December 29th, 2014 RNY Revision

Dec 28, 2014

Well All. Looks like I'm going in tomorrow morning to have my RNY Revision. If anyone is reading this I just wanted to let you know that if you are gaining weight after having a by-pass dont sit around beating yourself up about it. Go see your Surgeon! After 2 years of mentally debilitatingly gaining weight I finally broke down and went. I was told that 10 yrs ago when they did my original RNY it wasnt known what types of long term affects came from it. Now they know that 8-10 yrs out many many people are having problems with ulcers and myself as well as others the exit port to my pouch has lost its elasticity and stretched to the point of forming ulcers in that area. Thus with the opening stretched out and no way to snap back no food is able to stay in my pouch. This keeps me humngry 24-7. When the food settles into my intestine there is no way for it to break down and it is turning to fat and building in my abdomen. I maintained my original 127lb weight loss for the first 8 yrs. I was diligent about keeping portions small even when I could have anything I wanted. I now know that what happened was I didnt stretch out my tummy and sabotage my RNY it was the exit port going bad and made me hungry all the time. I have since gained 65lbs and now what a relief it is to find out it wasnt self inflicted perse'. An EGD by my surgeon confirmed the problem and Dr. Hoehn will be going back in to rebild this port. The EGD did show my pouch (egg) has stretched to about the size of an Orange, however he said this was fantastic after 10 yrs. WHile he is in there fixing this port he will go ahead and take my pouch back down to an egg size in order to remove the Ulcers and get me back on track. My estimated weight loss should cover the 65 lbs I have gained. So dont sit around beating yourself up if you have gained weight get to the surgeon!. (anyone reading this just give me a sign so I know if its reaching others)  

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