Gastric banding revision to RNY

[samah 0]

I had my gastric revision operation one the 1^st of Jun 2015 and until now I lost almost 28 lb. my problem now start after almost two month from operation, I feel the my appetite is high and I want to eat every two to three hours and sometime less although I try to drink Water when I feel hunger but after one hour I feel hungry again. Also, I feel I can tolerate to eat like one sandwich contain ham and cheese within 10 min without pain or diarrhea. I can swallow meat, chicken and all the solid food and I was wondering within this short period and my small pouch I should vomit if I can eat those staff. I asked my surgeon and he said that it’s different from people who had the RNY for the first time from the people who did the revision in weigh losing, I can understand that but how about the ability of eating and the appetite toward eating. Actually I am an emotional eater so I am freak that my RNY will not success I have done enough with gastric endoscopy and I don’t want to try it again. So is anybody had a conversion? And how was the eating portion? How often they feel hungry? I hope somebody can answer my question and give me the support because really I am leaving in a nightmare.

[James Marusek 5,244]

How are you doing on your Protein, Fluid and Vitamin requirements? During the losing phase, food consumption is not as important. It almost sounds like you are exceeding the maximum volume requirements for the meals at your stage in the program.

I only knew of one person who went from lap band revision to RNY. He had to have it done. His band was eroding into his stomach. As a result when they did the revision, they made his pouch smaller than the average RNY. He could eat as much as most RNY patients. But he lost a lot of weight and was pleased with the result of his revision.