This story really begins at the end of another. I originally had a gastric bypass in 2006, but after regaining most of the weight in the last couple of years I was extremely fed-up. The worst thing was, I was still unable to eat normal portion sizes, but then usually within an hour after a meal I was hungry again. I tried and tried to diet, but the hunger and accompanying severe heartburn meant I rarely lost more than a stone before giving up. I decided it was time to seek advice from my original surgeon.
A gastroscopy showed some stretching of my pouch, and also a hugely enlarged anastomosis (opening out of the stomach in to the jejunum). The surgeon explained that food was literally passing straight through my stomach in to my intestines. This meant my stomach was never able to sense the presence of any food, hence the almost constant hunger. He suggested a surgical revision of my gastric bypass to make the pouch smaller again and create a new anastomosis. He also suggested the addition of a fobi ring (a small band made of silicone), which would sit above the anastomosis and prevent it from stretching. Hopefully this would prevent a similar problem occurring in the future. I went to the appointment with an open mind, and this approach sounded like a reasonable and hopeful one. After some thought, I decided to go ahead and my date for surgery was booked for the 21st August 2014.
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