advise please...Sleeve to RNY revision...

[sbtanewme 6]

Hello all,

I am 9 months out from having the sleeve and down 55 lbs and have been the same weight for 6 mths or so.

I'm seriously considering having the bypass surgery since my weight loss has been a minimal even though

I am doing the best I can. My stats are started at 293lbs. current weight is 237lbs. goal weight 150lbs

I would love to know if anyone has had and then had the RNY afterwards and if you were successful with losing the rest of the weight.

I know youre all wondering if I've done all that I was supposed to do to be successful with the sleeve and for the most part I have.

Thanks in advance for any feedback

[James Marusek 5,244]

Sleeve patients loose weight at a slower rate than RNY gastric bypass patients. They also seem to experience a plateau more often. [Although a 6 month plateau seems extreme.] I am 28 months post-op RNY and lost most of my weight during the first 6 or 7 months and then leveled off. A sleeve patient might expect to lose weight over the entire first year or even more.

I would look closely at how you are meeting the program requirements and see where you might be falling short. Weight loss is generally achieved through Portion Control and the avoidance of grazing.