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@Barbwired Having reflux after the sleeve is a bit of a coin toss. Some get it. Some don't. Before being sleeved, I had a discussion with my doctor about reflux potential and they always gave me a non-commital answer with a cautionary warning. Ultimately, my doctor and I felt that my reflux was largely related to dietary practices, a general state of obesity, and a small hiatal hernia that I had. A friend of mine had really bad reflux with the lap band to the point she had Barrett's esophagus. Her surgeon actually recommended the sleeve and she's had NO ISSUES with reflux after it. Me, I started getting heartburn within a month of having the sleeve. I immediately started taking Nexium, which took care of the heartburn. Flash forward to about a year. I was waking up with a sore throat that I knew was reflux. It kept getting worse and while I have never woken up choking, I knew the reflux was a problem. I tried every home remedy and every reflux supplement I could find. I modified my eating and behavior to reduce reflux. I sleep on a wedge. When the reflux is at its worst, my wedge can be at about 45°. It's not sleeping "sitting up", but pretty darn close. I saw a gastroenterologist and told him that I wasn't interested in revision to bypass. He offered me a choice between Stretta and Linx. I was in the process of scheduling Stretta when COVID hit. Today, my reflux isn't really that bad. I'm not 100% sure why it's been better, but I'm not looking that gift horse in the mouth. I sleep on my lower wedge and am comfortable with that. I do not eat after 7pm. If I do, I will generally go to bed later than usual or make sure I've had a whole glass of water before bed (flush out the sleeve). I take my Nexium religiously every morning and I take digestive enzymes with my evening meal (THAT seems to have made a BIG difference in my reflux). I have prescription Carafate, but haven't needed it for about 2 months. Best of luck.
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Gastric Band Revision To Sleeve
New&Improved replied to Barbwired's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Well if reflux is your issue the sleeve won't help it... It's a known fact sleeve will make it worse... Your surgeon should have told you... I've had bypass nearly 9 months ago with not one single problem except some dumping but that's expected... -
Gastric Band Revision To Sleeve
Barbwired replied to Barbwired's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
Ugh, I'm terrified about the thought of of a bypass. I'd quite frankly not have anything if that's my only choice. -
Gastric Band Revision To Sleeve
catwoman7 replied to Barbwired's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
just so you know, there are a lot of people around who've had that revision. Have you also considered gastric bypass due to your reflux? A lot of surgeons recommend that for people with reflux as bypass often improve that - whereas sleeve can sometimes make it worse. -
Hello All, Hoping someone who has gone through a gastric band revision to a gastric sleeve can help me. I got the band 10 years ago and for awhile it was the best thing that ever happened to me. I lost 100 pounds and I was working out every day and life was good. Then the reflux started. So bad I spent months sleeping in a chair because lying in bed made me choke with all the stomach acid coming up. They took all the fluid out of my band and now I'm on track to get the band removed and get a gastric sleeve. Very worried about going to a hospital in the middle of the pandemic, but I'm going to be 60 soon and they're telling me that it's pretty much now or never. I'm hoping someone here who has had the experience with a band conversion to a sleeve can give me some advice about how different it is, or if it's similar and how much harder it is than the initial surgery. If there is no one on here who has had a conversion I'd also like to hear from people who got the sleeve and if they'd do it again. Any advice would be very much appreciated. Thank you in advance.
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Prepping for surgery but worried I'm not doing enough...
riverwaters replied to riverwaters's topic in PRE-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Thanks for this. It’s such a big decision it was just kind of hard to wrap my head around. I also have parents who’ve had a bypass and a sleeve and have gained a lot of their weight back (they both lost a ton initially) so it’s probably more of I don’t want to be my parents. 😂 -
Revision from sleeve to RNY
Foxbins replied to CandyMel's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Don't be surprised if you can swallow liquids very easily. Like other people have mentioned, restriction is different with a bypass. I had none with liquids, very little with pureed food. Now that I'm eating soft meats I can feel it. Good luck, I am rooting for you! -
good luck everyone, I am super nervous my revision is 7/23.
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Revision from sleeve to RNY
BLUV replied to CandyMel's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I am having revision on Thursday, really nervous but excited. Any tips or suggestions? Greatly appreciated. -
Please Help! Surgery tomorrow, threw up bowel prep
waverunner327 replied to waverunner327's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Yes, my 5th Lapband, lapband revision die to slippage, lapband removal due to erosion, gastric sleeve and now bypass. Sleeve worked great, but ended up with severe heartburn and damage to my esophagus. Hopefully this will resolve that! -
Please Help! Surgery tomorrow, threw up bowel prep
New&Improved replied to waverunner327's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
5th surgery well I hope this one works for you. I had the RNY bypass as my first and only surgery and it's been amazing -
Mine is August 11 for bypass...i just started this journey in May. It is happening all so quick....hard to wrap my head around it.
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Marc Bessler at Columbia U
Repeatingthoughts replied to aiross's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
hey I know Marc bessler. He is chilled and straight to the point. I think they should offer more support to their patients. Its a good choice, as you are in good hands with him. I had a procedure done with him. I did go there for my consultation to my revision. However, my gut just said naaaaah, go to Lenox Hill. As mentioned, great doctor! I just don't like the vibe of the office staff, but that's petty lol. Trust your gut and ask him and his NP lots of questions. -
I Think I Need to Resume Antidepressants
over65 replied to kc892020's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
WEIRD. My doc said 300 Extended release just fine. I had VSG. Apparently extended release not good for bypass. Sent from my SM-T580 using BariatricPal mobile app -
Maintenance?? Is it really possible?
New&Improved replied to TreeTrunks's topic in General Weight Loss Surgery Discussions
Definitely. Before the BYPASS I had never got this low on the scales before nor had I been able to maintain so well.. I've been in maintenance mode nearly 3 months now sitting between lowest of 163 to 166 pretty consistently... I can eat more variety and still not gain weight so it is much better now... -
Gastric bypass july28,20
Hop_Scotch replied to ms.latoyahaynes37@gmail.com's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I don't have a bypass but wanted to say you may want to change your username, you don't want your email address out on the web. -
Gastric bypass july28,20
ms.latoyahaynes37@gmail.com posted a topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Hi everyone I’m new on here and I’m so ready to start my journey but I’m scared to death can anyone tell me how they feel after and when u start eating how does it feel?? -
Due to a broken hip I have not been able to exercise so walking is all I can do. Surgery to fix hip was 7/8/20. My Gastric Bypass was 6/24/19. Hoping to lose 40 lbs.
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Gained almost all weight back
Camella replied to kgfan1's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I was sleeved 7 years ago and regained all the weight. I maintained my weight loss for 5 years and then over a 2.5yr period I gained it all back. I am now scheduled to have a revision surgery. I feel a lot of shame about regaining, which I am now learning isn't helpful. What I have learn't from regaining is that I have an addiction to food. For me to be successful going forward I need to focus on what motivates me to overeat, and come at the problem from a psychological perspective. Despite everyone saying that you need to work on your head, after my surgery I thought I would never regain and I could get away with not looking at how I became morbidly obese in the first place. I don't know what is happening for you, but if you haven't already I would possibly look into Overeaters Anonymous or seeking help from a therapist, plus a dietician. -
I was googling articles on this last night because I was curious - we just don't hear much about them. One said about 3% of sleeve patients and 5% of bypass patients - so yes - it's close to double for bypass. But still, a vast majority of people don't have issues. Your surgeon would see them since she works with WLS patients all the time, though.
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Revision from sleeve to RNY
Tracyringo replied to CandyMel's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
It has been very different for me. I didnt feel any restriction after the revision. It was also more painful for me but I had a hiatal hernia repair also. I was given yogurt and strained soup in the hospital the same day as surgery. -
"The hypothesis is that a distal bypass can lead to better weight loss outcomes due to a longer diversion of the digestive tract and a shorter section of common bowel for absorption.[11] The small intestine has a huge variability in length among patients and can vary between 300 to 1,000 cm.[12] Because of this, the CL length can theoretically range from 50 to 850 cm in a proximal gastric bypass as intestinal lengths are not routinely measured before reconstruction of the digestive continuity." Source: https://misjournal.net/article/view/2053
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So I first had VBG (banded gastroplasty) in 2001. I lost 100 pounds and then plateaued and stayed at the new weight until 2012. All of the sudden I couldn’t eat anything. I threw up everything I ate. I had an endoscopy which showed scar tissue blockage. I had a revision into a gastric bypass. After that the weight flew off, eventually I had lost a total (including the 100 from the first surgery) 197 pounds. Three pounds away from my goal of losing 200 pounds. Then all of the sudden weight loss stopped. One day I had a few sips of Mtn Dew and I didn’t get sick. So the next day I had a whole glass. Then a whole can. Wow, I had all that sugar and no dumping. Maybe I can have a candy bar. Same result. You see where this is going. Now eight years later I have gained 160 pounds back. It makes me physically sick to think of what I’m putting my body through, let alone the emotional part of feeling like a big fat loser (no pun intended). I cut out the Mtn Dew and am drinking Mtn Dew Zero. I want to cut that out too but can’t find a drink that satisfies me. For those of you who know the feeling of gaining weight back, how are you handling it and do you have suggestions on how to get motivated to start losing? I’m desperate and need feedback. Thanks ahead of time.
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So I first had a banded gastroplasty in 2001. I had to have a revision into a gastric bypass in 2012 because of scar tissue issues. I had lost 197 pounds between the two surgeries. I’m ashamed to admit that I’ve gained 150 pounds of that back. I’m not supposed to be able to eat sugar or high fatty foods due to dumping, but I can do both with no problems. I’m wondering if anybody else can eat anything they want after bypass? I’m so frustrated it sucks.
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Hi I have read a few studies that suggested the longer the bypass does not always correlate to more weightloss except in patients with very high BMI Initial article linked. Use citations for other articles https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11695-011-0402-5
