vicki1205

I have so much scar tissue from having my spleen removed and will have to have drains placed and due to having the lapband it perforated my stomach when it was placed and had to have emergency surgery to remove it 4days after it was placed and high risk of blood clots bc I had one before and high risk for infection apparently bc the surgery will have to be open instead of laproscopic. Since there is so much scar tissue I have a higher risk for leaks which can lead to infection and she told me I could be in the hospital for weeks and b moved to a long term facility if that happens. Just not sure I wanna take any of these risks..having second thoughts

I forgot to mention I have to have an open surgery so its going to be longer healing process and pain filled.

I just started seeing the doc too. But I'm having 2nd thoughts bc I'm very high risk for complications, I have a lot of scar tissue from other surgeries and the doc said my case is unique, so scared of bad things happening not sure I can go thru with it.

Besides the failed band surgery, I had my gallbladder removed in 2001, but doc said there's not much scar tissue from that but when I was 16, in 1985, I had my spleen removed and that's why I have so much scar tissue and a lot of the reason I had bad band surgery. I actually think the doc was trying to talk me out of the surgery bc of the amount of scar tissue there is it is very risky, told me it will definitely be an open surgery, will be in the hospital for several days, have high risk for blood clots even though I will be on blood thinners, bc I have some characteristics in my blood that makes me high risk for blood clots and I have had one in my leg before. A lot of risk and I don't think I should have the surgery. Even a 2nd opinion is not going to reduce the risks that are already there...I think the doc can do the surgery, she would have told me if she couldn't..she concerned about my risks.

Surgeon scared me, thinking of not having rny due to my high risk for leaks and infection... I had lap band 7 yrs ago and it was removed 4days later in emergency surgery bc my stomach got perforated when they placed the band...now due to all the scar tissue I'm very high risk for the surgery and I'm really scared to have it. I told the Dr I wanted to have the surgery anyway but now I am having second thoughts.

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Had lapband in 2006 and 4 days later had emergency surgery to remove it bc when it was placed my stomach got perforated and had peritonitis by that time and was very sick went into heart failure and was in icu for several days. Now I wanna get bypass and am so scared bc of complications I had with lap band. I see the surgeon on Friday and see where to go from here. My 1st appointment with the surgeon she just told me about the procedure and possible complications. Have a lot of concerns with scar tissue bc of all the stomach surgeries I have had. Surgeon said high possibility of open surgery instead of lap surgery.

My sister had gastric sleeve, gall bladder and hiatal hernia all done at the same time.