soontobelovely 0 Posted December 26, 2010 I was "sleeved" in May of 2009 and never really lost alot of weight (approx. 50lbs total) and now less than 2 years later I am eating alot more food and gaining weight like crazy!!! I think alot of my stomach was left and I want to get re-sleeved or continue withthe gastric by-pass. Is this possible even though I only need to lose about 50lbs.? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feedyoureye 3,087 Posted December 27, 2010 I was "sleeved" in May of 2009 and never really lost alot of weight (approx. 50lbs total) and now less than 2 years later I am eating alot more food and gaining weight like crazy!!! I think alot of my stomach was left and I want to get re-sleeved or continue withthe gastric by-pass. Is this possible even though I only need to lose about 50lbs.? Have you talked to your surgeon about it? He might have more information for you.... Just curious, do you feel like you followed his/her directions? What makes you think a lot of your stomach was left? I know that the statistics say you might lose 50% of your overweight with this surgery.... but many seem to lose more... Thanks for any information, you help others with your insight... Have you tried the 5 day pouch test? Good luck with your journey. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
soontobelovely 0 Posted December 27, 2010 I was "sleeved" in May of 2009 and never really lost alot of weight (approx. 50lbs total) and now less than 2 years later I am eating alot more food and gaining weight like crazy!!! I think alot of my stomach was left and I want to get re-sleeved or continue withthe gastric by-pass. Is this possible even though I only need to lose about 50lbs.? I cannot honestly say that I followed all the rules and I could definitely be doing better. But really bothers me is that I can eat so much and I am hungry all of the time. The exact 2 things that I was trying to eliminate by having surgery. I will challenge myself and try the 5 day pouch test - Thanks for that suggestion Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kbl 3 Posted December 27, 2010 i did read on obesity help forum of another person who had a re-sleeve. if i recall correctly she had it done by dr aceves. her first sleeve was made to big and she never got the benefits from her first operation. do not know if that is your situation but thought you would like to know it has been done. kelly Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
feedyoureye 3,087 Posted December 27, 2010 Good luck with that! Let us know how it goes for you. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mp8btpc 33 Posted January 2, 2011 Yes I read about someone who had her stomach imaged and it was an improper VSG. Her doctor offered to redo the surgery for her after she sent her a picture of the image. She decided after her husband used Dr. Aceves to use him for the revision instead of the initial surgeon. So I would guess getting the stomach imaged to see if the shape is proper or if it indeed was made incorrectly would be the first step and also it would give another doctor an idea of the ability to have it revised or not. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
