Comments | wls: lapband removed, then bypass 2.5 years out

craftacular in wls

lapband removed, then bypass 2.5 years out

Jul 30, 2012 10:45

I wanted to share my story. The lapband did nothing for me, except I remained at the same weight, I had been gaining, it pretty much stopped any gain ( Read more... )

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wobblerlorri July 30 2012, 16:46:10 UTC

I take 60 mg Dexilant in the morning and 300 mg ranitidine at night. I'm supposed to take liquid Carafate every 4 hours, but I never remember. You most likely need to be on an H2A and a PPI.

Without my GERD meds, I'd be in horrific pain. I still have breakthrough reflux, but there's nothing that can be done about that unless/until I have revision surgery to convert my proximal RnY to a distal.

Funny, RnY is supposed to stop GERD. It gave me GERD.

I feel your pain.

craftacular July 31 2012, 14:07:50 UTC

Thank you, it seems whenever I eat or drink I am pouring vinegar into an open wound. I will take your recommendations to my gp, I try not to see my surgeon!

magentalia July 31 2012, 21:04:27 UTC

Thanks for sharing your story. I'm also in the light weight category (for want of a better phrase), and now heading to have the band removed due to ongoing issues with pain, bleeding, swelling. The band has been inactive now for some time and I still have problems. I'm extremely worried about further surgery and seriously wondering if I just suck it up and accept my life at this weight. My weight isn't going to kill me, but I worry that all these bariatric surgery issues will! Does the pain stop you from living your life to its full potential? Has it been worth it?

janigrey August 1 2012, 13:32:45 UTC

I was banded in 2006.

I just revised to a VGS July 16th of this year.

My recovery has been slower because of the band. First few days after surgery I had esophagus spasms that had to be treated with medicine.

Right now- I am a little afraid of what did I do to myself. Could I have accepted my highest preband weight 287?
WIth the band I got down to 191 - but then with issues - ( band rubbed a hernia, and cause my esophgus to sweel above the band) I was at 226 the day of band removal and sleeving.

I'm 15 days out and just starting to hit protein goals. I finally can get two supplments down, I should have been doing two by day seven ( if I was only a Sleeve patient and not band to sleeve).

I'm down to 215.

craftacular August 1 2012, 14:28:05 UTC

'i am a little afraid of what I did to myself'

Thats where I am and I bet alot of people are. My Dad died of a cardiac arrest when he was 48! I am 40 and I plan on seeing 100! My back doesn't hurt, my quality of life has gone down and up and now it is at a mostly tolerable pace.

I want to live off the grid but what if my throat closes up and I can't swallow my own spit?

What we give up and what we get in return.

I still struggled to get 60 grams of protein. My family are vegetarians, I am over here gnawing on chicken.

The tea I mentioned has given me so much energy and cleared my head. I really really recommend it.

haywagonsmom August 1 2012, 08:05:55 UTC

Hello, I am also a revisioner but went from the RnY to the DS.

hiddentask August 2 2012, 00:15:17 UTC

I, like you, had RNY and I have been dealing with terrible stomach pain as well. I spent all last week in a University hospital because I was throwing up blood. I got a scope done and the only good thing is the blood isn't coming from there.. so where is it? Nobody knows. I've had regain due to taking a med to help with another issue but not too much. I'm in the 150's and for being 5'7ish, that isn't bad. Much better than my 280s before the surgery.

I hope you and I both get this pain issue settled.

Krista
rny 5/22/08