Love to chat w/ people who had the revision done

Hi! new here. I had my sleeve done in 2014. I lost about 90lbs. Did great with it. Have gained about 25 back. But main thing is HORRIBLE GERD!! Like super intense. Surgeon suggested revision to bypass, it is now scheduled for May 15. I am super excited and cant wait! If you have had it, can you tell me about the recovery process, how soon you went back to work, how soon you could eat "normal" , and how much weight you lost? Thanks!

In on this as well..my revision from VSG to RNY is May 10

Hi! My procedure went smooth, very smooth. I am down 22 lbs... The weight don't come off as fast as it did for the original surgery but it us coming off. I stayed off work 2 weeks but honestly I could have went back after 1 week. I have not experience a dumping episode nor diarrhea. If I work out harder I believe the weight will melt off a lol faster... I need to be down 50 more lbs by July, so we will see. I feel great. #prayingyouaspeedyrecovery

Thank you for your response! :) exactly what I was looking for. I hope to go back to work within a weeks time. And if I can get down about 20 some pounds I know I would feel so much better in my clothes. Happy to hear your recovery went so smooth. Man now I am even more excited:) thank you!

Hello hope all is well. Any updates on how much weight you loss this far out? Any complications? Regrets? Thanks in advance

I was sleeved in May 2014, got to goal (down 130lbs) and was maintaining. I developed significant GERD about 8 months post surgery. While we were trying to treat the GERD I gained about 12 lbs, mostly due to the crackers I was eating to absorb the acid. I converted to RNY July 2016. My recovery was easy. I was out for 2 weeks, but worked from home the last 4 days. I was on the same post surgery eating schedule as with my initial surgery, so 6 weeks before I was allowed to eat all foods. I lost my weight gain in about 6 months. With my sleeve I had no food issues. that is not the case after conversion. I have dumping syndrome and I also have reactive hypoglycemia. Also, my GERD isn't 100% gone, but it is easily manageable with medication.

Easily manageable is nice to hear. Right now my gerd, is out of control even with pills and tums. So are you saying in 6 months you lost the 12lbs? Or more then that?

I lost the 12 which brought me back down to goal. I wasn't looking to lose more than that. My goal weight was 100% excess weight lost.

Ok I see :) Nice.

I would love to hear updates about GERD resolution after revision. My surgeon is suggesting I proceed with a revision and I'm game, except that I have been taking a PPI for 15 years.

The whole purpose of doing a revision (for me) is to get OFF of the PPI. likely??