Question:
excessive weight gain

omg I had surgery 2004, I have gained every pound back with the exception of 20lbs but counting. I have had scopes xrays with drinking that white yucky stuff changed diet diet pills changed calorie intake exercise what I can do and have had to up my depression meds changed high blood pressure med I'm at the end of the rope I cannot afford the diet pills that the doctor prescribed for me anymore that didnt work anyway I have had two bouts of gastroenteritis in less than two weeks how do I get a revision HELP    — purplepassion (posted on May 16, 2013)

May 27, 2013
OK, take a deep breath. The only suggestion I could make is an appointment with a surgeon. He/she might require you to go to an informational seminar. You also might want to check the revision board under surgery types. Good Luck.
   — Kathleen W.

January 19, 2014
Not all is lost! There is help out there, but you cannot find it if your at a panic level. It is clear something is wrong with your surgery and your doctor doesn't know what to do about it, get a new doctor now! If your surgery failed it might cause problems that will kill you, and a accredited doctor will know how, where, and can assist you in getting the correct help you need ASAP. When you see a new doctor find out right away if they will be able to determine how your surgery failed and how to get you the help you need. if they are not sure, stop seeing them and get another until you find one that can give you a YES THEY CAN HELP answer. Additional drugs and other cover up fixes are not the answer, xrays are not the best way to check your surgery, a MRI is better and shows a lot that is missed with xrays. Only 30% of failures can be detected with xrays so don't bother with any more, you do not need to glow at night to figure this one out. It is plain and simple and you yourself have answered your question, you say your doctor is not fixing the problem, so fire him and get a new one that can help! it is Plain and simple, do it today and don't stop till you find a doctor that can say "this is the problem and this is how we need to fix it", get off the diet pills with a new doctors help, I found I was allergic to the main things diet pills use and it was causing more a problem than the weight was. Has he checked for this possibility? I don't think he has. Find another doctor that can tell you he can help positively!
   — versitalbear