Problems converting from band to sleeve?

[BigGurl 0]

I had my band for almost 4 yrs before my revision. My only complication was that I developed a hematoma in the area where my port had been. My doc had sewed that thing in there to stay for good, so it was a bear to remove and left a fairly large hole. The incision above the hematoma opened a week post-op and the blood drained out. My doc cleaned it, packed it and it healed from the inside out. I also had a hiatial hernia that my doc found and fixed during the revision surgery.

TexasT,

You're story sounds *Exactly* like mines! When I had my revision, I also had a subcutaneous Hematoma at the port site that my doc had to fix. He also said it looked as though I had a hiatal hernia (sliding hernia) but he could'nt get to it because I still had too much fat in that area..So now I have to wait to get it fix until I lose more belly fat *smirk*. Those ports are a bear to deal with!