Does anyone know what the percentage of sleeve patients are that end up going back for gastric bypass surgery? And why does this occur? Is it because they had stretched the new sleeve or other reasons? Thanks guys!

Does anyone know what the percentage of sleeve patients are that end up going back for gastric bypass surgery? And why does this occur? Is it because they had stretched the new sleeve or other reasons? Thanks guys!

Someone very close to me is 10 years out, has had and kept her success and never had a revision to bypass!


HW 289
SW 262
VSG 5/2/18
Kaiser, Ontario - Dr. Chin

I am having my revision due to GERD

Great feedback so far! Thanks guys!

My surgeon said that it is rare and is usually performed if you weren't able to rid yourself of diabetic medication or had bad GERD. In an extreme case, if you weren't able to get lose the weight, but he didn't see the need for it and felt like it is more about underlying psychological conditions were the factor vs the sleeve not doing its job.

Interesting, velly Interesting?

I never knew. I just knew it existed and partly because it did, I chose not to be that girl. I knew I only wanted 1 surgery. And if my doc did DS, I may have just gone for the gold right then. But she didn't. So I chose the next GOLD standard--the RNY. I'm a one and done kinda girl.

No regerts.

6 hours ago, FluffyChix said:

I never knew. I just knew it existed and partly because it did, I chose not to be that girl. I knew I only wanted 1 surgery. And if my doc did DS, I may have just gone for the gold right then. But she didn't. So I chose the next GOLD standard--the RNY. I'm a one and done kinda girl.

No regerts.

I'm curious as to why you would have done the DS? I originally wanted that as well but, my surgeon said he would have done it in a 2 step process. 1st the sleeve, and then within a year, DS. I just couldn't imagine going through the whole process twice so I chose RNY as well. Always wondered if I would regret my decision.

4 minutes ago, AshAsh1 said:

I'm curious as to why you would have done the DS? I originally wanted that as well but, my surgeon said he would have done it in a 2 step process. 1st the sleeve, and then within a year, DS. I just couldn't imagine going through the whole process twice so I chose RNY as well. Always wondered if I would regret my decision.

Because my primary reason for the surgery was to make sure I max out my 38% reduction in BC recurrence that happens as a result of RNY surgery. And since DS is even more correction, I would have chosen it.

Also, cuz my hyperinsulinemia is so bad from the PCOS that I wanted to max my metabolic correction.