hi all

i was resleeved on the 18th by dr aceves here in mexicali.

i had my sleeve 2 years ago and i lost weight but started to regain 8 months ago like crazy.

i contacted dr aceves and sent him my barium tests and he said that my sleeve is huge and he can trim the extra parts of it.

i came to mexicali through san diego, the drive was uneventful.

everyone here is very nice and sweet. the first day i cant remember anything since i was drugged out, the second day was HELL lotsa pain, gas pain. third day got better and today im feeling great.

i will be staying at the lucerna for the next few days as i have travelled from a long way away, till i feel perfect then go back home in the middle east.

any questions just ask.

Very interesting, thanks for sharing (and thanks to OTR for pointing out the thread as well!) -- glad to hear you are doing well after your extra surgery too. I bet it works this time!

(I think my doctor here in Europe also did a rather large sleeve, but in my case that has been okay.)

How much weightloss u had with the first sleeve

Thanks so much for sharing your story. It has been helpful to many.

Hey aceves_soon would love an update! And I just want you to know you are NOT the first person I've heard of being re-sleeved. One lady on facebook who I talk to went to Mexico to get re-sleeved as well and also on the ObesityHelp forum there was a lady who went to Aceves for a re-sleeve too after she found out her original sleeve surgeon left her with too much fundus and her sleeve was too big.

ebonesikim i lost around 50 KG im not sure how much that is in LBS

babysteppin :-)

sleeved&hopeful Thats nice to know, there arent alot of resources online for people wanting to get resleeved. when i started researching i talked to some folks that told me that this is impossible to do! lol

im doing great and my new sleeve is lovely. since ive been through with this once before, i am a professional at handling it :-)

ebonesikim i lost around 50 KG im not sure how much that is in LBS

1kg = 2.2lbs. 50kg= 110lbs

1kg = 2.2lbs. 50kg= 110lbs

That is really a decent amount of loss. It causes us to ponder if we could end up in the same situation and whether insurance would consider a re sleeve.

I always have assumed at some point the sleeve is going to stop being a tool to help us loose weight and we will be responsible for developing the habits long term. I've been sleeved at 29, which really leaves me with a lot of years to live with this. After decades there's no way my stomach is going to be as restricted as it is now. That's why I am focusing on learning to count calories, exercise, and eat normally.

It's really hard to know what to expect because there are few long-term sleevers on the forum. Everyone I know that is many years out had the RNY back then.

I always have assumed at some point the sleeve is going to stop being a tool to help us loose weight and we will be responsible for developing the habits long term. I've been sleeved at 29, which really leaves me with a lot of years to live with this. After decades there's no way my stomach is going to be as restricted as it is now. That's why I am focusing on learning to count calories, exercise, and eat normally.

It's really hard to know what to expect because there are few long-term sleevers on the forum. Everyone I know that is many years out had the RNY back then.

At nearly two years out, I have had the same amount of restriction for at least a year now. I haven't seen it change significantly for a long time -- and I had very little swelling at all post-op, so I could eat a lot (relatively speaking) from very early on. I don't doubt I will get a bit more wiggle room over time, but I am going to go out on a limb here and say there is NO WAY I will ever be able to eat in quantity again. At least not at one go. Maybe if I ate every hour or two I could fit in a bunch of calories, but as it is, I eat pretty well and not overly low-cal (relative to the average sleever anyhow, about 1500-2000 cals per day) and maintain just fine -- and don't feel the need to eat more or less than that for the time being. Touch wood!

Hi very interested to read your situation. I live in Saudi and am being sleeved on the 8th. So excited. Tell me how hints are going and when will you return to Saudi?

At nearly two years out, I have had the same amount of restriction for at least a year now. I haven't seen it change significantly for a long time -- and I had very little swelling at all post-op, so I could eat a lot (relatively speaking) from very early on. I don't doubt I will get a bit more wiggle room over time, but I am going to go out on a limb here and say there is NO WAY I will ever be able to eat in quantity again. At least not at one go. Maybe if I ate every hour or two I could fit in a bunch of calories, but as it is, I eat pretty well and not overly low-cal (relative to the average sleever anyhow, about 1500-2000 cals per day) and maintain just fine -- and don't feel the need to eat more or less than that for the time being. Touch wood!

Thanks for the comments, Swizzly! Hopefully I am the same way and keep the restriction. I am learning to order smaller portions and not even prepare or dish out nearly as much as I used to. Thanksgiving went very smoothly (thank God!). I have figured out that there are ways we can "trick" our bodies into gaining weight like drinking high calorie drinks (I had a 290 calorie Starbucks as a treat over the holiday) and eating things that go down easily like chips & dip, ice cream, etc...