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val28    10

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cathy

omg we sound like twins.....i did lose weight with the band...it was good for the first year. i have surgery scheduled for sept 19th....i never really wanted RNY but honestly i dont care anymore, i just want it fixed. the reflux is the worst thing ever.

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vicki s    146

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the pain is no worse than the sleeve, I did have a drain..and you PM by going up to where your name is on the right upper side of the page and click on the envelope, and then click compose new...sorry im so short, but have an appt... ....ttyl... :)

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mlola    12

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Hello ladies,

I'm 1 week post op from from revision to bypass... also looking for support. There are so few of us and its been difficult to find people that have gone through the same experience.

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nailsbyniki    120

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Hello ladies' date='

I'm 1 week post op from from revision to bypass... also looking for support. There are so few of us and its been difficult to find people that have gone through the same experience.[/quote']

Hello to all...I am also a sleeve to bypass revision and I have had a rough time...a rough time with my sleeve (7 procedures/surgeries in 7 months not to mention extreme GERD/reflux... And a rough time with my bypass (2 hospital trips already for dehydration and an ulcer during the surgery, and an abdominal tear right after, and also extremely low bp). My sleeve was 12/13/12 and my bypass was 8/16/13...I'd be happy with whatever support I could get also!

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val28    10

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well i havent been on here for a while. i will be having my surgery next thursday. i can not wait for these eating problems and reflux to be gone!

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nailsbyniki    120

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well i havent been on here for a while. i will be having my surgery next thursday. i can not wait for these eating problems and reflux to be gone!

That IS one thing I'm extremely thankful for! Good luck with your surgery and keep us posted!

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mlola    12

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Hello to all...I am also a sleeve to bypass revision and I have had a rough time...a rough time with my sleeve (7 procedures/surgeries in 7 months not to mention extreme GERD/reflux... And a rough time with my bypass (2 hospital trips already for dehydration and an ulcer during the surgery, and an abdominal tear right after, and also extremely low bp). My sleeve was 12/13/12 and my bypass was 8/16/13...I'd be happy with whatever support I could get also!

Wow 7 in 7 months, I'm so sorry you went through all that and hopefully the RNY solves it for you. Looks like this group is growing. I thought the sleeve would become the new "gold standard" and yet here we all are.

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Sleeved2RNY    10

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Hi everyone! I was also revised from the sleeve to RNY. My initial surgery was 8/12/13. I almost immediately began having problems getting fluids to stay down. After episodes of daily nonstop vomiting and dehydration, I was admitted to the hospital on 8/22. I was NPO for most of my hospital stay. I couldn't even keep ice chips down.

After a failed attempt of a balloon dilation, my surgeon went back in on 8/31 to correct my sleeve. I woke up in excruciating pain that evening. My heart rate was extremely high during the night. The nurses were very concerned. My surgeon came in that morning and told me that he needed to go back in to check for a leak. After 6 hours of surgery, I was revised from the sleeve to RNY due to a small leak in my sleeve.

I've been doing much better since the revision. I'm hopeful that things will work out with my new pouch. Just nervous about dumping. But, I'm taking things one day at a time. :-)

-Candace

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nailsbyniki    120

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Hi everyone! I was also revised from the sleeve to RNY. My initial surgery was 8/12/13. I almost immediately began having problems getting fluids to stay down. After episodes of daily nonstop vomiting and dehydration' date=' I was admitted to the hospital on 8/22. I was NPO for most of my hospital stay. I couldn't even keep ice chips down.

After a failed attempt of a balloon dilation, my surgeon went back in on 8/31 to correct my sleeve. I woke up in excruciating pain that evening. My heart rate was extremely high during the night. The nurses were very concerned. My surgeon came in that morning and told me that he needed to go back in to check for a leak. After 6 hours of surgery, I was revised from the sleeve to RNY due to a small leak in my sleeve.

I've been doing much better since the revision. I'm hopeful that things will work out with my new pouch. Just nervous about dumping. But, I'm taking things one day at a time. :-)

-Candace[/quote']

Good luck Candace...sorry to hear of all your troubles...let me know if you have any questions or just need to talk!

Niki

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Sleeved2RNY    10

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Good luck Candace...sorry to hear of all your troubles...let me know if you have any questions or just need to talk!

Niki

Thank you Niki! I certainly will! ;-)

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Mary23    17

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I had the sleeve done in 2009 and I lost about 70lbs but in the past year I have regained most of the weight back. I am now in the process of doing all the pre testing to do the bypass but i have so many concerns that I'm just confused as to weather I should have the surgery. I keep hearing that having revision surgery puts you at a higher risk for complications and gastric leak. I keep telling myself that its just like having any other surgery and there will always be a risk but I'm still scared to death. Has anyone here had sleeve to gastric bypass revision? I hope to here from someone just to hear from someone that had gone through the experience and maybe can share some pointers.

I had the band in 2008 and it eroded into my stomach causing a gastric leak so I had it removed and then bypass 7 months later. Never doubted my decision and yge bypass was the easiest out of all 3 surgeries.

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stcyt    6

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Hello all

Im so glad i found this thread!!!!! I was just revised from sleeve to bypass on Sep 10th so i am 11 days post op. I was one of the unlucky few who didnt loose much with the sleeve.

I am a newbie to the bypass world and am trying to learn the ropes. I would love to hear more about the differences between "sleeve life" and "bypass life"

Here is my biggest difference issue at the moment:

When i got my sleeve, hunger really went away for about 6 mos. not just hunger, but that horrible "brain not working" irritable, unable to function feeling that comes with no glucose.

Now... Post bypass.... the low glucose brain shut down is back with a vengence. I am on pureed foods and am eating LOTS to try and combat this. Probably too much for my healing stomach, but i have to work and my brain just isn't functioning. I find that eating doesnt really help for more than 20-30 minutes, even if its really high calorie. Sipping Protein doesn't really help either.

Another member suggested sipping a little 50/50 Water apple juice all day. This has helped tremendously, but it goes against my whole no sugar or processed food lifestyle.

Any one else have this issue ? How did you work through it?

What other kinds of differences have you all found?

Thanks

Stacey

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stcyt    6

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Sorry guys.... I cant figure out how to delete the double post :wacko:

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mlola    12

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Hello all

Im so glad i found this thread!!!!! I was just revised from sleeve to bypass on Sep 10th so i am 11 days post op. I was one of the unlucky few who didnt loose much with the sleeve.

I am a newbi to the bypass world snd am trying to learn the ropes. I would love to hear more about the differences between "sleeve life" and "bypass life"

Here is my biggest difference issue at the moment:

When i got my sleeve, hunger really went away for about 6 mos. not just hunger, but that horrible "brain not working" irritable, unable to function feeling that comes with no glucose went away too.

Now... Post bypass.... the low glucose brain shut down is back with a vengence. I am on pureed foods and am eating LOTS to try and combat this. Probably too much for my healing stomach, but i have to work. I also find that eating doesnt really help for more than 20-30 minutes, even if its really high calorie.

Another member suggested sipping a little 50/50 Water apple juice all day. This has helped tremendously, but it goes against my whole no sugar or processed food lifestyle.

Any one else have this issue ? How did you work through it?

What other kinds of differences have you all found?

Thanks

Stacey

You are so right that the hunger doesn't go away with bypass like it did with sleeve. I'm still on purees and I eat 3-4 ounces every 3 hours that I'm awake (yes I weigh the food. I don't want to risk eating too much for my punch). Then I wait 30 minutes and then I'm continuously sipping Water for the next 2 hours which keeps the hunger pangs away. then I stop drinking for another 30 minutes and by then time its time to eat my next meal, I'm hungry again.

That works for me, but I'm sure others have other tactics that work for them.

My sleeve also failed partly because I wasn't following all the rules so this time I'm following them to the letter.

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stcyt    6

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Thanks for the reply mlola

When did you have your revision?

Did the hunger ever subside?

Sometimes i think that low glucose feeling is from my body not being able to absorb nutrients from food, since eating doesnt really seem to help.

I am hoping that is temporary as my body adjusts... I just dont know. I certainly dont want to be sipping apple juice for the rest of my life. My teeth will fall out of my head lol

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      Four days post surgery. I am sipping as fast as I can and getting NO WHERE near the goal of 60 - 80 grams of protein or the 64 oz of liquids. I just feel FULL. I don't know if it can still be the gas build up (I would think by now that would be gone) but it is a struggle to drink. And so far I have not had the nausea or spasms and don't want to wander into that territory by pushing too hard with liquids. I about passed out today as it was my most "strenuous" day. Went from second story to basement for shower and I was sure I was going to pass out. Looking back on my last few days I have had a total of less than 1000 calories. Am I just not getting enough nourishment in me? Once again a friday where I can't get ahold of the doc until Monday rolls back around so I am hoping maybe someone here has some experience on how to keep energy going. I do have fibromyalgia too and that may be where some added fatigue comes into play. How did you all fair with the goals the week after surgery?
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        Good Luck this procedure is well worth it I am down to 249.6 lb please continue with the process..

      2. Selina333

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        I'm in Houston so kind of near you and had the sleeve in Dec. Down 61 lbs. Feeling better. Was definitely worth it. I hope the everything is going well for you. Update us when you can!

      3. Doughgurl

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        I am back home after my bypass surgery in Tiajuana. I'm post op day 4. Everything went great! I guess I'm one of the lucky ones who have not encountered much pain at all, no nausea thus far and I'm having no problem keeping down broths and water. Thank you for your well wishes. I cant wait to keep up this journey and have a chance at better health and simply better quality of life. I know there will be bumps in the road ahead, and everything won't be peaches and cream, but at least I have a great start so far. 😍

    • LeighaTR

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      I am new here today... and only two weeks out from my sleeve surgery on the 23rd. I am amazed I have kept my calories down to 467 today so far... that leaves me almost 750 left for dinner and maybe a snack. This is going to be tough for two weeks... but I have to believe I can do it!
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    • Doughgurl

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      Hey everyone. I'm new here so I thought I should introduce myself. I am 53y/o and am scheduled for Gastric Bypass on June 25th, 2025. I'm located in San Antonio, Texas. I will be having my surgery in Tiajuana Mexico. I've wanted this for years, but I always had insurance where bariatric procedures were excluded. Finally I am able to afford to pay out of pocket.  I can't wait to get started, and I hope I'm prepared for the initial period of "hell". I know what I have signed up for, but I'm sure the good to come will out way the temporary period of discomfort and feelings of regret. I'd love to find people to talk to who have been through the same procedure or experience before. So I look forward to meeting you all. Hope you have a great week!
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      1. Selina333

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        I'm so happy for you! You are about to change your life. I was so glad to get the sleeve done in Dec. I didn't have feelings of regret overall. And I'm down almost 60 lbs. I do feel a little sad at restaurants. I can barely eat half a kid's meal. I get adults meals often because kid ones don't have the same offerings at times. Then I feel obligated to eat on that until it's gone and that can be days. So the restaurant thing isn't great for me. All the rest is fine by me! I love feeling full with very little. I do wish I could drink when eating. And will sip at the end. Just a strong habit to stop. But I'm working on it! You will do fine! Just keep focused on your desire to be different. Not better or worse. But different. I am happy both ways but my low back doesn't like me that heavy. So I listened (also my feet!). LOL! Update us on your journey! I'm not far from you. I'm in Houston. Good luck and I hope it all goes smoothly! Would love to see pics of the town you go to for this. I've never been there. Neat you will be traveling for this! Enjoy the journey. Take it one day at a time. Sometimes a few hours at a time. Follow all recommendations as best you can. 💗

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        Thank you so much for your well wishes. I am hoping that everything goes easy for me as well. We don't eat out much as it is, so it wont be too bad in that department. Thankfully. Also, I hear you regarding your back and feet!! I'd like to add knees to the list. Killing me as we speak! I'm only 5' so the weight has to go. Too short to carry all this weight. Menopause really did a doosey on me. (😶lol) My daughter also lives in Houston. with her Husband and my 5 grand-littles. I grew up in Beaumont, so I know Houston well, I will be sure to keep in touch and update you on my journey. I may need some advice in the future, or just motivation. Thank You so much for reaching out, I was hoping to connect with someone in the community. I really appreciate it. 💜

    • Alisa_S

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
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      1. LeighaTR

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        I hope your surgery on Wednesday goes well. You will be able to do all sorts of new things as you find your new normal after surgery. I don't know this from experience yet, but I am seeing a lot of positive things from people who have had it done. Best of luck!

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