Whose fault? The doctor or Patient?

[JennyCat 15]

I hear many stories that people had to get a revision surgery. Is it possible that the doctor didn't perform the surgery correct to give you the best results or did the patient not follow the diet directions properly. I guess my question is it possible for the doctor to be the reason for you not having success.

[clk 3,519]

Very few people here get their sleeves revised. There are a large number of band to sleeve revisions.

Every case of revision I have seen the surgeon is to blame. Either the sleeve was too big, the surgery wasn't done properly or the patient got the surgery more than 5 years ago when they did sleeves larger as a rule of thumb.

~Cheri

[JennyCat 15]

Great information...that means that I made the right choice to change surgeons. I know 2 people with the same doc that didn't loose any weight but they had the bypass..

[marfar7 1,533]

I'm having band to sleeve revision on July 16th - my band failure was 100% MY fault. Yes, I will take the blame. I never slowed down my eating and ended up vomiting about 50% of my meals. Even with my band totally unfilled now, I vomit occasionally. Need to learn to slow down my eating. Thank God the drs don't tell the insurance company who's fault it is. They may make an exclusion if they knew it was our fault.

So, I take responsibility for my band failure. I'm determined to make my sleeve work, however. For the rest of my life, not just 4 yrs.

[JennyCat 15]

I'm a fast eater myself so I will need to slow down also...how much weight did you loose on the band ?

[learningintuition 5]

It's an interesting question but go with your gut (pun intended) if you're not at all confident with your surgeon