RNY to Sleeve or revision of RNY

[Tarah Roy 0]

I had RNY over 12 yrs ago and lost all of my weight due to surgery. Lost so much that I looked horrible, I was down to 130 and my body frame cant be that low. I had to force myself to gain, I got to a good weight 145-155 is my best range. I had gained about 60 lbs, then lost 20-30 lbs. and plato. I want to get back to a healthier weight, would like to have a revision if possible.

Can you go from RNY to the Sleeve or only do a revision of the RNY. I would prefer to do a sleeve to get the stomach acid and nutrition back. I know at one time they said once you get RNY there was no way to reverse it, well that was 12 years ago. My surgeon unfortunately I am no longer with that Medical group. So need to find a great one in Georgia (Emory, Northside Hospital). Any Info would be great,

I have also read some people have gotten a burning sensation; which recently started for me however, have been dealing with some stress.

thank you. :)

[liveaboard15 1,292]

Well... Technically gastric bypass is reversible. The sleeve is not. So technically they could put things back the way it was and do a sleeve tho you would have a much smaller pouch. But here is a article regarding that. You may have issues finding a surgeon to do it so i would at least start calling bariatric surgery centers and asking. https://www.bariatric-surgery-source.com/gastric-sleeve-after-failed-gastric-bypass.html

[catwoman7 10,870]

yes - you can reverse an RNY. However, they usually only do it for serious medical issues that can't be resolved any other way. I'm not sure why you'd want to go from RNY to sleeve, though, since RNY is a stronger surgery. Unless you don't really want to lose more weight (you said you've put on 60 lbs) and are more concerned about getting stomach acid back (not sure why you'd want this - plus GERD is a potential risk of sleeve).

I've heard of people having RNY revised to DS, when they reverse the RNY, create a sleeve, and then do the intestinal bypass part of the DS - but very few surgeons are qualified to do this. I would probably consider some of those surgeons, though, since they'd have the most experience (even if you just want the sleeve part).

[ShoppGirl 3,382]

As catwoman said, They only reverse a bypass for severe medical issues. When you say you want the stomach acid and nutrition back, can you explain this a little more. Do you have some type of absorption issue now that you are hoping to correct? I would think that converting to a DS may be an option for you to lose the weight regain but if you already have absorption issues with sleeve they could get even worse (I would talk to a surgeon about that).

Edited June 24, 2022 by ShoppGirl