Bariatric Surgery Revision
beccalynnwi
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In 2014 I had bariatric surgery. I lost almost 100lbs in the first year, however I really never had the feeling satiety (fullness). About 6 - 9 months post OP, they tried endoscopic injections to shrink the opening to my stomach, and although painful, it didnt work. I have since gained all of my weight back.
5 years later (now), i am under the care of another physician, and will now be having a bariatric revision done...essentially I'll be starting from scratch and hope that it will do the trick. Has anyone else had a revision done? Any suggestions on low fat, low carb, low sugar, high protein meal options I could consider?
5 years later (now), i am under the care of another physician, and will now be having a bariatric revision done...essentially I'll be starting from scratch and hope that it will do the trick. Has anyone else had a revision done? Any suggestions on low fat, low carb, low sugar, high protein meal options I could consider?
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What kind of bariatric procedure did you have? In 2011 I had a lapband and gained all weight back but just had sleeve in October and lost 58 pounds and still losing. My stomach fills up quickly after 2.5 ounces of food. I can no longer drink any liquids with food.0
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I had the Roux en Y. And will be having the same thing done again. I did inquire about the sleeve, but it would be very complicated to do after having the roux en y0
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So - it sounds to me like you need some psychiatric/counseling intervention and/or maybe medication? Have you tried that? Are you working with a Dietician to dial in your nutrition NEEDS? (Not what you want, what you need.)
If you've gone through two serious surgeries and still haven't been able to sort out your eating problem then a third procedure isn't going to do it either.
Whatever it is that is causing you to eat more than you need HAS to be addressed or it's going to keep happening.11 -
This will be my 2nd surgery, not my 3rd.
Yes, I worked with a dietician when I had my first surgery, and I am.working with one now.
The doctor that will be doing my 2nd surgery said that 30% of all bariatric surgeries are revisionis. It could be that the original doctor didnt make the opening to the stomach small enough. The dietician i am seeing now has been more helpful than the first one, as well.
Not having the feeling of satiety doesnt mean I am eating what I want and not what I need. I still followed the proper foods to eat, the problem is that it didn't make me full....which is not normal after a bariatric surgery.1 -
beccalynnwi wrote: »This will be my 2nd surgery, not my 3rd.
Yes, I worked with a dietician when I had my first surgery, and I am.working with one now.
The doctor that will be doing my 2nd surgery said that 30% of all bariatric surgeries are revisionis. It could be that the original doctor didnt make the opening to the stomach small enough. The dietician i am seeing now has been more helpful than the first one, as well.
Not having the feeling of satiety doesnt mean I am eating what I want and not what I need. I still followed the proper foods to eat, the problem is that it didn't make me full....which is not normal after a bariatric surgery.
Okay, but here's the thing.
I lost weight - quite a bit of weight without surgery and it was harder to wrangle my thinking and my general nutrition than I thought it was going to be. I'm certain that your stomach would adjust if you continued to eat the right amounts for your body. Mine did, so did everyones' who has lost weight. There is a little hunger involved between meals sometimes - and satiety while in a deficit requires being on point with nutrition to keep that at a minimum.
Mostly I found out hunger cues/lack of satiety was due to eating the wrong types of food for me to be well-nourished. When I over-ate it was almost always due to appetite being increased due to the types of foods I was eating. Too many carbs for instance makes me ravenous. Even though I know I've had enough food.
The other part of it is eating just because.
Just because someone said something that hurt my feelings.
Just because I got some bad news or some good news.
Just because I'm in front of the TV.
Just because I'm bored, lonely or tired.
Just because it's a really bad habit.
Lots of stuff has to be managed to stay at a healthy weight and it's not all about stomach size because stomachs will increase or decrease size to accommodate a certain amount of food. Learning to stop is a process.9 -
I find weight regain after WLS very interesting. It does show there is more to having a surgically designed tiny stomach when it comes to weight loss. So many other things going on. I know WLS would never work for me. Because I sometimes crave food an hour after a large meal. Eating behavior is very complicated.6
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beccalynnwi wrote: »In 2014 I had bariatric surgery. I lost almost 100lbs in the first year, however I really never had the feeling satiety (fullness). About 6 - 9 months post OP, they tried endoscopic injections to shrink the opening to my stomach, and although painful, it didnt work. I have since gained all of my weight back.
5 years later (now), i am under the care of another physician, and will now be having a bariatric revision done...essentially I'll be starting from scratch and hope that it will do the trick. Has anyone else had a revision done? Any suggestions on low fat, low carb, low sugar, high protein meal options I could consider?cmriverside wrote: »So - it sounds to me like you need some psychiatric/counseling intervention and/or maybe medication? Have you tried that? Are you working with a Dietician to dial in your nutrition NEEDS? (Not what you want, what you need.)
If you've gone through two serious surgeries and still haven't been able to sort out your eating problem then a third procedure isn't going to do it either.
Whatever it is that is causing you to eat more than you need HAS to be addressed or it's going to keep happening.
I 100% agree.
a year of eating less and loosing 100lbs and you still didn't feel full/felt hungry? surgery or no surgery, your body should have adjusted just by what you were eating assume they had you on an appropriate diet.4 -
ME!! I had the sleeve done in 2012. Between 2011 and 2012 I lost 133 pounds - I gained 80 back. February 26th I’m having the bypass done. I felt like I lost all the support post surgery and got lost. Now that I have a 2nd chance, im doing things differently. When the surgeon asked why I thought I put on the weight, I told him I felt like 1 hour a month support group meeting wasn’t enough for me. And enough though my parents are supportive in other ways, they don’t get it in ways I need them to.1
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Maybe eating smaller meals spreaded out might help your satisfying need. I try to eat something every 4 hours and still have a hard time getting enough water intake in. Maybe your not getting enough protein in to keep you full feeling. I wish you all the best luck on your revision weightloss surgerys.0
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I’d start by figuring out where the excess calories are coming from(low density/high calorie food?) that’s caused u to eat above maintenance, so u don’t end up eventually regaining again after your revision.1
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