converted over?

[ThinnerTiff 172]

is anyone thinking about converting over to the bypass?? if you are what are the reasons?

Im in the process of converting over, I have an apt july 8th im gonna mention it. Im getting reflux again, don't have my restriction anymore and not losing the weight anymore and I still have 100 lbs to lose. im looking at my future here...

looking for others!

Edited June 15, 2015 by ThinnerTiff

[Camella 209]

No I haven't but have you thought about being re-sleeved? I have heard this can work especially if your original sleeve wasn't small enough or if it has stretched. I'm interested in the answer because I am starting to whish that I had a bypass from the beginning for various reasons.

Edited June 15, 2015 by Camella

[ThinnerTiff 172]

No, I never heard of beong resleeved.could be and option, but with heartburn and all.maybe i should go to bypass

[Queen of Crop 1,104]

I thought I had seen a forum for the Sleeve to ByPass...I know others have done this. And what you might not know is that the sleeve originally came about as the first step to the bypass....when the doctors realized that just having the sleeve was effective for many people, it became a stand alone surgery. But for some people, they need more to realize the maximum benefits. You may just want to Google, Sleeve to ByPass...I think it is more common than you realize. Good luck and hang in there!

[ThinnerTiff 172]

Thank you so much..ive tried looking i dont get much, ill keep looking.

[MichiganChic 3,262]

is anyone thinking about converting over to the bypass?? if you are what are the reasons?

Im in the process of converting over, I have an apt july 8th im gonna mention it. Im getting reflux again, don't have my restriction anymore and not losing the weight anymore and I still have 100 lbs to lose. im looking at my future here...

looking for others!

I'm not looking to revise, but responding because we were sleeved around the same time. I also have very little restriction these days, though I still do have it. Some days it's better than others. I think that's normal, for the most part. I think by three years out it's pretty common to be able to eat pretty normal (not "normal" overeating, like most of used to do).

Anyway, I sometimes wish I could get a "touch up" or something, because even though I am maintaining at what is a good weight for me, I'd like to lose 5-10 pounds more. Also, now my weight management is about 70% me and 30% sleeve. I could easily eat my way right back to 300 pounds if I let myself.

I asked my surgeon about a re-do or if I was possibly stretched, and he said that it's common to be able to eat as much as I can now, and that sometime people develop areas of stretching or ballooning in the stomach, but there is no evidence to prove that having that causes weight gain, or that removing it causes weight loss. In other words, it's up to us. For me, the surgery isn't worth the risk.

Have you reviewed your diet? How much are you eating? Are you weighing, measuring, and tracking your food? Are you increasing your activity? Are you taking anything for the reflux? (I also get it sometimes, but only if I eat too much, just like pre-op).

Only you and your doc can decide if you need a second surgery, but my point is you still do have a sleeve, and probably it can still help you. Mine still helps me, but I have to do the work.

[ThinnerTiff 172]

Yes, im doing everything. I got down to 185 8 months out and gotten pregnant back to back.and the weight doesnt seem to want to come off... i still gottanlose 100lbs again...