Revision Questions

[dw40 6]

I just passed my 3 anniversary since my gastric sleeve. I really wish I was posting my success. I had lost aa minimal amount of weight in the first 8 months, and have slowly gained back to just above my surgery day weight. I was told by my 1st clinic that I am that the 1% that doesn't lose.

Shortly after the sleeve I fell and damaged my knee and needed surgery. And then I had an icky gyn issue also needing surgery. Those problems put difficult barriers to being active.

In 2 weeks I am going for a revision consultation with a different surgeon. I now know that I was the 1st of only 15 sleeves my surgeon preformed and he is no longer practicing at that hospital.

I was hoping to hear about others who have spoken to a surgeon about revision options.

[Lizbeth926 3]

I was a lap-band patient for 12 years and had my band removed last June due to complications from the band. Now looking at revision surgery and was recommended to do the gastric sleeve. I've attended the sessions to review and my surgeon has done these for the past 8 years. Feel comfortable going this route. Wish me luck!

[deltagirl93 79]

I had the lap-band (2006) and revised to SIPS just six days ago. I’m down ten lbs and glad to have that awful band out of me. So far, I’m glad that I made the decision to revise. There are others on here that are much further out and have had wonderful success, but they put the work into it.