MyGastricSleeveLife

Thanks! I think the people I've read about getting it done again are ones who haven't made the right food choices. I know if I spend this much on a surgery, I'm gonna want to make it work!!

Fancypants - thanks so much! I'm about where you were..... I was 280.6 today & have been fluctuating between 274-280 the last couple months even with watching my diet and exercising at the gym with a trainer. That's really what started me thinking more & more about surgery. I would love to get down to 150-155 again - that's when I remember myself the happiest with me in the past. Oh, and I'm 5'9" too! I'm in size 22-26 now depending on the style and such. Back when I was 155 before, I was in 12/14 clothes. It'd be amazing if I ended up smaller than that, but I don't really think the actual size of clothes are that important because I know that can vary with hip size and all that kind of stuff. Anyway, thanks for the encouragement! I really appreciate it!

I read someone's comment on another site that said she had to have a re-staple because she hadn't lost enough in 12 months and had stretched her sleeve too much - that's the one comment that really got me thinking about the revisions. Thanks for the vote of confidence! From what I've read here, the nervousness is normal. I've tried a bazillion other things for the last 12 years and haven't lost more than 30-40 lbs total before going back up again. My kids have never seen me thin since the first time I started gaining was when I was pregnant with our first daughter. I gained 75 lbs then & never lost it & then gained more & more. Now I have about 130 lbs to lose to get to where I'd really like to be. I know I have a food addiction & I know this will be a long road. I sometimes fear that I won't succeed just like all the other things I've tried. However, from everything I've read, I know this is a much more drastic change than anything I've tried before. I wish I could just eat 4 oz of food on my own without surgery, but I know that's not gonna happen! Besides, if I spend this much on a surgery, I dang well better make it work!

Most of the things I've read about "revisions" is when people stretch out their sleeve and get it re-stapled so it's smaller again. There are a few I've read that have gone from the lap band to the sleeve, but others who have actually mentioned getting the sleeve revised. I understand the people who have to have some type of surgery if there are complications, but this is different. Maybe I'm just misunderstanding what some people have written, but some have been quite specific about the fact that it's because they've stretched the sleeve and want it smaller again. I basically know this is what I want, but I'm also scared that I'll be in that 1% of people with horrible complications. I know I have a food addiction & I know this will be a long road ahead still. I just don't want to spend so much if it's so easy to screw up! About 95% of me feels it's the best thing for me, but it's that 5% that keeps pushing doubts especially since it is major surgery.

I'm considering getting VSG surgery done soon and I've been reading a lot of posts here and elsewhere lately. I'm wondering how common revision surgeries are. If I have the surgery, I'm going to have to pay for it myself (with financing) and I don't want to have to spend $14000+ on surgery now and then have to have a revision surgery down the road. Are revisions really that common or is it possible to go through the VSG surgery and follow the diet & not need a revision in 2, 3, 4+ years later? I'd really appreciate any comments or thoughts about this.