Hello! I've been posting in the revision RNY section due to not losing anymore weight for the past 3.5 years. I'm approve to have my band removed and to be revised. After my consult with the Dr. to start the ball rolling, He started telling me how difficult and risky it is to revise, and about the 30 day liquid diet before surgery that costs 110.00 per week. That is to help him out and to shrink my live, b/c he will need all the help he can. He said that if I don't lose the expected amount of weight, that I will be asked to leave the program. I have to pay 1,500 before the surgery and 5,000 out of pocket after my insurance has paid their share after my surgery.I'm glad that he went through everything with me, but it seems as if he could have been a little more compassionate about the way it was said. I think I need to try and start over with my band again..LOL. I need some of you guys successful ways and tips. I can't have any more fills or I will get acid reflux horribly. At times I do have some restriction, but right now I could just bawl my eyes out. I really do already know what to do, so I guess what I'm asking for is your support. I need all of the advice I can get..Thanks!!!

Hi there, I am newly-banded so I can't speak to what it's like to live with the band over time. I glanced at your profile, though, and it looks like you've lost forty pounds and want to lose another forty, is that right? What is your diet like -- do you think the acid reflux could be caused by something else -- many people are allergic to wheat these days, for example. Some can't do bananas. Have you identified when you get the acid reflux? What if there's something else going on and you could resolve that and then get a fill. Is that a possibility? Just a shot in the dark there....Do you take anything (Prilosec, etc.)? Are there underlying food issues which could be addressed. We are all here for that reason. Best wishes to you! I think you can lose that other forty, that you can do it. But you need to think that -- we are here for you!

Do you have any other conditions, diabetes etc., that would benefit from a low carb diet? Do you track your calories and fat? Those things have helped to motivate me in the past. And making myself walk even when I don't want to has helped as well. It helps that I have three dogs that need exercise too.

Just don't lose sight of why you started all of this in the first place. I know it is hard to stay focused and I have trouble myself which is why my weight loss is about 30 pounds less then it should be. Just know there are a lot of people going through the same thing you are. Some successful and some not. Be the successful one!

Hugs first of all. What is the problem other than reflux that is causing you to have a revision in the first place? In starting over, you know the routine of going on liquids for a day or two or maybe a week, mushies, and then solid foods.