Searching for a Gastric Sleeve to Bypass Revision "Buddy"

I am 2.5 years out from my sleeve procedure. My weight loss has been super slow. I'm down 97 pounds at the moment. I hit 100 pounds lost last March but I can't keep it there since my weight seems to fluctuate within 5 pounds. We've been trying a few different meds to see if that helped but it hasn't done much. I was on Omeprazole before my surgery and they figured I could get off it after my sleeve surgery. However I had some major heartburn flare ups end of last year. So we increased my Omeprazole for a few months and then back down to 1x a day. The goal was to then get me off it completely. Well that hasn't worked very well at all.

I'm actually meeting with my bariatric team tomorrow (1/28/26) to discuss the same thing. First they will be doing a scope to see what's causing my heartburn to continue before we start the revision process. So I'm somewhat in the same boat as you, just a little bit behind in the timeline.

Believe me, I have called so often that the girl at the front desk sighs every time she answers the phone. I hate being a pest, but this is MY life! LOL.

Hi ,

I had a sleeve procedure in 2017 and am now having a revision surgery to the Gastric Bypass in less than week. The journey since late July with the Mayo Clinic team has been life-changing so far and I can’t wait for the next step in my journey.

I am also traveling from Las Vegas to Phoenix for my surgery.

Take Care,
D

@dsullivan2364 Hello! Oh, my goodness. I'm so excited for you, D! Did you experience weight regain? Insufficient weight loss or acid reflux? Good luck with your procedure! How's the pre-op diet going? What are you allowed to eat? Please keep us posted. We're here for you.

@otterpop Hello! I am sorry to hear you're experiencing severe reflux because it's certainly no fun! I am glad, however, that we can support each other by sharing our experiences. My insurance approved my surgery back in February and I'm still waiting for the scheduler to call and get me scheduled! The surgeon even called in all my post-surgery meds, so why haven't they given me a surgery date? Frustrating! Where are you? I'm in Michigan, outside Detroit.

@readinglamb Hello! How did it go with your bariatric team? Are you converting your sleeve to the bypass?

@pinkrose72 Hi! Slow to get answers on things, still nothing definitive yet. Should know for sure by next week however. Had to meet with my bariatric team in January like I mentioned before. Then I was referred to the surgery team in February. They decided they wanted some testing done. So after insurance approval and getting it scheduled, I just had my last text this am. I had an Upper GI endoscopy about 2 weeks ago. The surgeon had a few ideas afterwards but wanted the x-ray to be sure. He was thinking it was a hiatal hernia or part of the fundus from my sleeve that was left behind. Also the junction where my esophagus goes into my sleeve & the sleeve curves is kinda really narrow. So that's a big issue. The other possibility was bile reflux from having my gallbladder removed (in 2012?!). Today was an Upper GI X-ray. The radiologist today is thinking it's the narrowing of my sleeve causing the problem. So next week I get to find out what the plan is.

@pinkrose72 hey "neighbor", I'm in Wisconsin! Lol. Glad to hear you got your surgery date finally!! It'll be here before you know it!!