I recently found out that I have to have a revision from sleeve to bypass because of gastritis and GERD. I'm no longer on my blood pressure med or all 3 of my diabetes meds, but I do take meds for my MS. They are extended release, I take them twice per day, they cannot be crushed or broken, and they are not interchangeable with any other MS meds (specific meds are for specific stages of MS and there aren't things to swap them out with). I specifically didn't choose the bypass when I was given the option for sleeve or bypass because of the MS meds, and now I'm told I don't have the choice. It's freaking me out because my MS meds are non-negotiable, but the GERD and gastritis are causing different types of polyps to form all over the inside of my stomach, making things even worse. I was told by my GI specialist that a revision is now non-negotiable. So...I'm worried.

they must have revised their prices then as when I was 'shopping around' for a band surgeon in June they were more expensive than TLBC. I hear good reports on both clinics

Is your blood sugar normal? Were you type 2 before the surgery? It’s hard to control cravings with these issues unless you are very careful about controlling carbs. Does the bariatric center you used have a post surgery support group? Can you schedule appointments to be followed with the dietician? Get yourself support especially from people who will help hold you accountable to yourself. I did not do this stuff the first time and regained. Now I’m getting ready for a revision and in hindsight I see what I should have done.

Sorry, but I have to disagree that port complications "may" lead to erosion. I have a feeling they most definitely DO lead to eroson. I don't agree with port removals or revisions after what I've been through. If the port goes bad, take the whole band out and wait 6 months to start over. Just my opinion, but I've seen and heard about way too many erosions after port complications. Way too many. Then again, I'm a grouchy bear right now because I have a fever from my band removal surgery, so maybe I'm just being a bitch.

About 4 months for me. The longest was the one month wait for the approval. Why does it take so long i have no clue. It should be 24 hours. Anyways June 23rd is my revision to bypass day

I've gotten pretty good over the past few months of figuring out what my stomach can tolerate and what it can't (broccoli and oranges are an absolute NO for me) meat in very small quantities every couple of days unless I have a really bad day, then it's 5-7 days of straight liquids. My frustration is that the medication isn't working. I was hoping it would stimulate stomach movement enough to go back to eating band-size meals. It's not like I eat a huge plateful of food but most "meat" days as I call them I can only tolerate about one ounce of meat. And of course since it's not hitting the stomach instantly, if I eat too much I don't realize it until it's too late and I end up on liquids for days because of the pain and nausea. I really need to find a good dietitian who is familiar with both lap bands and GP. I'm really hoping that if I need to have the band removed that I can be converted to a sleeve. I've read of some people who have had some success after being sleeved with their GP. Since it will be for treatment of an illness and not a weightloss surgery I'm hoping that our healthcare will pay for it. Looks like revision surgery to a sleeve can be pretty pricey. I've been wondering if maybe getting an unfill might lessen the pressure on the vagus nerve and offer some relief so I'm going to see my fill doc tomorrow to run that, and a million other questions, by him. Thanks for the replies! I look forward to talking to you Kscott12!

There's quite a few of us on here who had band to sleeve revisions. I had my band removed on June 3rd after only 8 short months. I lost initially then complications prevented decent fills, and I started gaining. I couldn't be happier with the sleeve. I have restriction, I am learning to eat to live, and not live to eat.

If I were to show you my after pix, you would run for the hills and never come back,,,hehehehe I actually had a wound seperation issue, that took 4 months to heal, and was left with a ugly butt like scar from my belly button down to the cooie and over to my right hip, So this [past May 5th I went back in for a revision and he basically did a new tummy tuck from the belly button down on me, and I am happy ro say I have the belly I love now. I am diabetic and from what I have researched and been told by my Drs that necrosis is more likely in diabetics. BUT it was a chance I was willing to take. My upper belly was as big as my lower belly, I carried most of my weight in the mid section. I say go with your heart, do what is going to make you happy. If you decide to go ahead with it, go to at least 3 consultaions and compare notes. I actually went to a Dr in Bev Hills becasue he specializes in weight loss patients, and he was only $1,500 more then a local Dr I really really really liked, But didn't go with him becasue he isnt PS Board certified. when I asked him why not, he told me he was TOO BuSY to go take the test.. Uhmmmm Bye Bye and I walked out his door. He was a nice guy also, really liked him. But the Dr I went with I like him also, great PS. Again go with what makes you feel good..... My hubby, he didn't care one way or the otherif I had PS, Sure he LOVEs my new flat tummy and perky taa taas, But I met him when I was heavy and he loved me then, so this was MY decision and We are both very happy with the results now.

I'm scheduled for bypass on 4/13. Started the liquid diet today. This is a revision for me. Got the band in 2009, and did really well, but it slipped about 5 years ago and had to be removed. Of course, the weight is all coming back. Was hoping for the sleeve, but I have a hernia, so my surgeon says bypass is the way to go. So, this is what I need to do to be healthy. Good luck to everyone!

I love that analogy! Thanks for sharing!! And good luck to you on your revision surgery in 3 weeks. YES we can do this!!!

This has been my life since I was banded April, 2011. I finally went to my surgeon and said I'm done! We had a long meeting and I discovered what I thought was food getting stuck in the band was not actually making it to the band at all. My esophagus does not like the restriction of the band so when I try to eat it spasms and closes off and I have to throw my food back up. Basically he said the band is not compatible with my body so I am having the revision to the sleeve. This will give me a smooth transition from esophagus to stomach which will calm the spasms. I was unfilled on Weds and I have been able to eat and drink without a hitch! I feel like that might be what's going on with you because you say you get two or three bites down and then you have to vomit or one day something will go down and the next few times you try it, it won't. That was the hardest part for me because I was always scared of not being able to eat when I would sit down to. And more times than not I couldn't. I hope you get yours figured out and find a solution! Good Luck!

I don't know why you would consult an attorney or another surgeion unless you think malpractice was done. I think your surgeon did the correct course to fix your henia, then wait to do your revision...... I'm sure you signed your life away before the surgery as well.......

Do you have sinus issues? Kind of out of left field, but there have been many people on here who've had unexplained tightening of their bands who finally correlated it to post-nasal drip. Just a thought. One finally had her band removed. If my band failed to work for me, I'd not hesitate to revise to which ever procedure my surgeon advised. But then, I love my surgeon and trust his opinion. I hope you find some answers, or peace, or a good decision.