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I had a revision from a sleeve to a gastric bypass on Nov 28, 2018. I am 6 weeks out and I can verify weight loss is slower for me. But this is my journey, not yours. I can not speak for everyone. My starting weight is lower, so I expected my weight loss to be slower just because of that. I had surgery because of intractable acid reflux so any weight loss is a bonus to me, not the main reason. I am exercising and following all guidance. I am off all acid reflux meds! Even with the sleeve I was never off metformin. But now I am off metformin. I would recommend the RNY as an excellent TOOL in your tool box to use in the life long fight against obesity. I am now 8 pounds away from a BMI that would mean I am merely overweight and not obese. That is huge in my universe. Best of Luck in whatever direction you go.
I just revised from lap band to RNY in December. I am 4 weeks out today and down 15lbs. We'll see what the next few months bring, but this is a good start.
Of course everyone is different ~ I hope it goes well for you!
I don't know much about the sleeve at all but I had RNY in 2001. Before I had it, I had heartburn literally every night, since having RNY, I haven't had heartburn at all. Good luck!
is it true that when you have a revision weight loss is slower? I had lap band surgery in Feb 2008 and will be revising to RNY in February.
I saw the surgeon on Nov. 19th and when they saw the state I was in they got me admitted 6 days later and 2 days after that I was operated on. They said the stoma had closed (I couldn't even keep water down) and they did a complete reversal. I'm now almost 6 weeks post-surgery and doing really well. Pain is minimal, I can eat soft foods for now till I have my follow up which is the 10th of Jan. I'm so thrilled I can eat again but that is tempered with the knowledge that I'm going to need self restraint as the surgery reversed the stomach stapling and I could put weight on easily if I fall into bad habits. All in all I'm pleased!
Having mine tomorrow!
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed...The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor " So When you are DOWN to nothing....
God is UP to something!
"Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible”
How did it go? How long did they keep you before letting you go the same day?
"I am too blessed to be stressed and too anointed to be disappointed...The shortest distance between a problem and a solution is the distance between your knees and the floor " So When you are DOWN to nothing....
God is UP to something!
"Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible”
I had lap band revised to RNY Dec 20, 2018 My tastebuds are off. My coffee taste like warm water. Has this happened to anyone else?
yes, It happened to me and 8 years later it is still that way. It has to be very high quality and very well made coffee for it to taste good to me.
I had lap band revised to RNY Dec 20, 2018 My tastebuds are off. My coffee taste like warm water. Has this happened to anyone else?
Hello,
I had RNY 7/2010 original weight 250, lost 80 pounds after RNY had of about 30 pounds also was having dumping, hypoglycemic episodes and was on monthly iron infusions. 7/16 had overstitch to reduce stoma size and keep food in pouch longer- dumping, hypoglycemia ended and did not need an iron infusion anymore also lost the 30 pounds I had regained and things were good...until the past 6 months when all these symptoms began to return. Dumping, dropping blood sugars and had to have an iron infusion also regained nearly 10 pounds. Went on December for an EGD and my stoma is enlarged again (not as much as prior to overstitch but too big) I am scheduled for overstitch again on 1/24/19. Not looking forward to the liquid diet but otherwise hopeful it worked great for me for 2 years and hopeful this time it will last longer this time - "Third time charm?!"
