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Most patients after gastric bypass surgery will lose 70 - 80% of their excess weight in in the first 12 months. Unfortunately some patients will regain 10 - 20% of the excess weight over the following 3 - 5 years resulting in long term 60% excess weight loss. Close follow-up and having a surgeon with a comprehensive multidisciplinary team can give you better results.
The average excess weight loss for gastric bypass surgery at one year is approximately 75 to 85%. So if your excess weight is 300 pounds you will probably lose 225-255lbs in the first year. However, if you exercise and eat properly more weight loss can be achieved. At five years, the average excess weight loss is approximately 65%.
Most insruance companies if they do not have an exclusion for bariatric surgery will cover revision and subsequent bariatric surgical procedure but this is variable among insurance companies. I recommend seeking out an experienced bariatric revision surgeon and then have them investiagte...
Some patients after gastric bypass will suffer from iron deficiency anemia and may require iron supplementation. If you suffer from this, it would not be a good idea to donate blood. If your blood levels are normal it is not a problem to donate.
It all depends on what type of revision surgery you are having. Most hernias need to be fixed with mesh and you can't use mesh if any of the gi tract is opened because of the risk of infection. I in general do not recommend revising a gastric pouch because of the very high rate...