Severe pain in stomach is leading to possible Revision

I am 15 months post op and have complained of sever pain in my stomach almost from day one. I suffered from major complications (leak, blood clots in lungs, infections, etc.) and almost died. In August my Surgeon gave up and sent me back to my PCP. I have had endoscopy and other procedures and they have determined that my stomach and opening to intestine was made too small. I am scared because now they want to go back in and do the surgery over. The original surgeon is not longer practices (hows 17 lawsuits, 3 for wrongful death). I am wondering if anybody else has suffered from this similar situation. I lost 12 pounds in the last month, am down to 181 and finding it very difficult to eat anything. I realize now that the revision may end up being mandatory to save my life as I am surely not getting any nutition from the little I do eat. I take pain medication 24 hours a day. I want to go after the doctor that did this but was recently told that elective surgeries are difficult to prosecute. I'll update my profile so those who care to can read the latest on me. Any input would be greatly appreciated.

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