Well, it's confirmed....

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,626]

First, let me start by saying I now have to have a revision due to sleeve complications (insane gerd causing high doses of PPI which have cased a ton of polyps all through my stomach, which make the gerd worse, which caused gastritis and esophagitis). I love my sleeve and am really sad to need a revision. I have to have half the polyps removed on the 17th, then the other half on March 10th. We're looking at a revision to bypass probably in May, which is ironic because that's my 1 year surgiversary for my sleeve lol

My ring size is now a 7 1/2 and my clothing size is an 18/20. My surgeon told me to expect to lose maybe another 60-65 pounds with the bypass (it'll be slower and not as much weight lost since it's a revision) but I'm ok with that. If I can lose another 15 pounds by surgery day, then the bypass will get me to goal within another year. I'm ok with it taking 2 years to hit goal, given all these stupid complications. My main thing right now is to feel better. I have to really watch how much I work out and what kinds I do because that can set things off. I watch my diet like a hawk. I still end up in pain sometimes, or sick to my stomach, or any number of things. But the revision will take care of that and then I can just get on with the business of living again.

The main things I experience is nausea after I eat anything, sharp stabbing pains in my abdomen that cause me to lose my breath and not be able to do anything but lay on the bed and cry, burning and churning in my stomach and up my esophagus, burning in my throat that sometimes makes my throat scratchy and my voice hoarse, spasming in my esophagus causing my throat to close and food to get stuck. I cannot WAIT to get better. Honestly. I love my sleeve, but this is too much. I just want to feel better.

[smc124 118]

So sorry you are experiencing this but glad you have a plan to move past it that will still allow you to meet your goal. You have a great attitude and I’m happy you will experience some relief soon.

[Spinoza 1,383]

Oh no! Sounds just awful. I really hope the revision corrects all this really quickly and that it goes smoothly for you SD.

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,626]

1 hour ago, Spinoza said:

Oh no! Sounds just awful. I really hope the revision corrects all this really quickly and that it goes smoothly for you SD.

Thank you I'm a little concerned about the revision because I have MS meds that are extended release that my surgeon said will need to be changed out. But my neurologist said I'm stable on them and the only med I can take is a stronger injectable, but he's not inclined to put me on a stronger med that I don't need. So this is kind of a problem right now. The pills are capsules and can't be broken or crushed, but that's not really the issue. It's the malabsorption that's the issue because I guess extended release meds are a no no with the bypass, which is why I didn't want the bypass to begin with.

[catwoman7 11,212]

4 hours ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

Thank you I'm a little concerned about the revision because I have MS meds that are extended release that my surgeon said will need to be changed out. But my neurologist said I'm stable on them and the only med I can take is a stronger injectable, but he's not inclined to put me on a stronger med that I don't need. So this is kind of a problem right now. The pills are capsules and can't be broken or crushed, but that's not really the issue. It's the malabsorption that's the issue because I guess extended release meds are a no no with the bypass, which is why I didn't want the bypass to begin with.

I think it's because our pyloric valve is bypassed, so the med will just go through the stoma and into our small intestine once it's small enough to pass through. So they don't stay in our stomachs long enough for that (extended release). At least, I think that's why...

[SleeveToBypass2023 2,626]

52 minutes ago, catwoman7 said:

I think it's because our pyloric valve is bypassed, so the med will just go through the stoma and into our small intestine once it's small enough to pass through. So they don't stay in our stomachs long enough for that (extended release). At least, I think that's why...

It makes sense, but it's still a problem because my neurologist doesn't want to put my on a stronger medication that's injectable in order to accommodate the new surgery. That's really what has me worried. I was concerned about the possibilities of strictures and dumping, but the med issue is what's at the front of my mind right now.