For a revision do you need to pick a new surgery?
I had a RNY 10 yrs ago... over the yrs due to family health concerns ( my mother my biggest support system was diagnosed with leukemia) my food demons came back and I have gained quite a lot of my weight back ( enough that I do qualify for surgery once again) I have tried going back to basics with no budge on weight loss. I am depressed again and don't even want to leave my house. I am so disappointed and disgusted with myself that I let my food demons beat me once again. If I qualify for a revision do you need to pick a brand new surgery or can the surgeons just go in and make my pouch smaller again. If I need to pick a brand new surgery how many of you recommend the DS and do they do the DS now by Laparoscopic or is it still a full open surgery? Any help and advice would be much appreciated :)
you need to figure out why you gained the weight, was is a mechanical issue? From there you can decide what surgery you want.
the DS has been performed laparoscopic since 1999, RNY to DS is a different story. You are from Canada, I would see Dr Gagner he performs RNY to DS, there are only a handful of surgeons in the world that do that
good luck with your journey
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