Hi all! I haven't been on in forever. I was sleeved on 7/28/10 so I'm almost 6 years out. I have lost a total of 95lbs and just within the past year gained back 15-20. Lowest weight was 180 and now fluctuate in the high 190s. I have an appt in two weeks to discuss the Overstitch procedure. I had never heard of it until I requested a referral to a bariatric center to discuss a revision to my sleeve. I'm not finding a lot of information so I'm reaching out to see if anyone has this procedure and what their experience has been. I have about 40 more lbs to lose to reach a healthy weight.

I absolutely love my sleeve and have had no complications. Feel free to ask any questions or leave feedback about the Overstitch procedure.

Thanks!!

@@Mooseknuckle Yes, when I was just a year post-op, the weight did just fall off, slowly but surely. When your are as far out as I am, not so much lol. Like I said, when I did a drastic clean eating diet, I lost about 15lb over 2months but I wasn't able to stick to it. I do it clean most of the time which is why I haven't gained an insane amount of weight but will admit to liking my snacks! Hummus and triscuits are my thing right now.

I didn't see the post that offended you but hopefully we can continue to encourage each other on this journey to being healthy.

@@Wolfgirl78 Congrats on being so close to goal! Would you mind sharing what you eat in a typical day and if you exercise? You can message me if you want. Thanks!

@@Mooseknuckle Yes, when I was just a year post-op, the weight did just fall off, slowly but surely. When your are as far out as I am, not so much lol. Like I said, when I did a drastic clean eating diet, I lost about 15lb over 2months but I wasn't able to stick to it. I do it clean most of the time which is why I haven't gained an insane amount of weight but will admit to liking my snacks! Hummus and triscuits are my thing right now.

I didn't see the post that offended you but hopefully we can continue to encourage each other on this journey to being healthy.

No, no one offended me. I thought I offended you. When I reread my post I see how it reads as judgemental. Yes we are all in this battle together. Enough haters out there. We should always support one another.

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@@SiSSi829 Did you mean to post a link to the video? I don't see anything. It's probably the one from the Apollo company that is posted on Youtube. Let me know what you found. Thanks![/quote

Yes. That's what I tried to do lol. It was there when I posted it but I guess it was removed.

Banded on April-2012 converted to sleeve 6/15/16 Miami,Fl 33yrs/F /5'6"

highest weight 300s in 2002-03

lowest weight 193 in 2014

@@SiSSi829 Did you mean to post a link to the video? I don't see anything. It's probably the one from the Apollo company that is posted on Youtube. Let me know what you found. Thanks![/quote

Yes. That's what I tried to do lol. It was there when I posted it but I guess it was removed.

Banded on April-2012 converted to sleeve 6/15/16 Miami,Fl 33yrs/F /5'6"

highest weight 300s in 2002-03

lowest weight 193 in 2014

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Late to the party on this, but I just had this procedure done 2 days ago (a day shy of my 2 year surgiversary) due to stretching of my sleeve (100% neglect on my part)
So far feeling good and looking forward to getting back to my lowest weight and beyond!

LapGyrl- did you ever get it done?

On 3/3/2017 at 9:59 PM, sara7272 said:

Late to the party on this, but I just had this procedure done 2 days ago (a day shy of my 2 year surgiversary) due to stretching of my sleeve (100% neglect on my part)
So far feeling good and looking forward to getting back to my lowest weight and beyond!

LapGyrl- did you ever get it done?

Do you know your original bougie size? I didn't realize the sleeve actually stretched!

Did you see before and after images of your sleeve to confirm the stretch?

Do you know your original bougie size? I didn't realize the sleeve actually stretched!
Did you see before and after images of your sleeve to confirm the stretch?

Not sure what the original or updated bougie sizes are, but I pushed it way beyond capacity (like an idiot) quite often to do the damage I did. I did see the upper GI barium series that I had done before we scheduled the overstitch and it very obviously had the lobe re-growing as opposed to the original tube sleeve. Thankfully my surgeon is a super nice guy, because I half expected him (rightfully) to slap me lol

Late to the party on this, but I just had this procedure done 2 days ago (a day shy of my 2 year surgiversary) due to stretching of my sleeve (100% neglect on my part)
So far feeling good and looking forward to getting back to my lowest weight and beyond!

LapGyrl- did you ever get it done?

Hey I'm 2 years out just about and put back 20 so far. I've doing the slider food thing sugar and carbs and yuck I feel hideous! I'm still about 90 lbs thinner than when I started this journey but I am 60 lbs to my goal weight. How I am having a hard time because I'm so damn hungry all the time [emoji23]

Hey I'm 2 years out just about and put back 20 so far. I've doing the slider food thing sugar and carbs and yuck I feel hideous! I'm still about 90 lbs thinner than when I started this journey but I am 60 lbs to my goal weight. How I am having a hard time because I'm so damn hungry all the time [emoji23]

Hey there! We have very similar stats! I was doing the same thing with the carbs and sugar and got back up about 40 from my lowest when we decided to do the revision and still up like 25 when he did it. I'm down 10lbs in the past week since the procedure and so thankful to be going in the right direction again!

Hey there! We have very similar stats! I was doing the same thing with the carbs and sugar and got back up about 40 from my lowest when we decided to do the revision and still up like 25 when he did it. I'm down 10lbs in the past week since the procedure and so thankful to be going in the right direction again!

Good for you! I thought I knew it all and was home free to eat what I wanted....hahaha the lies we tell ourselves!

I'm back on protein and starting from scratch before a revision. Curious about it however, I long for the days of wasted weight flying off like gang busters lmao!

On 3/3/2017 at 9:59 PM, sara7272 said:

Late to the party on this, but I just had this procedure done 2 days ago (a day shy of my 2 year surgiversary) due to stretching of my sleeve (100% neglect on my part)
So far feeling good and looking forward to getting back to my lowest weight and beyond!

LapGyrl- did you ever get it done?

No I didn't get it done because my BMI wasn't high enough. I am now around 230 smh. That's a 30lb gain since I started this thread last year. I may qualify now but I haven't looked into it any further but I will update here if I do!