Surgery didn’t work?

[Sidney213 2]

You must have a different system from Australia. Anyway it seems it was all sorted in the end. What a horrible thread though! Ugh!

Any psychologist in any country is a doctor. They require a PhD or PsyD, which is a doctorate degree. A therapist is not necessarily a doctor but yes a psychologist is always a doctor. It’s right there in the title.

[eden30 111]

Any psychologist in any country is a doctor. They require a PhD or PsyD, which is a doctorate degree. A therapist is not necessarily a doctor but yes a psychologist is always a doctor. It’s right there in the title.

Ahhhhh that sort of doctor!! That makes sense then :-)

[Finnix 104]

Glad to read some upbeat posts.... (though a small part of me was entertained)
DSmall had been rude to me in the past and I ignored her.... she has some troubles
Fall is in the air and Soup is in the crockpot....I love warm days and cool nights

I’m very sorry she was rude to you also. She came out of nowhere and started making fun of others and of me as well. Then she said the moderator made exceptions for her because she had been here for a long time and she could say what she wanted. It was very strange and certainly seems she was wrong, as her most recent nasty comments are gone and hopefully so is she. There are a few here who have been nasty, but it seems most are very kind. She is definitely quite troubled. I hope she gets some help.

Enjoy that soup! Hot soup on a cool Fall day is one of my favorite things in the world! I would love to have some right now actually. Yummy


As of October 12, 2017, I am 4 months post op and have lost 100 pounds. I have reached my goal weight and could not be more ecstatic!

[lindabalseca 373]

1 hour ago, Finnix said:

I’m very sorry she was rude to you also. She came out of nowhere and started making fun of others and of me as well. Then she said the moderator made exceptions for her because she had been here for a long time and she could say what she wanted. It was very strange and certainly seems she was wrong, as her most recent nasty comments are gone and hopefully so is she. There are a few here who have been nasty, but it seems most are very kind. She is definitely quite troubled. I hope she gets some help.

Enjoy that soup! Hot Soup on a cool Fall day is one of my favorite things in the world! I would love to have some right now actually. Yummy


As of October 12, 2017, I am 4 months post op and have lost 100 pounds. I have reached my goal weight and could not be more ecstatic!

do you really need to carry on still about her? if the moderator took care of it then stop trash talking her and move forward. whats done is done cant go back and change any of it.

[Finnix 104]

do you really need to carry on still about her? if the moderator took care of it then stop trash talking her and move forward. whats done is done cant go back and change any of it.

Did you “need” to call me out? Because I’m positive the moderator specifically said that’s not allowed and if a user has a problem with a post they should report it rather than calling someone else out. You don’t seem to be following that rule.

To answer your question, I don’t know that any of us “need” to be here at all. But, yes, I responded to the woman’s post as she, too, had a negative experience at the abusive hands of that person. Thankfully much of her abuse has been removed and likely so has she. I hope your calling me out and trying to tell me that I can’t post doesn’t land you in the same banned boat.

I’m sorry if my posts bother you, however there’s a block function you can utilize to prevent seeing things from me since I seem to be bothering you to such a strong degree.

I hope you have a great and healthy day!


As of October 12, 2017, I am 4 months post op and have lost 100 pounds. I have reached my goal weight and could not be more ecstatic!

[Alex Brecher 10,515]

Finnix AKA Sidney213 has been permanently banned. Everyone please stick to the topic and let's try to follow our posted rules.

[Nowheregirl 8]

LET’S START FRESH on this topic 😜!

I’ll go first! So, the topic of “Surgery didn’t work” is intriguing. If your surgery hasn’t worked from the start, what have you done/are you doing? I’ll tell you that I was banded in 2003, had my band removed and a sleeve ( in the same surgery) and haven’t lost a stinkin’ pound! 2 different doctors. I’m currently working with the Dr who banded me to meet insurance requirements to convert to bypass. Anyone else have a similar situation?

[sansvargas 0]

Definitely not the worlds shittest results I’m in a fb group for Bariatric patients and a woman with very similar stats to yours has on lost 15lbs since her surgery 3months ago

[sansvargas 0]

Hang in there everyone is different at least you have lost weight

[Nowheregirl 8]

21 hours ago, Nowheregirl said:

LET’S START FRESH on this topic 😜!

I’ll go first! So, the topic of “Surgery didn’t work” is intriguing. If your surgery hasn’t worked from the start, what have you done/are you doing? I’ll tell you that I was banded in 2003, had my band removed and a sleeve ( in the same surgery) and haven’t lost a stinkin’ pound! 2 different doctors. I’m currently working with the Dr who banded me to meet insurance requirements to convert to bypass. Anyone else have a similar situation?

Anybody? Lol

What kind of revisions have you guys had?

[Nowheregirl 8]

Revisions? Anybody? Anyone want to share your story/outcome/regret/ triumph?

[lindabalseca 373]

15 minutes ago, Nowheregirl said:

Revisions? Anybody? Anyone want to share your story/outcome/regret/ triumph?

i was banded in 2007 lost 85# unfortunately this procedure was new for the dr as well as myself. there was no nutrition classes or any coordinator to help. i pretty much got letters from all different specialists to recommend the surgery and medicaid approved it. there was one visit after surgery from the hospital nutritionist. pretty much i lived off Soups and any other food i would end up throwing up. this was a daily occurrence of food getting stuck. when i got to the point that i couldnt even swallow my saliva i realized i was over restricted and my stomach was bulged over the band. got it happily removed in 2010 and was supposed to have it revised to the gastric bypass. it took the surgeon over 2 hours to remove the band that normally takes 20 min. so he cancelled the bypass. kinda glad wasnt the right time in my life for that. so 2017 was my year and got the sleeve!!!!been happy since

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

On 19/10/2017 at 6:49 PM, lindabalseca said:

do you really need to carry on still about her? if the moderator took care of it then stop trash talking her and move forward. whats done is done cant go back and change any of it.

<3 You are really lovely

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

18 hours ago, sansvargas said:

Definitely not the worlds shittest results I’m in a fb group for Bariatric patients and a woman with very similar stats to yours has on lost 15lbs since her surgery 3months ago

That must of been hard!

[dreamingsmall 1,125]

17 hours ago, lindabalseca said:

i was banded in 2007 lost 85# unfortunately this procedure was new for the dr as well as myself. there was no nutrition classes or any coordinator to help. i pretty much got letters from all different specialists to recommend the surgery and medicaid approved it. there was one visit after surgery from the hospital nutritionist. pretty much i lived off Soups and any other food i would end up throwing up. this was a daily occurrence of food getting stuck. when i got to the point that i couldnt even swallow my saliva i realized i was over restricted and my stomach was bulged over the band. got it happily removed in 2010 and was supposed to have it revised to the gastric bypass. it took the surgeon over 2 hours to remove the band that normally takes 20 min. so he cancelled the bypass. kinda glad wasnt the right time in my life for that. so 2017 was my year and got the sleeve!!!!been happy since

Early on into the sleeve I had wished i went for the bypass, but now i know i did the right thing! I almost went for the band, but my surgeon said against it, I am glad i went with the sleeve as i realise i need more than the band to help fix my problems hehe , wow 85lbs is soo amazing!