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I'm a week out from revision, sleeve to bypass due to reflux. I'm an emotional mess....every moment I want to cry for no reason. I don't know if some of my meds are not being absorbed correctly. But I can't take this..I'm normally pretty upbeat, but someone can look at me and I start to cry. Feel like I can't catch my breath, depressed, I'm going to call my family dr on Monday to see if my meds are they should be...but man I'm a mess...any suggestions?

I'm having a revision next week on Thursday Oct 24th. I would take part in this group. Thanks

Well is this wide band thing that you wrap around your belly area after surgery for support it Velcro’s

Going from Sleeve to By Pass due to Acid Reflux. Surgery has been approved and will be on Oct 24th. I've struggled with this decision for almost 3 years and finally got the courage to move forward. No liver shrink required this time, as I'm spot on with my weight (could lost 10 lbs). My doctor wants to keep a close eye on me so I don't lose to much. Also anxious to see if it helps improve my diabetes further than what the sleeve did. I'm not looking forward to the learning curve with eating the doctor says there will be...very afraid of possible dumping..I never had that with the sleeve. Fearful that I will never be able to eat a cupcake for the rest of my life, or have an ice cream cone. Hopefully I can once in a while... The doctors office gave me a "belly binder" I didn't have to wear that with my sleeve but they highly recommended I do this time. And tips or suggestions you have send them my way!

Hi and you had a revision?

I’ve asked this before a while back.. and I know there are always new folks on the board so I thought I’d ask it again... if you had the sleeve and diabetes...then revised to bypass did your diabetes improve?

Thank you

How long before you were allowed to lift over 10 lbs, after your revision?

Just jumping in... I had acid before sleeve, some how I missed the part about it may worsen with the sleeve... mine is controlled with meds, however the prescription med I take is damaging my kidneys and I’m a diabetic, so my endocrinologist wants me to get the bypass so I can get off the prescription medicine for the reflux

Will do

Hi there, me too! However, here in the US large pharmacies like Walgreen and CVS have stared pulling them off the shelf. I take them and a prescription PPI, which my Endocrinologist wants me off of, as the PPI damages kidney function! I'm been scheduled twice to convert from a sleeve to the by-pass due to reflux, and I've chickened out both times, now for a third time I see the surgeon next Monday to discussed it again, based on all this bad news about the antacid meds.

So I called my Dr. This morning and they said they don’t do the Linx at this time?

I’m of course supposed to take vitamins, I’m not consistent and all my blood work has always been great over the past five years, but with the bypass they said if I don’t take the vitamins consistently Id be sorry?

The Dr. Said just to be sure, I only have to do it for two weeks.

Please tell me more what is Linx procedure?