So it been some time since I posted. I was sleeved in 2012. I was blessed with being the 5% with complications such as GERD and now I have a hiatal hernia. I was told the a RNY is no only option.

I desperately tried to find an alternate solution to no avail.

I would like to know a few things.

1) for those who have fed bc/bs., how long did it take to get a revision to RYN approval.

2) have you had any complications since the revision.

3) any regrets?

I just idea of losing the with you have gained because of all the crackers they manage the GERD is appealing but I am scared out of my mind. A little depressed. Feeling like a failure.

I can’t answer all your questions but I had a revision from sleeve to bypass and I don’t regret it this far. Sometimes weight loss can be slower for revisions but I am doing well. I too had GERD, I see more and more people having sleeve to bypass revisions.

I have had no complications *knocks on wood*

i have kaiser

I had my revision to bypass done on 6/26. I had the sleeve in 2014, and has every complication you could think of. It was awful. Once I learned I would have to convert to bypass due to severe reflux, I panicked. It actually went great. It was so much better than the sleeve. Does it hurt? Yep, I am sore. I am able to deal with it, walk a lot, get my sips in, and work on protein goals. I was too sick to do any of that before so this has been a nice change. I don’t regret it at all.

I too suffer from GERD. ON Tuesday (in Oz) I will have gastroscopy then rny in September.
I hope things get better!

Hello,

I had the sleeve in Nov of 2016. I did great with that for about 8 months, then I started to get horrible acid reflux, etc, which eventually led to not being able to swallow any solid food due to pain in my throat and chest. Hospital stays, ER trips, gastro doctor trips, surgeon trips, endoscopies, barium swallow, and basically living off of pureeds for almost 5 months.

Finally had my revision to bypass on May 29th.

I did my revision strictly for the GERD probs, I was already at my goal weight. I also had a hiatal hernia that was repaired at the time of the revision to bypass.

It's just over a month later and I'm doing good, overall. The main thing is that ALL of the acid reflux/swallowing/pain/ETC is gone! No more problems with GERD. What a huge relief.

The recovery hasn't been so bad. My bruising is just now going away, but the pain lingers a little. The largest incision from the surgery was the most painful, but I was getting up out of bed by myself one day after my surgery. In fact, I was sent home 24 hours after surgery. Don't get me wrong, it was pretty painful and rough for awhile, but it was SO worth it!

Don't feel like a failure, you're doing great! The revision may be just what you need to get you to the place where you want to be.

Wish you the best.