Hello! I had gastric sleeve surgery in 2017 but gained most of my weight back due to severe anxiety and depression after my grandmother passed way. I wasn’t on medication at the time.

In 2019, I had a revision to bypass, however my weight loss was very slow, but I was happy with the weight I was at. Fast forward to 2023, my health took a turn for the worst. I had cervical spine surgery due to a severely compressed spinal cord. I began having trouble walking, standing for long periods of time, even sitting. I persevered.

In the summer of 2024, I began having a plethora of health issues related to my back. I was forced to stop working in November, in which the immobility caused my weight to creep back up due to not so great eating habits (laying in bed eating). I had a partial meniscus repair and spinal cord stimulator placement, and I’m still having issues with my back and my knee.

Because of all of the medicines that I’m on, and the immobility, I’ve tried to focus on weight loss and adapting a reset type of diet, but it’s been so challenging to do. Exercise is limited at the moment. My primer won’t discuss weight loss injectables, medications to help control and limit eating until what’s going on with my back and my knee are addressed properly. She believes that my bariatric surgeon could help me more. I do have an appt in September.

Had anyone ever gone through another weight loss surgery 3 times before? I need help in the utmost way!!! Please help!!!

So sorry you have been through so many challenges. Honestly, I’m surprised your doctor won’t put you on a GLP -1 med as any weight loss will help with your back and knees. Is there some contraindications that the GLP-1s won’t play well with your pain or other medications as that would be the only reason I could think of that would make your doctor say no but I’m not a doctor. Many bariatric specialists do prescribe GLP-1s to their patients so if your doctor won’t maybe your bariatric surgeon will.

Haven’t heard of a third revision but that’s not to say it can’t be done … maybe to Sadi-s or duodenal switch???

Please keep us updated. I do hope you get some help soon.

On 8/25/2025 at 5:30 AM, AJones79 said:

Hello! I had gastric sleeve surgery in 2017 but gained most of my weight back due to severe anxiety and depression after my grandmother passed way. I wasn’t on medication at the time.

In 2019, I had a revision to bypass, however my weight loss was very slow, but I was happy with the weight I was at. Fast forward to 2023, my health took a turn for the worst. I had cervical spine surgery due to a severely compressed spinal cord. I began having trouble walking, standing for long periods of time, even sitting. I persevered.

In the summer of 2024, I began having a plethora of health issues related to my back. I was forced to stop working in November, in which the immobility caused my weight to creep back up due to not so great eating habits (laying in bed eating). I had a partial meniscus repair and spinal cord stimulator placement, and I’m still having issues with my back and my knee.

Because of all of the medicines that I’m on, and the immobility, I’ve tried to focus on weight loss and adapting a reset type of diet, but it’s been so challenging to do. Exercise is limited at the moment. My primer won’t discuss weight loss injectables, medications to help control and limit eating until what’s going on with my back and my knee are addressed properly. She believes that my bariatric surgeon could help me more. I do have an appt in September.

Had anyone ever gone through another weight loss surgery 3 times before? I need help in the utmost way!!! Please help!!!

Your bariatric surgeons office may be more likely to prescribe the glp-1 if your family doctor is not educated enough to realize you need help. But have you considered a therapist as well. It’s possible you are using food as a legit coping mechanism and you just need to learn some different ones to get you through. If not you nay be back here in a few years asking about surgery number 4. I wouldn’t personally consider a third surgery without attempting the injectable’s first but there are side effects to them as well. If you do the revision route you may have to travel to a more advanced surgeon. After two it gets pretty tricky.