Sleeve to Full Bypass?

[Starlight2574 0]

I'm six months post op, and still throwing up quite regularly. I have a doctor's appointment on Monday, but based on past conversations we will be discussing the option of a full bypass because I can't keep food down with any regularity.

Has anyone else gone through this? I NEVER wanted a gastric bypass. I still don't. I would like to eat and not worry about how close a bathroom is.

Help?

[clk 3,519]

No way would I convert to bypass. I'd convert to DS, because the sleeve is the first part of the duodenal switch. It comes with malabsorption like the bypass but doesn't have the stretchy pouch.

Have you been checked for strictures yet? I think that before jumping to another surgery, you'd discover the cause of the nausea first. It could be the way you're eating - either too much, too fast or bite size, or it could be a reaction to something in your diet. Lactose intolerance caused me miserable nausea until I cut the dairy out of my diet.

If you've exhausted all of the possible tests to find the cause of the issue, then if your doctor feels this will solve the issue, that's good.

But I would be concerned about scrapping a surgery and replacing it with a new one after just six months if you don't know the cause of the problem.

Best of luck to you, and I'm really very sorry you're going through this. It's certainly not the norm and I'm sure you've been miserable.

~Cheri

[Starlight2574 0]

This is the end of a loooonnnggg recovery road. I've had 3 or 4 stretches done, and had a stent placed in December. The stent failed within 24 hours and had to be removed. I am lactose intolerant, but that causes...other... issues. I pretty much just avoid milk products and I'm fine.

I can feel the food getting caught. I can pinpoint the exact place, and barium xrays have confirmed it. The problem is, they can't fix it.

I am so tired of all this.

[amys 41]

Im so sorry, that's horrible. Do they know why this happened?

[clk 3,519]

Ah, that clears things up. All I can say is that I'm terribly sorry you've had such a miserable experience. Nobody wants to be in that 1% with complications and nobody ever thinks it'll be them that wins the complications lottery. I hope that whatever course you and your surgeon decide upon provides you with relief and improves your quality of life. Because nobody should live with issues like that after choosing a surgery to improve their life.

~Cheri

[BrokeMyHalo 107]

I would talk to a few other bariatric surgeons. Get your medical records sent to them and have a consult.

Something like this needs a few opinions. The more the better.

Good luck