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Does anyone have any success stories, Pros and Cons?
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways," declares the Lord. "As the heavens are higher than the earth, so are my ways higher than your ways and my thoughts than your thoughts" (Isaiah 55:8-9, NIV). 
Hi, I've had sleeve since 2011 but am having loads of heartburn and reflux and annoying belching.
i will be having an EGD next week and my surgeon said depending on the results I may be eligible to revise to bypass.
Would this be a wise decision? My BMI is 30. Would it help me lose more weight? What are pros/cons to revising and what will be biggest change for me in going from Sleeve to bypass?
I would be so appreciative of any info you can provide! Thanks!
I was sleeved in 2012. Lost all my weight and maintained for a number of years. I began getting severe GERD. I went to the gastro who did an endoscopy and told me to go see my surgeon. I reluctantly agreed to surgery about 1 year later.
It has helped the GERD. I went from 4 PPI meds to 1 a day. I occasionally have an attack which awakens me at night with burning and difficulty breathing as the acid begins to infiltrate my lungs. However, the constant coughing and sounding as though I have laryinjitis is gone.
As stated above, only you and your surgeon can decide if this is the best surgery for you. Honestly, I really did not want the revision but given the alternative of possible changes in my esophagus I did what I had to do.
It is a very different surgery experience than the sleeve for me. I developed food aversions something I never had with VSG. My pouch is small and I can only eat small amounts. I have lost some weight but it is very different than the original surgery. Weight is not falling off at all. I do want to lose 30 pounds and it is coming off slow with many stalls.
Wishing you all the best in whatever decision you make. Keep us updated.
oops. Revised Sleeve to RNY due to GERD.
Thanks for catching it
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
Some patients get revised to sleeve when they deal with uncontrolled GERD.
Or regain. But - IMO - only a few regains are due to metabolic issues, most are due to overeating, or eating the wrong foods (carbs, too much, etc)). In the second case - Sleeve or RNY - they would have regained regardless what surgery they had.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
I'd rather get a sleeve. However, I must admit seems that often sleeve patients are being revised to RnY.
Wow,
What a help I am going to print this to keep me positive . Sadly I have pre diabetes, COPD, asthma sleep apena, both knees replaced 3 years ago. Thank goodness the first one was with a different insurance company. Thanks again.
I think it is up to a doc. Some would not recommend getting DS for someone in low BMI. But if you are determined, then find a really good doc to do it. Like Dr K.
I know a couple of people with lower BMI that got the DS to help them with co-morbilities like diabetes. If you have/had a band that broke, I would personally trust only the best docs to cut me again.
BTW,: now the docs don't recommend that anyone post op any WLS to take NSAIDs. DS, sleeve, RNY. For the last one - the problem is the blind remnant stomach. If ulcers form tere, bleefble, acid may end up in our body cavities. And it could be difficult to diagnose and it can onlyobe fixed in a surgery.
Hala. RNY 5/14/2008; Happy At Goal =HAG
"I can eat or do anything I want to - as long as I am willing to deal with the consequences"
"Failure is not falling down, It is not getting up once you fell... So pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again...."
