Beginning the Process of getting a revision and scared of being a failure again!

[HELLCATT81 88]

I am scared too. My revision is next week. I would guess most of us who are doing a revision are scared of failure. How could we not be? But it is also exciting because it does have a higher success rate and gives us a better tool with which to lose weight.

Yes very true! I think we are all scared before it happens but it has a way better success rate than the band! Let me know how your surgery goes!

[Dibaby44 63]

I was 305 before surgery. Now im 231 and its not even 4 months out. You are going to be so happy to get that band out and live a much better healthier life. I can eat chicken again!!

[HELLCATT81 88]

I was 305 before surgery. Now im 231 and its not even 4 months out. You are going to be so happy to get that band out and live a much better healthier life. I can eat chicken again!!

Wow!!!!! I hope I have the same success. That is A LOT of weight in a short time. What's your secret? Did you have the band? I got mine out august 21st so I've had it out a little while. Enough time to gain like 10-15 pounds.... :/

[Dibaby44 63]

Well i also had 2 strictures along the way so i had 2 weeks that i could barely get anything down at all. scale went down fast but then stalled of course when i started eating again. My real secret is not one that is really a secret. I just use myfitnesspal and track every morsal and i mean every bite. I dont go over 1k calories either or i wont lose. No rice, potatoes, bread or Pasta. It is what most people that have been successful have followed. You can do this too!

[Dibaby44 63]

I also had the RNY at the same time my band was removed.

[HELLCATT81 88]

I also had the RNY at the same time my band was removed.

Well i also had 2 strictures along the way so i had 2 weeks that i could barely get anything down at all. scale went down fast but then stalled of course when i started eating again. My real secret is not one that is really a secret. I just use myfitnesspal and track every morsal and i mean every bite. I dont go over 1k calories either or i wont lose. No rice, potatoes, bread or Pasta. It is what most people that have been successful have followed. You can do this too!

Ahhh yah I'm experiencing eating A LOT for the first time in 8 years. My appetite is crazy! Yah I like myfitnesspal. I am not eating carbs ever. Is 1k pounds a good goal? I was thinking I was going to try to not go over 800.... is it hard to do 1k?

[Dibaby44 63]

Im finding 700 to 900 is ideal...i can gain sometimes with 1k. My body is so weird ugh

[Dream4tc 192]

I just started a program working towards a revision surgery from band to bypass. I'm so scared I'm going to fail again. I initially lost about 30 pounds with the band but have gained all of it back. I know I failed for lots of reasons. Basically, I can't eat a lot of dense Protein without getting majorly stuck and throwing up, when I do just a little I never feel satisfied, sometimes I can eat everything under the sun, and I have general issues with overeating. I'm going to a counselor to help me find coping mechanisms that don't involve food, so that's definitely something different than when I had the lapband. I also didn't loose very much or very fast with the lapbad, so it was hard to stay motivated to keep dieting. I'm committed to making life changes with the bypass, but I'm so nervous that I'll just fail again. I don't even want to tell anyone about this surgery until I'm actually successful. It's too embarrassing to fail twice! Anyone else have these thoughts?

I had my band for 4 years. Lost 80 pounds, but it slipped and had to have it removed Aug 10th. I wanted to have my revision in one surgery, but my insurance company didn't want to pay for that, so instead they are paying for 2 surgeries, oh well its their dime. It would have been nice to have it done all at once for less time off, less recovery time, less risk...etc l. The pain of the removal was pretty intense at the port site, and the most pain I had was the scar tissue that he removed that the band had made.

My surgeon made me wait for 3 months and I am scheduled for my revision Nov 30th. I am hoping the pain won't be as severe as the removal was.

When banded it was difficult to eat healthier foods. I was unable to eat citrus, hard veggies, salad would get stuck often, shrimp, and no breads, chips, or pastas. meat would also get stuck. I know what you dealt with. I think everybody has the fear of failure, more so with revision. It is normal, but don't let the fear consume you or prevent you from being successful with this new chance. Follow the rules, measure and weigh your food and you will do great!!

[Pinkgirl1234 761]

Tentative date December 28