Re: Revisions

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My reasons for wanting the DS are similar. I know several people that had

the RnY. Only 1 is remotely happy with the long term results. 1 has

regained all but 5lbs of the 150lbs she lost..... she says that when she

stopped throwing up and dumping it all came back. 1 died ... 3 weeks out...

1 that is 4+years out is down about 120lbs --- but has to constantly diet,

starve and counts on the throwing up and dumping to help maintain. I know of

2 others that died in the last few months. I also see a couple others that

are really struggling.

I had vertually given up on the idea of surgery..... and just doing the best

I can ... which seems to be maintaining .... however, my health keeps

deteriating .... then a friend told me about the DS and I decided it was

worth checking into ....

Now, if I can get AETNA to see reason ....

in Santa

Hoping, hoping, hoping

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> My reason was a huge outlet that allowed me to eat all I wanted and I was

> gaining weight. I have seen a friend over the weekend who has gained 45 lbs

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> back of her lost RNY weight and is now dieting to lose it. She told me that

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> there is a lady who worked with us who lost and regained all of her 110 lbs

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> in a 2 year period since I have been out of work. Then I ran into a woman I

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> haven't seen in a long time, but she had gotten to a size 10, and she is

> back

> up to the upper 270's. She had done the tummy tuck and a face lift and she

> was way upset that she was ruining everything she had done. Mostly the

> problems I see are either the opening stretched and they find they can eat

> large mounts again, or stop losing(Usually larger folks like me) short of

> goal, and are still MO. Any questions are welcome....

> in Bama

>

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I have a question for some of you guys who are revisions...Has anyone ever

thought of starting a post op group just for those of us revised to a DS from

another surgery? I know we have a lot of problems in common, and not to be

seperated from this group, but to allow us to address problems of a revision,

that not all post op dsers have...Like feeding tubes, slower weight loss and

that kind of stuff. Would anyone be interested? I know there are a lot of

revisions despite what some docs say...LOL. And until I got on this group and

met the " veterans " who was before me I had never met a DS revisioner. It was

very nice of Bonnie and all who helped me to give me their insight.

in Bama

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Surgery- RNY to DS revision on12/6 -377.5

12/17 - 346.5 ( minus 31lbs)

01/15- 338.1 (minus 39.1lbs)

02/12-330.0 (minus 47.5 lbs)

04/06- 324.3 (minus 53.2 lbs)