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I have severe GERD and am 6 years post op from VSG. My GI dr has suggested a revision or trying a
transoral incisionless fundoplication. I don?t know which one to do. I have gained 20lbs back from my VSG and like the thought of possibly loosing more. But my main thing is I want to help my GERD and regurgitation. My fear with the Mini bypass is the malabsorption? My husbands aunt had the bypass and had to have it reversed because she could not get nutrition (but she had severe health problems before her surgery and after-not related to the bypass) she has a form of MS. Anyone have bad malabsorption and had to have it reversed? If you had revision from VSG to mini did it help your GERD? The other procedure he suggested is making a longer esophagus with my stomach.
Many suggestions would be great. Thanks
Funny because when I originally started considering a revision a couple years ago, I thought no way would I do bypass. It has always scared me. But the more time goes on, and the more I read and research, the more I'm wondering if I should just go bypass. I do not have any reflux issues now, but I do have a feeling I may have damage to my esophagus and/or stomach. Like you, I occasionally get stuck on dense foods, and my band is empty. I have an upper GI Wednesday and I'm so anxious to see what it shows!
I am going to Dr. Colacchio out of Southcoast Medical. I have heard great things about Dr. Pohl as well! Also, I grew up not too far from Putnam. I was just there a couple weeks ago at the Black Dog. :)
Thanks! I think one of the discouraging things is that my support group combines all the bariatric surgery patients, so I have to hear about the patients with the more invasive surgeries (the majority of the group) who lose 30 pounds a month, and of course the males who will lose 100 pounds or more in 3 months. But I'm going to keep fighting the fight because like everyone says, "It's a marathon, not a sprint."
46 pounds in 3 months and 10 ten days is AWESOME!
Really, I know you are feeling frustrated because you want to lose faster. I totally get that, as does probably everyone here! But, honestly, you are doing really well. With my sleeve I think I averaged about 10-15 pounds a month in the honeymoon phase. And I was heavier than you to begin with! You are losing almost 15 pounds a month with your revision! You could lose NOTHING this coming month and you will still have lost more in your first four months after sleeve surgery than I did. Don't compare yourself to the outliers that lose 20 pounds a month. That isn't the norm.
You've got this - you are really off to a wonderful start. You'll get there!!
I feel your pain on multiple surgeries I had 8 major surgeries in 5 years so one of my goals for 2018... was no surgery. Still have a few months to go.
I tried to look up what you are talking about and Dr Google is very confusing on it.
Good Luck.
Cynthia 5'11" RNY 7/23/2014
Goal reached 17 months. 220lb Weight Loss
Plastic Surgery Dr. Joseph Michaels - LBL and Hernia Repair 2/29/16, Arm Lift, BL, 5/2/16, Leg Lift 7/25/16
#lifeisanadventure #fightthegoodfight #noregrets
I lost a little bit with the band before giving up on it completely, but gained it back with interest. Before I went in for sleeve consultation, I had gone up to 250 lbs. So far it's been 3 months and 10 days, and as of today I've lost only 46.5 lbs. My surgeon thinks I'm at the higher end of weight loss for revision so far. I'm hoping that I haven't lost muscle to add to the amount lost. My clothes are quite a bit looser but not as much as I expected. I definitely expected more actual weight loss on the scale at this point. I just wish I knew the mechanism behind what's happening so that I wouldn't be so hard on myself. When I get discouraged, it makes me want to eat the wrong things.
Hi, Have you had any issues since your revision? Malabsoprtion or anything? Did you revise to RNY or the mini RNY? I have severe acid reflux and my GI said either a revision or he can do a TIF. (basically making my esophagus longer). I am trying to make the best decision on what to do. Is your acid a lot better and are you off your medicines?
This is a great question and I hope someone can chime in with some solid answers. Just completely speculating here, but I've always thought that the weight loss was slower with revisions surgeries because most patients have already lost a lot of weight (or lost and regained weight) when they do a revision. You know how like even before bariatric surgery, when you would diet the weight would come off quickly at first but then slow down significantly. And if you switched from one diet to another, it would still be a slower weight loss than those that started out with the second diet to begin with... (I'm not sure if I wrote that in a way that makes sense.)
I'm revising from a sleeve to a loop DS and my surgeon told me the weight loss would be slow, but hopefully steady. I'm sure there are exceptions and everyone is different, but I'm curious to better understand why weight loss tends to be much slower with revisions too.
Try not to worry to much about the honeymoon thing... that might be more a virgin bariatric surgery phenomenon. Just keep trying your best and following doctor's instructions and your weight will land wherever it will land. Hopefully it land in a place where you are happy and comfortable, or at the very least in a place that you feel better than where you were before the revision.
Has anyone heard any current consensus as to the reason why there is slow or less weight loss after band to sleeve revision? I wasn't told about it preop and couldn't get a straight answer from my surgeon afterwards when I realized I wasn't losing weight the way other sleevers were. I had a Lap Band in 2005 and lost a little bit, but went unfilled for years since they could never give me the right fill amount. It was always either too tight or too loose. Now post revision to sleeve, I'm concerned that I will miss out on the honeymoon period and find myself at the time sleevers' weight loss will slow down anyway. Is the issue that the weight loss is just slower and it will equal non-revision sleeve loss eventually? Is it less weight loss overall no matter what? Why does it happen anyway?
has anyone had this done? I have been told that it is pretty much the same procedure as the RNY. this is what the dr is having to process this procedure under in order to get it covered under my insurance. I guess im just wanting to know how it has worked out for you. has it stopped your acid reflux? lost a significant amount of weight? hows the mal absorption?
weird things to be worried I guess. just in a funk that I have to have this done! I think only because I have had a surgery every yr since 2015 (vsg 2015, gall bladder removed 2016, tumor removed from uterus 2017, and npw this one in 2018)
