8 weeks since surgery and I think I am flunking this test!

[Band07 374]

Mini gastric bypass = shorter, safer, less risk, less complications, better weight loss.

[TammyDTM 391]

Thanks @Band07.

I had never heard of that procedure.

I wish you better luck with your new procedure.

[carolinacrumb88 21]

@@erenee I am so sorry you are struggling with feeling restriction When I was banded this was a huge issue for me (even with 8 cc of saline in band!) and I am terrified about it happening with my new sleeve too. I am only a week out so only time will tell, but I can't imagine how frustrating it must be! But you are NOT a failure... 2lbs is no big deal as we usually fluctuate between 2 and 5 lbs in Water weight a day, and at least you are aware that feeling full is an issue for you. Hopefully you and your doc can figure out whats going on... are you sipping or drinking while you eat? Know that you are not alone. Wish you the best.

[Nettie225 0]

I feel no restriction and can easily eat a lot since my revision. I did try calling and going to see my doctor and the result was them making me feel like it was my fault. I left there in tears and won't go back.

[BLERDgirl 6,417]

@@Nettie225 - How far out are you? I know some do not feel restriction until they are on regular food. If you are unhappy with you current doctor call the insurance co to see about switching to a new doctor for f/u.

[peacheeie 14]

I'm right there with you guys! Had my sleeve jan 9th and have not lost anything in almost 4 weeks! Saw a 2nd doctor, sleeve is larger than a normal sleeve so I'm having an endoscopy to see how bad the scar tissue really is....if it's not bad, he said he would go in and sleeve me properly, if not, he touched briefly on a bypass!! The question is insurance.....I'm not heavy enough to justify a bypass but he may be able to call it a revision/repair. I'm so confused and seriously feel like a failure. Some girls at my work know I went I for this and the day I came back to work, they looked at me like wow but not in a good way. One girl was sleeved and lost 100 lbs in about a year...she pulled me aside and seriously asked if everything was ok then she gave me her doctors number!! I've worked so hard and the scale is not moving. Has anyone actually submitted to their insurance after finding out they had a failed sleeve? Any magic words? Thanks guys...I appreciate the support...I never thought after this sleeve I would be stalled 3 months post????

[LSF 264]

I was on a stall for about a month, going up and down 1 or 2 pounds. For that month that I was in stall hell, I ate from recipes found Pinterest on the sleeve recipe page. I'm almost 8 weeks out and I kinda went back to basics. I eat either a scrambled egg or cream of wheat for Breakfast, then for lunch & dinner, I rotate between chicken breast, fish, or canned tuna mixed with mustard, cooked in coconut oil spray. I also eat one Greek yogurt for dessert. As a result, I've lost a pound a day for three days. I can only eat 2.5 ozs. I tried 3, but I was too full. BTW, I started eating at 1 1/2 weeks out. I'm talking "meat", not mushy, strained, or pureed! REAL MEAT!!! I just ate tiny bites.

So, I had the band for 8 years, until it failed me, and now, I'm "working" the sleeve. I'm not gonna loose sight again! I'm gonna work it and not let it work me. The band was so much easier..if I ate too much, I'd puke. This is so different, but so much more "normal", to me, anyway!

God luck to all of you who are suffering with eating more. I would definitely consult my doctor if I were in your shoes!!!

. I can relate to you because we went in for revision around the same time. I haven't had any crazy meals

[Cleo's Mom 257]

I feel no restriction and can easily eat a lot since my revision. I did try calling and going to see my doctor and the result was them making me feel like it was my fault. I left there in tears and won't go back.

You are not the first one to post that they were struggling with weight loss, called their surgeon and basically was made to feel like it was their own fault.

I am going to speculate why this is. I think the surgeons take this failure to lose weight as their failure or the failure of the WLS itself which they promote. So they don't want to even suggest that it is anything but you're fault.

There is always a complaint process in every hospital. Call someone to find out what it is and complain to the right person. No one should be made to feel the way you were and leave in tears. Good luck.

[Saxinj31 5]

You aren't alone. I had my band to sleeve revision July 2015, and 3 days later, I was hungry, and I haven't stopped being hungry since. I can easily eat at least twice as much as I did with the band. There feels like there is no restriction. I did ask my surgeon if he really did the sleeve after removing the band. I also feel like a failure. I've only lost 12 lbs. since the sleeve surgery. Since my heartburn and acid reflux weren't resolved by the sleeve surgery, my surgeon is suggesting the bypass. I'm really uncomfortable with the idea of having my insides rerouted, but have started to consider it. I wish you good luck, and hope that you find a doctor that can help you resolve the issues you are having.

[peacheeie 14]

You aren't alone. I had my band to sleeve revision July 2015, and 3 days later, I was hungry, and I haven't stopped being hungry since. I can easily eat at least twice as much as I did with the band. There feels like there is no restriction. I did ask my surgeon if he really did the sleeve after removing the band. I also feel like a failure. I've only lost 12 lbs. since the sleeve surgery. Since my heartburn and acid reflux weren't resolved by the sleeve surgery, my surgeon is suggesting the bypass. I'm really uncomfortable with the idea of having my insides rerouted, but have started to consider it. I wish you good luck, and hope that you find a doctor that can help you resolve the issues you are having.

you are not alone! I will be 4 months post op sleeve on May 9th and have only lost 20. Lbs. I have gained and lost the same 3 lbs for about 6 weeks now. I never felt any restriction since day 1 so I have been researching my surgery. I went back to my original doctor who did my band in 2007 (very successful) and would have gone back too him in a heartbeat if insurance did not dictate who I went too. Band removed in sept 2014, sleeved in jan 2015...went back to original doctor who looked at my leak test and said my sleeve was bigger than normal...great!!! Said it could have been due to scar tissue so I'm having an endoscopy next week to see. Right now I have a BMI of 33 with HBP and rheumatoid arthritis. Doctor said if he could make the stomach the correct size he will but depending on scar tissue he may have to do a bypass! I too am having a difficult time with re routing my insides and am scared to death!! Please keep me posted on your journey as I will with mine...good luck and don't beat yourself up...words I try to live by!!!

[shay5413 6]

Hi everyone. I am 4 wks out today and have lost the same lb for the past 2.5 wks. I too feel like a failure. Fit bit says I burn almost 2000 calories a day and eat only 800-1000, yet the scale doesn't move. I wanted to check in with the people who posted months ago to see if they were able to turn things around and if so, how?

[hockeyfan7 249]

I'm two weeks out - this is my 3rd week. I'm easily eating 1,000 calories of normal food. I weigh, measure and track on My Fitness Pal. I lost 20 lbs the first week and nothing the second. I'm sticking to Protein and veggies and figure something is going to happen soon. I go back to my surgeon next week so I'll see what he says. I'm not hungry at all, but I don't feel any restriction either.

[TammyDTM 391]

@@hockeyfan7 Are you 2 weeks out from surgery? And you are eating regular food and getting in 1,000 calories a day? Do you have a nutritionist?

[thecakewasalie 41]

Omg you guys...I just posted this same freaking thing. 8 weeks...same problem. I am hungry all the time. I eat 1200 cals a day, max. Work out 3 days a week. GAINED 3 POUNDS THIS WEEK. And have not lost weight in 4. In fact in 7 weeks I have only lost weight ONCE.

I am freaking out that this is it...doomed forever.

[TammyDTM 391]

@@thecakewasalie - Do you have a nutritionist? If you are only 8 weeks out from surgery there is no way you should be eating 1,200 calories a day. You might not being losing weight because you are eating too much.