Revision Surgery, From Band To Sleeve

[kuntrystrong 0]

I had my surgery on Dec. 30th, 2011. Prior to the surgery my Dr. had told me that there is a chance that once he gets in there he may find too much scar tissue from the old band. My band was put in back in 2002 and it was the small band which is no longer offered. I had many slippages and problems with the band until they finally removed all Fluid from the and in 2005 which still left me with occasional restriction.

Surgery. I was scheduled at 3:00 (If you are a hard stick because of lack of good veins..please request the first surgery of the day.) It took about 6 people working on me to find a vein because by then I was dehydrated and my impossible veins were not cooperating. I than waiting longer and went into surgery around 4:30. Once I came out of surgery I wansn't in recovery long when they took me to my room and I remember being asked to move from the recovery bed to my hospital room bed. The pain was very present on my left side. Once I was there in bed they began to get me comfortable.

I have learned by reading other post that everyone has different experiences. There is no play by play on what to expect after surgery. My personal problem was nausia. We finally figured out that the drug they gave me for nausia was actually making me nausiated. They then changed me to phentegrin and put a patch behind my ear.

the Dr. had told my daughter that it was a difficult surgery and there was a lot of scar tissue. Because of this, I had to be on the clear liquid diet for three weeks...not the normal two. I was given the leak test the next day and I had passed it. At the hospital I tried to get down Water, but would get sick-so they took it away. I then faught and faught with nausia for another day. I had planned on being in the hospital for three days, but on the second day-the hospital seemed rushed to get me out. Since I was keeping down Water at that point, I was dismissed. the smell of anything else made me very sick.

[happy1957 138]

Hello kuntrystrong, I'm sorry that your experience wasn't as easy as others. As you know, in the end the results will be worth all the pain. You are doing this for a healthier future and longer life. Hopefully you will gain each day and have a good recovery. Welcome.

[kuntrystrong 0]

Thank you, I am at a week today. Getting down liquids, but hardly any protien. Maybe 1 shake per day. Jello, 1/2 juice and 1/2 Water, popsicles, and veg. broth are my main intake. It is wierd because I feel like I could eat anything I wanted. Nothing even stops-but I guess that's because its liquids.

I had six days of Migraines due to either morphine, nausia medicine or just my body adjusting. Today all seems to be improving. I go Monday to get staples removed and for check up. Then back to work on Tuesday.

[andersonlj 32]

I too had the conversion from lapband to the sleeve. I had to have a scope to see what damage if any the band had done before they took me into surgery. Thanks goodness that I did not have any damage from the sleeve but I only had it for about 2 years. I was also very nauseated after surgery and they finally decided that it was from the acid and the antibiotic that I was getting. They started to give me a different antibiotic and zofran for the acid.

I had to follow the normal diet after discharge and I am doing well. I know that you will make a full recovery and get on your feet very soon. Best wishes.

[kuntrystrong 0]

They had me do the scope about three weeks Pre-op, but they said that it only showed what was on the inside. The outside was where the scar tissue was. It was actually looped over and grown into other organs with scar tissue. I think me having it for almost 10 years and it being a smaller band both had a negative effect.

I am glad they got it all done in one surgery. Some people have to do it in stages.

[thebionicbroad 127]

I'm glad that my revision was done in one surgery, too, plus I had my gall bladder out. My surgeon took pictures and gave them to me, and how he knew where to cut to dissect that overgrown Band, I'll never know. It looked like something from "The Blob."