Guest guest Posted February 6, 2004 Report Share Posted February 6, 2004 I noticed from your email that you have had 3 revisions. They told us at our Seminar that they have only done 13 revisions total. I wonder if you count as 1 or if you count as 3? I can't imagine going through this three times. I am one month out and still feel off. That is the best way to describe it. I take a nap every afternoon, I feel a bit weak but not overly weak, I just feel kind of puney and long for water or hydration. Gatorade doesn't quench my thirst. Anyway HATS OFF to you for going through this 3 times to find your successes. e Jan 12 04 225/202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 7, 2004 Report Share Posted February 7, 2004 I am not Genz, who had the 3 revisions, but sometimes the term REVISION gets used loosely. RR may have been talking about people who had to be revised or reversed because of excessive weight loss. Most of us who have had revisions use the term to refer to another MGB for additional weight loss. One of my " issues " is that the fact that many people do not lose all their weight and get to a normal, acceptable range are swept under the rug...we aren't good for business. But we are here and I don't know ANYONE who regrets having the MGB even if they do fall short of the goal. It is VERY tough to be the one that doesn't lose enough, and everyone thinks it is them each time they hit a normal plateau, it is made tougher by being " bad for business " and having other MGBers blame the patient for not " doing it right " . I really think it is the luck of the draw...some of us have been obese for a very long time, don't have good metabolisms and the doctors are trying to bypass enough without bypassing TOO much. It is NOBODY'S fault...just an unfortunate fact of life, but acting like it RARELY happens is unfair to the patients it HAS happened to, and to new patients who need realistic expectations. Do all that you can to MAXIMIZE your changes of losing enough, but be grateful IF you need a revision that at least it can be done...This surgery is still the closest thing to a miracle out there! I am sure there are more than 13 revisions for additional weight loss and a LOT more people who would like to have a revision and need one ( in MY mind, at least 50 pounds to lose for an acceptable goal weight, not someone who didn't lose the last 20) and either can't afford it or their insurance won't pay because they are not 100 pounds overweight... A subject near and dear to my heart... V MGB 05/00 Revision 04/03 Re: Re: Revision? 3 REVISIONS I noticed from your email that you have had 3 revisions. They told us at our Seminar that they have only done 13 revisions total. I wonder if you count as 1 or if you count as 3? I can't imagine going through this three times. I am one month out and still feel off. That is the best way to describe it. I take a nap every afternoon, I feel a bit weak but not overly weak, I just feel kind of puney and long for water or hydration. Gatorade doesn't quench my thirst. Anyway HATS OFF to you for going through this 3 times to find your successes. e Jan 12 04 225/202 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 8, 2004 Report Share Posted February 8, 2004 Hi e, First of all I've had 3 surgeries with only 2 revisions. I don't know how many revisions have been done but I feel fortunate that I'm in the headcount. Like everyone else on this list I wanted to reclaim my life. When I quit losing weight and started to regain I knew I had to have a revision. Unfortunately there was a complication during surgery and my pouch was made too small requiring a 3.5 hour surgery to reconnect my pouch with a RNY type configuration. I was in the hospital for a week with a NG tube. I was very sick with an allegic reaction and fever of 104. Thank God Dr. R was able to keep his cool in a tough situation and he did what was necessary and kept the entire operation laparoscopic. That's why I chose him in the first place....I had confidence in his abilities. Almost immediately I noticed my capacity for food was more than before my revision even with a small pouch the size of an egg. I gained back the 15 pounds I had lost in the first two weeks. I started experiencing pain, cramping, vomiting and extreme discomfort...nothing like the first time around. I went to my PCP and he sent me for an upper GI, the report suggested a possible bowel obstruction. He sent me for a CT scan and said if the pain increased before I got back to NC for another revision to go straight to the emergency room. Luckily I made it to NC and when Dr.R saw my upper GI film he knew right away that I had formed a fistula...which is a tunnel that went from the new pouch to the old stomach and allowed everything I ate to go into my old stomach, hince the reason I could eat so much. Dr. R went in the third time, still laparoscopically (what a talented surgeon)and stapled off the fistula. The third surgery was a breeze unlike the second one that knocked my butt in the dirt for about 3 months. The decision to have my surgeries was not made lightly but I knew I wasn't going to stop until I reached a reasonable weight. After my experience with the second surgery I was very scared to have the third. I even made my travel plans to stay in the area for 3 weeks with my personal nurse/attorney/friend/sister Valmassoi. She thought she was going to have to nurse me like the second time but we played instead and I nursed her after her revision.LOL It worked out great. Now back to you...not everyone bounces back with loads of energy. Try increasing you salt, don't overload the water but make sure you get your One Source, Citrucel and try some extra B12. And don't forget you were stabbed 5 or 6 times....Dr.R has stabbed me 16 times, 5 the first time, 5 the second time and 6 the third time. No wonder I don't feel so good today.LOL Feeling out of sorts can also be hormonal and he likes to prescribe the patch for that. Hang in there it really does get better. Genz( Genzel in Fort Worth, Texas) 249/150/????? > I noticed from your email that you have had 3 revisions. They told us at our > Seminar that they have only done 13 revisions total. I wonder if you count > as 1 or if you count as 3? I can't imagine going through this three times. I > am one month out and still feel off. That is the best way to describe it. I > take a nap every afternoon, I feel a bit weak but not overly weak, I just feel > kind of puney and long for water or hydration. Gatorade doesn't quench my > thirst. Anyway HATS OFF to you for going through this 3 times to find your > successes. > > e > Jan 12 04 > 225/202 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted February 10, 2004 Report Share Posted February 10, 2004 HI e: I believed I met you on the date of your surgery. I had my surgery on 1/13. I hope you're doing well. I am tired most of the time. (Feel weak) I'm still on stage one. I recently venture to have mashed potato and I did ok. My problem now is Acid reflux. My first episode was 2 weeks after surgery and within the last week I had a couple of real bad episode. I am taking the protonix and lots of Tums, but somehow, every time I take the actigal, I get the reflux (it hurts). Keep in touch. Do you live in M.V? don't recall if it was you or of lived near me. take care Isabel 222/196 jan.13.04 > - your story is inspiratonal (a bit scarey) and very helpful.. It will > be only 1 month this week for me since my first surgery (hopefully last LOL), > so hopefully I will begin to notice a change in the coming weeks. > > Thanks for taking the time to inspire me. > > e > Jan 12 04 > 225/201 > > > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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