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So here is my story and already I know your being able to help me is a long shot. I had my stomach stapled in 1999. I lost 100 pounds but the metal ring that was placed at the bottom of my stomach eroded through. Later I learned this is why they do not do this procedure anymore. I then had a conversion surgery to a gastric bypass in 2012. This was following the death of my daughter. I lost 30 pounds but that was from no appetite due to depression. I never had restriction from the surgery. I had a revision in 2020 (October)) again I have no restriction and am not losing weight. I have done everything I was told and it did not work again. Have you ever heard of this? My pouch is an appropriate size, but I can still eat? Why doesn’t it work for me? Why can I still eat? Do I need a ring or device to truly have restriction? I need some help and answers.

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Unfortunately a lot of people are in the same boat after a revision. No restriction really stinks and is quite a shock when it is all said and done. We pretty much have a funnel where the food goes straight into the intestines, so the food just slides right on through is my understanding.

What are you eating and how often ? I find I get more of a fullness feeling when I eat solid Protein like steak or salmon. It really comes down to making the best choices you can in what you are eating and eating every 3 to 4 hours and make sure you dont drink until 30 min after a meal or you are just washing it out.

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Thank you so much for your reply! I was trying to find out what is the medical reason for this. Everyone has been giving me advice on food choice, which I understand and accept but I was wanting to find out what the reason was for there not being restriction to begin with. This is the first time in my research and in reading replies that I am feeling like this connects to what I am asking. I did not stretch out the pouch, it has never offered restriction to begin with either time. I thought there was error in the first operation. It clearly was not though because the exact same thing happened the second time and now I am just now trying to see what is going on on the inside of me that creates this mechanism to begin with.

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I'm not sure about the mechanism. I was revised to bypass last month from gastric sleeve and I also have no restriction. I also have not lost any weight in over a month. Not sure it was worth it.

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On 3/29/2021 at 7:29 PM, Chch said:

Thank you so much for your reply! I was trying to find out what is the medical reason for this. Everyone has been giving me advice on food choice, which I understand and accept but I was wanting to find out what the reason was for there not being restriction to begin with. This is the first time in my research and in reading replies that I am feeling like this connects to what I am asking. I did not stretch out the pouch, it has never offered restriction to begin with either time. I thought there was error in the first operation. It clearly was not though because the exact same thing happened the second time and now I am just now trying to see what is going on on the inside of me that creates this mechanism to begin with.

There is a thread in the revision section called I hate the bypass and it talks more in length with a great number of people discussing not having restriction after bypass. You are not alone.

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