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Revision Surgery - Band With Plication Set For My Birthday!
RayLandry replied to Mamacita14's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Hello, I too had a slipped band and had revision w/plication about 11 days ago. I have started to eat mushies and I have plenty of restriction and my band dosen't even have any saline! I get full with about 3/4 cup of contents! I love this! I wish you luck and if have any questions......don't hesitate! Ray -
Hi, I'm new here... I am 5 days post op revision surgery (band-sleeve). I'm feeling absolutely fantastic! No gas pain, no incision pain...etc But I am feeling hungry with the little food I'm getting, should I risk eating something heavier? Like, Cereal n milk? A banana? Wanna eat something....I don't love my Protein shake, but I'll have it anyway. Any suggestions for something ok to eat at this early stage??
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I need help - very slow loss - what to eat? Thyroid?
DMoon replied to Stinab64's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I feel your pain! I had Lap Bad revision to RNY surgery November 11 and have only lost 12 pounds. I am very careful about what I eat and try to get my water in. I was a slow loser with the band and even slower with RNY. I try not to dwell on it at least I am not gaining! -
I never had any regrets when I had my lap band put in 11+ years ago, despite getting horrible GERD and that the band likely causing my hiatal hernia. And I really don't think I will regret my revision to a VSG two weeks ago either. Not to go to "a dark place" in this thread but honestly, the point that my bariatric surgeon brought up in the seminar when I was considering the lap band years ago was "Why is it that you never see anyone who is old and obese? Because if you're obese you generally don't make it to old age." That has just stayed with me ever since. Wishing you all the best on your journey!!
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I am now 5 days Post-op band to bypass. I was banded 3 years ago and did great the first year. Then the stomach flu hit me and I got stuck to the point where I couldn't swallow my own saliva and had to rush back to the ED for emergency unfill. My band was never the same after that. I had always had pain in my left shoulder, like most of us had due to the gas build upon only difference was mine lasted until I had the band removed. After my doctor and I tried everything to help, we couldn't fix it. Many trips to the ED later, my doc said it needs to come out. So I started the process all over again and this time I decided to be revised to bypass. When I woke up from surgery (which went flawlessly) the doctor told me she found out why I was having pain in my left ribcage area, below my sternum and in my left shoulder. The left ribcage was from the band or the tubing rubbing against my diaphragm and causing a callus. Which in turn caused the shoulder pain due to the vagus nerve being bothered. The low sternal pain was from my band moving up and down causing inflammation and early signs of erosion. I was so relieved to hear that I wasn't crazy all these years! Recovery Post-op has been great. Better than with the band. I wish I had done this the first time and saved me so much trouble, pain, money and family anguish.
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I will spare you on the details but man what a night I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy! I am 4 weeks PO today from VSG revision. From about 11:30pm until about 4:30am, I was up every 5 to 10 minutes....I KID YOU NOT pissing out of my @ss. I am waiting for word from my surgeon's office in the mean time but I feel like I got hit by a truck. I suspect it's gastroenteritis because my husband is home sick passed out on the couch right now with similar symtoms. He had it all day yesterday. I know I need my nutrients to get back everything I lost but I can't even try to look at the blandest of the bland broth right now (baiatric pal protein chicken broth and beef broth). I have tolerated my vitamins and water but that's the limit. So I sit and and wait but I have a unrelated dr. appt in 45 mins I have to be at. Just gonna sip as much water as I can in the meantime! Perhaps pedialyte juice? Any suggestions?
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Scared and scared I'm going to cancel and bolt
brittu replied to trouble's topic in Tell Your Weight Loss Surgery Story
I understand your concerns. I had the band and even before it slipped I was miserable but I just ignored the awful food stuck incidents and the sliming because it was working. I hated how eating felt, like there was food at the top of my stomach where it wasnt supposed to be. I never actually felt full unless I ate enough to fill up my stomach under the band. My throat hurt and sometimes the heartburn was so bad I'd have to pull the car over and cry. At that point I was glad it was reversable. Fast forward 7 months to when the insurance finally agreed to remove the band. I start gaining back my weight until I'm right back where I started almost 4 years ago. And I'm thinking I sure hope the sleeve works and is permanent. I've been sleeved for a little over 6 weeks. It's just night and day. This is how I thought the band would be but way better. I don't get hungry, I just get empty enough that I know I need to eat. I eat small portions and stop eating when I'm full or when it doesn't taste good any more. I'm still learning not to eat too much. I had esophageal dilation so I worry about food filling up above my sleeve. A couple weeks ago I ate a little too much, it didn't hurt I just felt like I used to after Thanksgiving - uncomfortable. And it occurred to me that this is permanent. Small portions and making sure I don't feel uncomfortable is how it'll be for the rest of my life and that's really just fine with me. I'm learning how to find things to enjoy besides food - eating as entertainment just isn't possible now. And that's a good thing. I hated waiting for the year+ that it took to finally get a revision but it gave me time to read and research. I'm very happy with the sleeve. It's what I thought it would be with even fewer complications - no nausea, no pain, no hunger and a nice sense of satiety with very little food. I'm glad it's permanent. -
Hi alley-gator. I have a band and my 23 year old daughter got the VSG on Feb. 8th this year. I had some different issues with the band but am on track with a new doctor and it seems to be working wonderfully now. My daughter loves the VSG. She is not lactose intolerant and loves it. She eats 4 sometimes 5 small mini meals a day and has lost 70 lbs since surgery. I wish I had the VSG and have been considering a revision. She feels great and has no problems. Good luck in what ever you decide.
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Whose goal weight are you using? Your own or your program's?
summerset replied to Uterno's topic in Gastric Sleeve Surgery Forums
I used my own. Back in the days nobody seemed to talk about goal weights. When I had my revision nobody talked about about a goal weight either. -
Really Regretting it.
MichelleStevens replied to SweetStarlight's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
I had a lot of regrets for 2 weeks after surgery. I am so glad I had it done. I was a revision from the lapband. I'm down 45 pounds from March and am so happy. People tell me all the time not to lose anymore weight that I'm too skinny now. I love it. For the first time in my life I'm happy with the results. Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App -
Is The Lap Band Just Sticking Your Toe In The Water?
vhoke1 replied to 120darby's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
Your surgeon is correct. I previously had the lap band, it failed me & I regained nearly all the weight. This past July, I had a revision done to remove the band and get the gastric bypass, in two months, I've lost 84 lbs and I feel absolutely great! Not to say I didn't have a few complications, which worked themselves out, but I'm very happy I had it done because I feel confident I won't gain it back Good luck to you & everyone embarking on this journey! -
No band.I know so many who have major issues, lifetime issues. I am having a band to sleeve revision
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Revision to RNY
attorneyshannon replied to Sam.is.sassy's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had a revision from sleeve to bypass in March. I do not have any more heartburn—that’s completely resolved. I have had a much harder time eating this time around and still do not have solid stool. As a result, I lost 50 lbs since my revision which is more than I ever planned to be honest. I was successful with the sleeve—losing 110 and only gaining back 10 lbs over 5 years. But the heartburn was too much. The recovery has just been harder. But as a trade off I’m seeing numbers on the scale I never thought I’d see. -
I was revised to RnY on Tuesday (from VSG) my team said their revision patients have all been successful in loss. They did remind me I’m 80# less than when I started last time and went from a BMI of 52-39, so I will lose but the amounts will be less but percentage wise they should even out.
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Revision to RNY
allies journey replied to Sam.is.sassy's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
Thanks and congratulations on your revision. I can't wait for the RNY revision surgery approval from my insurance companies. Sent from my SM-G960U using BariatricPal mobile app -
Revision to RNY
othella2 replied to Sam.is.sassy's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
So what I don't understand is do people get a revision because the first one didn't work or because a few years passed? Sent from my Moto E (4) using BariatricPal mobile app -
Majority of Band to Sleeve Revisions done in two surgeries?!
hermione53 replied to SwampBillies's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
My surgeon refuses to do it in one procedure. She did note that other surgeons do it in one, but I went with her because I trusted her track record and she was in-network. I waited two months between procedures. It was a pain to take additional time off of work and such and I was pretty disappointed when I first heard about two surgeries. But I'd had two bands, the first 17 years ago, so I was a little concerned about what she'd find going on in there. We only talked briefly the day after the sleeve surgery (saw her colleague for the 2 wk follow up) so I only know that I had to have a hernia repair (hadn't expected that again) and that there was kind of a mess of stitches or something that had to be undone from my band revision seven years ago. I just feel really grateful that all went well. I'm loving being sleeved. The experience is so much different than with the band. -
I had 4 with my band surgery, and they used all of those plus one other one. I had sutures with band surgery over the port incision which my revision surgeon used the same incision to remove the excised portion of the stomach. With my revision incision, all they used was a type of skin glue, no sutures, no staples, and it took almost 3 weeks for the skin glue to finally flake off in the shower. It wasn't the blue/dermabond type of skin glue. It was pretty cool because I had zero sutures or staples. Because of my complications, I did end up with more incisions. I have a total of 10 or 11 scars on my abdomen, but all of them are shrinking and fading pretty good. I did buy some Mederma, but I'm not good applying it on a regular basis. I caught it on sale for $20 from skinwest.com I heard that prefer-on stuff works to help fade scars just as good as the Mederma.
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I had a revision and had no complications. Revision 1/31/13 by Dr Cabrera and Venezuela in MX
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My revision was 3/5/13 and it was projected I would spend two nights in the hospital. I ended up staying 6 nights. Where the band had been around my stomach was still creating a tight ring near the top of the stomach. The result was even small sips of water would "pool" in the very top of the stomach and create a very painful feeling before it would trickle through the rest of the stomach. I had 2 separate UGI's and both showed the contrast just sitting in a pool for minutes before it would actually start draining. I'm told it will just take extra time for the stomach to settle down from the band swelling. I can't tolerate much more than clear watered down liquids and protein powder mixes. Also came home with a jp drain to be removec in the office next week. I know the healing is slow especially because what that f*$%" band did to my body ( my surgeon told me he had to carefully separate my liver from the band because they were basically sguck togethed...yuck!) Anhone else have a similar experience?
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I have done a lot of research about the complications of a revision (band to sleeve).... I have read plenty of articles of what "could" happen. Will someone please share with me the not so "glamorous" side of the revision surgery. I'm looking to hear from people who ACTUALLY had complications. Thank you
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An end to pain and suffering
susancwalker2008 replied to babykins529's topic in Gastric Bypass Surgery Forums
I just found out this week that my issue is very similar. My tubing has been wrapped behind my spleen and at the same time irritating my diaphragm. I am considering a revision when they remove the band. My question is, due to all the medical problems and testing and imaging I have done, is it easier to deal with insurance? I just want to be done with all of the pain. -
Cant keep anything down??
luckyfive101 replied to jenagirl's topic in POST-Operation Weight Loss Surgery Q&A
Glad to hear everything is going well! I have had the same symptoms as you for about a week now. I haven't had a fill in about 4 months and all of sudden, seems like it got tighter. I went back on fluids for a while and all is well now. I had a "stuck episode" one day last week (steak.. big NO NO!) .. and I am pretty sure I irritated my band and it was swollen. At any rate, I am relieved taht things are back to normal now. I am self pay and really cannot afford to have a revision if the need arises... Keep in touch.. Hope all goes well from here on out.. and even with the aggrevation........... WOULD DO IT AGAIN in a heartbeat! My life is soooo much better, even though I am not at goal yet. But I will get there. As some of you said, have had a lot of stress and set backs, but we must keep pressing on. Hope to see "LESS OF YOU" in the near future! God Bless! -
~Advice~ Sleeve To Bypass in 4 weeks
mae7365 replied to Tonya1986's topic in Revision Weight Loss Surgery Forums (NEW!)
I had bypass surgery October 2020, almost 6 years after I had the sleeve surgery. My revision was to resolve severe GERD, Esophagitis and Gastritis. I was overweight, but not in the obese range at the time of my bypass surgery. The recuperation for a revision appears to be very different from a "virgin" bypass and my original VSG. The biggest differences that I noted: 1.) no sense of restriction like I felt with the VSG 2.) I was hungry, unlike my total lack of hunger following VSG and 3.) I had very little pain after the revision compared to the pain I experienced after VSG. But everyone has different experiences and pain thresholds, so I can only speak for my post op experience. On a positive note, I've lost 47 lbs. since October and I feel great. But I could very, very easily "eat around" the bypass if I didn't make a conscience decision to eat healthy and exercise. Since weight loss is considered a ""complication" of my surgery, I am beyond thankful that I've been given this "do over". -
I thought I replied to this but can't find it... Anyway - I had a banded plication Feb, 2011 and I'm currently preparing to be revised to a sleeve in June, 2013. I had good restriction for about 6-9 months and then after that, my stomach returned to almost normal size Good luck to you! Jenn
