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Bunty
WLSC Member
| Joined: | Saturday December 2nd, 2006 |
| Location: | New Delhi, India |
| Posts: | 16 |
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Posted: Tuesday August 4th, 2009 09:14 am |
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Just for those vetrans, thought to post the question and reply from one off the WLS sites, as I have also gained about 16% in 4th year
Bunty
Dear Barbara.
I am 6 years out and find that I am struggling with weight gain. I exercise but find that I am hungry and crave foods all the time.
Is it ever recommended that a bypass person has lap band? What other options are there for me?
Thank you for any help and guidance you can give me.
Sincerely,
Lynn
Hi Lynn,
I am sure there are readers saying, “Hey, that sounds like me!” What you are describing is very common, especially the further from your surgery date you get. The pouch starts to stretch, the stoma stretches and we get away from the eating habits that we had right after surgery.
Let me answer your first question, which was, “Is it ever recommended that a bypass person have a lap band?” The answer is yes. This is a type of revision procedure that has been done very successfully. A friend of mine, who had regained 70 pounds after his surgery, had a band placed around his pouch. He looks fabulous and is very happy with the procedure, and his is not an isolated case.
Surgeons are a little odd in the revision procedures that they do. Some refuse to do any revisions believing that the original weight loss surgery should be enough and all you need to do is to control your eating. Others will only place the band around the pouch while others will do the Stomaphyx procedure. Do your research and decide what procedure you would like then interview surgeons for their perspective.
If you do not want to take a surgical route to the problem, then examine what you are eating. Have a lot of carbs crept into your diet? I believe that those of us who have had the condition of morbid obesity are very sensitive to the effects of eating carbohydrates. They cause us to be hungry more often and experience cravings. In the meantime while considering a surgical option, do the following:
1. Up your protein. Be especially careful of breakfast. Combine protein with a whole grain.
2. Remove all simple carbohydrates from your diet, no white sugar, no white bread, no white pasta or potatoes.
3. Increase your fiber by eating fruits and vegetables
Constant hunger is not something that that you should live with. There are measures that you can take, both surgical and non-surgical.
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