I just had the sleeve revision to gastric bypass on 6/13/23 and I am a little nervous now after reading a lot of these posts regarding the lack of weight loss.

I just had the sleeve revision to gastric bypass on 6/13/23 and I am a little nervous now after reading a lot of these posts regarding the lack of weight loss.

Weight loss is SO individual. Keep with your program, and you will lose weight. Between my preop diet and 2 months post op (10 weeks total), I've lost 48lbs. And i stall a lot. You got this!

3 minutes ago, LindsayT said:

Weight loss is SO individual. Keep with your program, and you will lose weight. Between my preop diet and 2 months post op (10 weeks total), I've lost 48lbs. And i stall a lot. You got this!

That is amazing and gives me hope haha Congratulations. I didnt really lose a lot with the preop diet and leading up to it I treated every meal and glass of wine like they were my last and definitely went way overboard. I put on like 8 lbs and then started the preop. I would be so heart broken if I didnt lose anything. I am going to stick with it though, I just didn't know about the possibility of not losing until reading some of these posts. I didnt know we lose slower either, my doctor never brought that up to me. It is such a weird feeling to no longer feel acid burning 24/7 though. No complaints there ?

3 minutes ago, Daisy1210 said:

That is amazing and gives me hope haha Congratulations. I didnt really lose a lot with the preop diet and leading up to it I treated every meal and glass of wine like they were my last and definitely went way overboard. I put on like 8 lbs and then started the preop. I would be so heart broken if I didnt lose anything. I am going to stick with it though, I just didn't know about the possibility of not losing until reading some of these posts. I didnt know we lose slower either, my doctor never brought that up to me. It is such a weird feeling to no longer feel acid burning 24/7 though. No complaints there ?

In my opinion, losing slower is healthier. I know we should take advantage of the "honeymoon phase" and lose as much as we can, but slow and steady still can win the race, ya know.

Happy the reflux has resolved! Non scale victories are just as important as the number on the scale, maybe more so. I also take monthly pictures and measurements, which are helpful when I don't think the scale is moving enough. Seeing the changes is super rewarding.

weight loss after revision is almost always slower than after a virgin surgery, but it can be done. You just have to really work at it..

As soon as I complained to my dietician that I thought my weight loss was slower than other people , she said "STOP COMPARING YOURSELF TO OTHERS !!!! " Lesson learned. I'm glad she was blunt . ?

On 6/28/2023 at 11:39 AM, Daisy1210 said:

I just had the sleeve revision to gastric bypass on 6/13/23 and I am a little nervous now after reading a lot of these posts regarding the lack of weight loss.

As long as you are trending in the right direction don’t stress about it. You will do great ❤️

I will say this, Im 5 mos post op and I have lost "only" about 40 lbs. At first it was really getting to me about not losing fast enough.....HOWEVER, I don't have to take diabetic medication anymore, my clothes are too big on me. So I stopped worrying about weighing myself everyday and decided to just be in the moment of small victories. For instance, I bought a few XL shirts, because everything I have is now swimming on me, and when I got home and put them on, I was like "WHOA!" because they too are a little big :). I went from 3x to L/XL and I am still going. So don't stress yourself out and worry. Its happening and you will see soon.

On 7/7/2023 at 4:51 PM, Sanvsan73 said:

I will say this, Im 5 mos post op and I have lost "only" about 40 lbs. At first it was really getting to me about not losing fast enough.....HOWEVER, I don't have to take diabetic medication anymore, my clothes are too big on me. So I stopped worrying about weighing myself everyday and decided to just be in the moment of small victories. For instance, I bought a few XL shirts, because everything I have is now swimming on me, and when I got home and put them on, I was like "WHOA!" because they too are a little big :). I went from 3x to L/XL and I am still going. So don't stress yourself out and worry. Its happening and you will see soon.

Thank you. It was really getting to me and causing me to feel very depressed. I actually went to my doctor today for a follow-up and she says I am doing great. She thinks 5 lbs a month is a good goal for the revision and feels I am on track, it is about the big picture.

I had a revision from sleeve to bypass, and I'm 4 weeks post op. In the first 4 weeks after my sleeve, I lost 30 pounds. In the first 4 weeks after my revision, I've lost roughly 15. So yes, definitely slower. But I didn't have the revision due to not losing weight. I was actually doing great with my sleeve. I had a lot of complications with the sleeve (gastritis, esophagitis, tons of polyps all through my stomach, horrible gerd). I got my life back and am slowly getting back to the things I could do before. As long as you continue to lose, and you make sure to exercise and stick to your meal plan, you will be fine. It'll take longer, but it'll happen.

Reading how each person's journey is going has been encouraging for me.

@Sanvsan73 Loosing 40 pounds is awesome @SleeveToBypass2023 15 pounds in a month...that's terrific as well. My revision is scheduled for Aug 28th - I will be happy with relief from GERD as mine causes me to bring foods back up sometimes hours after I've eaten and in bed sleep. Acid reflux was bad at the dentist office when they laid me back. I found myself bringing up stomach acid in the sink in the exam room ? This surgery will be critical for me to avaoid even more damge long term.

Of course as most of you I would love to drop 40-50 lbs I gained after 2020. My sleeve surgery was in 2017 (Feb). All of your weight loss no matter how small or big is encouraging. Issue today I am having a hard time drinking these prep-op shakes! They are sitting heavy on my stomach.