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Revision from sleeve to bypass -- stricture and dialation

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Aimstergal    42

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Hi all. Looks like I'm one of the very few with complications. I stopped losing weight at 6 months and even the first 6 months added up to LESS than what I lost during prior prep! . I was up 4 days a week at the gym at 5am, eating healthy and still, nothing happened. My surgeon and nut were stumped and we did an intensive 6 week study. I saw him weekly, as well as my nut and we tried everything...raising calorie amt, lowering them, etc. nothing. Finally we did a ct scan and discovered a stricture. Top of my stomach healed too tightly and my stomach created a type of side pouch it seems so basically I could get down much more than I should. And that's the main reason I had the surgery!! I couldn't get full and now even with the surgery, same thing was happening. We did an endoscopy this week and not only saw the stricture up close but also discovered after filling up my sleeve with air, that my stomach is extremely thick and elastic and it was heavily dilated. So, I'm facing a revision to gastric bypass on the 16th. 11 months to the day that I had the sleeve surgery. I'm devastated.

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Amanda626    153

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Bless your heart! Keeping you in my prayers.

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Aimstergal    42

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Bless your heart! Keeping you in my prayers.

Thank you.

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UberBuffaloGal    20

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I know your revision was today. When you feel up to it, update us. We r praying for you and success.

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Aimstergal    42

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I know your revision was today. When you feel up to it' date=' update us. We r praying for you and success.[/quote']thank you. I'm actually still in the hospital. They found other problems...scar tissue that twisted upon itself at the top of my stomach and that my stomach dilated almost to its original size! My potassium levels are really low so I have to stay here until they level it...hopefully tomorrow. My surgeon said the bypass went well and that this time it's going to be successful. I have a drain this time, I didn't last time.

Fingers crossed all will turn out well.

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Daydra    345

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thank you. I'm actually still in the hospital. They found other problems...scar tissue that twisted upon itself at the top of my stomach and that my stomach dilated almost to its original size! My potassium levels are really low so I have to stay here until they level it...hopefully tomorrow. My surgeon said the bypass went well and that this time it's going to be successful. I have a drain this time, I didn't last time.

Fingers crossed all will turn out well.

I'm very glad the surgery went well and I hope that recovery goes very well for you. Wishing you the best!

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Aimstergal    42

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I'm very glad the surgery went well and I hope that recovery goes very well for you. Wishing you the best!
thank you!

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sanks51    214

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Glad the surgery went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery, and do keep us posted on your progress.

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Aimstergal    42

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Glad the surgery went well. Wishing you a speedy recovery' date=' and do keep us posted on your progress.[/quote'] thanks.

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peachie86    63

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I hope you have a speedy recovering.

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Aimstergal    42

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I hope you have a speedy recovering.
thanks. At least I'm home! It sucks having to start off with the entire liquids, puréed steps again but hopefully this's will all be worth it.

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UberBuffaloGal    20

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thanks. At least I'm home! It sucks having to start off with the entire liquids' date='puréed steps again but hopefully this's will all be worth it.[/quote']

I am so glad you are home. Just think of this as the beginning of your "New Year" with no complications.

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Aimstergal    42

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I am so glad you are home. Just think of this as the beginning of your "New Year" with no complications.

Thanks. Hopefully you're right!!

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Lisa's Hope    421

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thanks. At least I'm home! It sucks having to start off with the entire liquids,puréed steps again but hopefully this's will all be worth it.

Hi, I just came across this thread. I too may be facing revision sleeve to bypass because of GERD and esophageal spasms. I've lost 120 pounds with the sleeve and still have 20 to go but these spasm are so terrible. I've never had so much pain in my life. Not even having my daughter.

I'm so scared to go to bypass. I was wondering how you have been doing?? I hope things are going well for you. If you wouldn't mind can you tell me how you experience is going and how it differs from the sleeve?

Thank you so much and wishing you the best.

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