DanaBradshaw

Great question, I'd be interested to hear the answer to this one too!

Hi there, I was banded for 6 years, had the band removed on April 5 and will be Bypassed on July 19. During the 6 years I was banded I suffered from terrible constipation and two months prior to the band removal I had a bowel obstruction requiring me to go to hospital in an ambulance which was very scary. Since the band was removed, my issues have become much better, although I still have some trouble at times despite my fibre and water intake being extremely high....well over 90 grams of fibre per day in the form of Bran for breakfast and bran muffins that I eat at afternoon tea time, along with three servings of Benefibre a day. I have a three litre water bottle on my desk at work and make sure I finish it every day, so would drink more than 3 litres as I drink with my dinner of an evening also. My concern is that I may go back to having constipation after Bypass and won't have the option to simply have the Bypass reversed should my bowel become as bad as it ended up whilst I was banded....this was one of the main reasons for removal. Anyone else had trouble with constipation while banded, been bypassed and had bowel problems after Bypass? Really frightened and don't ever want to have the obstruction experience again....I have type 2 diabetes and have been advised by the surgeon that there is around an 87 percent chance that I will no longer have diabetes after Bypass (this is my main motivation for having the surgery), a percentage that I think is quite worth the surgery...just frightened that my bowel will go into closure mode again :-)

Thanks James. I have been on insulin for many years with the diabetes but reduced my dose tovery minimal after banding...went off insulin completely for a few months however started to gain weight and insulin requirements are creeping up again...fingers crossed I can come off it again after bypass!

Hi, I am considering Bypass surgery after being banded for 6 years. I have had my band removed and have around 4 weeks until Bypassed. Can anyone tell me how long I could expect to have a leak after Bypass? Is it something that happens in the days and weeks after surgery, or could I have a leak years later?

Thank you Berry for your response...i feel better about my choice!

Surgeon said bypass as i have diabetes. ..he said 78 percent chance i will be diabetes free after surgery...pretty good odds so im 98 per cent yes x

Thank you....trying to weigh up pros and cons!