Weight loss rx+sleeve before a revision?

[Womanvsmirror 314]

**************DISCLAIMER******************** I am not thinking about a revision since I just had surgery in June. I just like to be informed and the internet isn't giving me a lot of info on this subject. JUST CURIOUS ..******

So I read stories on here about revisions from band to sleeve, or sleeve to bypass etc. But maybe I am missing something. Do people get the option of trying a rx first in addition to whatever their current procedure is? And if so , do the drugs not work because of the new absorption rate? is it even safe to take weight loss rx if you have had bariatric surgery? Having this done once was such a process im just wondering what people go through when they seek a revision? if you have taken weight loss pills after surgery or had to consider a revision please share with me....thanks in advance.

********AGAIN I AM NOT TRYIG TO GET A REVISION************

[Travelher 915]

Have never taken a weight loss pill. Never occurred to me. I can speak from personal experience that people revise from a band because of complications. It just doesnt work for a large percentage of people. My band caused acid reflux so bad I would wake up choking and gasping for breath. In the morning I would struggle to get Water through at dinner I had no restriction at all. Then it failed completely and wouldn't hold a fill at all, so I pretty much lit 16k on fire years ago. I should have just done a bypass to begin with.

Most people I've seen go from sleeve to bypass are doing it because they developed acid reflux from the sleeve and bypass often cures it

My surgeon said that doctors who are still banding should be sued for malpractice because there is enough evidence now to support not doing it.

Edited November 5, 2016 by Travelher