Dilated pouch effect success of revision to sleeve

[Halloul 5]

I was banded 14 years ago . I am gaining weight back & vomiting with every meal.i am thinking of revising my band to sleeve . But my

Doctor says their is a 10 percent chance I will not have good results because I am revising from band to

Sleeve. Does a dilated pouch effect the revision result? I am scared to go through a

Major surgery & not succeed . I need advise

My bmi is 27 in need 30 pounds to lose & maintain the weight I lost .

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I don't know - I had the band for 10 years and my pouch was dialiated it was unclear if it was a slip or if it was just super duper dialiated.

Sleeve has worked for me - but i also knew it wasn't a sure deal.

[Kristina J. 581]

I have been banded for 10 years with a band replacement a few years in.

My pouch was dilated too when I scheduled my revision, so 2 months before surgery (which is coming up in less than 2 weeks), I had my band completely unfilled. I don't know about long term success, though I tend to think (in my non-medical professional opinion lol) that once the dilation heals, it shouldn't really be a factor.

However, I have heard, both from my surgeon and my lap band doc that a dilated pouch can cause your stomach to be misshapen after band removal, which can make it too difficult to do the band to sleeve revision in one surgery. As a self pay, I am really hoping for a single surgery revision which is part of why I decided to empty my band so early. The last time my pouch was super dilated, I was told to leave my band unfilled for 3 months so that it could completely heal, then I could start the fill process again. So I went with that logic and just emptied early. I'm crossing my fingers that I can revise in one, but obviously, if it's not healed enough, or just not safe, I'll just have to suck it up and pay for both surgeries! I guess I'll see on May 11th! lol

[Trenya07@aol.com 9]

I was banded 14 years ago . I am gaining weight back & vomiting with every meal.i am thinking of revising my band to sleeve . But my

Doctor says their is a 10 percent chance I will not have good results because I am revising from band to

Sleeve. Does a dilated pouch effect the revision result? I am scared to go through a

Major surgery & not succeed . I need advise

My bmi is 27 in need 30 pounds to lose & maintain the weight I lost .

I have heard this as well but with 85% of your stomach being removed....how can you not lose! I think the weight loss will be slower and I've heard several say they met their goal in the first few months .

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