Question:
Who has had a post op revision and do you regret it???....
I will be 7 years post op this October....I lost a total of 171lbs. down from 376lbs....Went from a size 32 to a perfect size 16....Once I got to a 16 I just stopped loosing....I changed my way of eating and did exercise but I do admit I did not do it as often as I should have and I was never able to give up chocolate....I just delt with the dumping...lol....Around the end of 05, begining of 06 my mother took ill to the point she had to give up her apartment and move in with me and my sister....I was her caretaker until she passed away last July....I noticed that before she passed I started gaining weight so I know that her illness was a major contibution to my weight regain....I have gained about 45lbs. and my BMI has gone up to 44 so I am a candidate....I've tried to loose the weight on my own and just as before it's a battle that I don't seem to be able to win and that's why I'm thinking of having the surgery again....This time I think I would like to do the Lap Band....What do you guys think???.... — jboogie4166 (posted on June 28, 2007)
June 28, 2007
I probably should not put my 2 cents in because I am still pre op, but Lap
Band is not nearly as affective % wise as the Roux En Y. Why would you
consider it at all. I think all you need to do is buckle down and work at
it. The surgery never loses it's effect, your head is what causes the
problem. Who knows I could have the same experience your having, but why
don't you contact a weight loss center in your area and tell them what is
going on. Perhaps there is a simple solution rather then to jump into more
surgery. Chin up girl. Maybe some therapy or a trainer and it would come
right back off. 45 pounds in the big scheme of things isn't a lot compared
to all you have lost. 171 lbs is amazing. Get that self confidence back and
you will automatically get the weight off. I am rooting for you.
— bderuiter
June 28, 2007
I disagree with the previous poster. I have done and am doing very well
with my lap band. So, I am very pro Lap-band.
All surgeries are good, you just have to find the one that does it for you.
— Bee
June 28, 2007
Hi Joyce, thanks for writing. I just wrote another person on this site
about the same issue. I really encourage you to go back to basics and
fight for your health. One of my fears with a revision is it comes with a
much higher risk rate than the first time wls surgery. You lost so much
weight, 171 pounds. I think you can lose any weight that you gained and
even more, but you have to take your exercise and protein and water levels
seriously. I think you have the food down, but ask yourself about soda,
caffine products and "junk". If you won't cut it out now with one
surgery down, you probably won't with a revision. Also, exercise, you have
to take that to the next level. 6 to 7 days a week, walk, bike, do what it
takes to get active. You have to fight for the weight loss, we only get
tools, not miracles. The choice is yours, but I encourage you to go back
to basics, and fight for your weight loss. You can do it and you are worth
it. Take care, and I wish you well. Patricia P.
— Patricia P
June 28, 2007
I am five years RNY post op and thought about doing the lap band or a
revision. I had a consultation with one of the best doctors in the
Washington DC area and would like to share the highlights of our
conversation. The most important thing he wanted to emphasize is that I
need to understand is that the risk and approach are different for a
revision than the original surgery. Basically, he is not starting witha
blank canvas-there is scar tissue and he will not know what he is dealing
with until he opens me up. For instances, scar tissue from the RNY could be
attached to my liver (just making this up) and/or my kidney which would
make the actual surgery a lot different than the initial surgery. He also
told me that for this same reason he would not do the lapband. Since it
made sense to me, I decided my option would be a revision. Right now, I
have decided not to do it because the risks are too great and the weigt
gain problem is more psychological than physiological. I am going to post a
question though to see if anyone has had a lap band after having had an
RNY.
— CMiller17
June 28, 2007
Hi, you should have the mechanics of the first surgery checked out, you
could have a staple line disruption, blown stoma, or some other issue with
your first surgery (besides the self-induced issues). It is not always the
patients fault, sometimes the surgery does go wrong. You also might
consider joining the Grads board, it is for people 1 year or more post-op
and there are some great people there with wonderful information and
support. I'm 6 years post-op as of 6/21 and have gained some weight back
due to a blown stoma and some bad habits sneaking back in, I am back on
track, working with the stoma issue and slowly taking off the regain.
Here's the Grads link: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG There
is also a group for revisions, feel free to e-mail me for that link. Good
luck and blessings,
— ALF
June 29, 2007
I am post op but would just have to question why if the RNY is no longer
working for you that you would think the lap band will? From everything I
have read it is way easier to eat around the lap band then it is the RNY.
If I were in your position I would do what the previous poster did and have
everything checked to make sure that the pouch is still as it should be and
no problems have arisen. IF so fix that. It worked for you before and can
work again. You just have to work with it.
Good luck with this.
— dreamseeker
June 29, 2007
Hi! I live in NY and in NYC they are doing non invasive, non surgical
tightening of the pouch and stoma. We discussed this at a local support
group. It is for people who are gaining after having successfully lost
after their surgery. (and are more than 2 years out) I do not know if they
are doing this in other areas. You can look online, the hospital is Mt
Sinai in NYC. Good luck to you. ps, it is done endoscopically I believe.
— robinmarra
June 30, 2007
If you have maintained 50 precent of the EWL then by most standards you are
a success. Just because you met the guidelines for surgery doesn't mean it
is a good idea. Second surgeries are alot more risky and you do not get the
weight loss you got before. For 45 pounds I would see a trainer and a
dietition if we haven't learned to eat the first time why would the second
time be better? I am 14 years post op and I have regained about 25 pounds I
am not trying to get back off, I know how frustating it is because I live
it daily. You will have to fight the food addiction no matter what surgery
you have, and lapband if you are a sweet eater is a waste of time and
money.
— DonnaB.
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