Can a dilated pouch be trimed/cutback/resized during revision surgery?

[richj242 0]

It seems to me I've heard of people having their pouch operated on. I'm wondering if with my dilated pouch, could a surgeon cut away part of the pouch when they are in there taking out the band and doing the sleeve?

Or am I dreaming?

Thanks

[Halloul 5]

Good question . I asked my doctor & he said yes he can fix it . I hop this work out . My revision is on jun 10. So I will update you .

[richj242 0]

Thank you Halloul -

Who is your Doctor? if you don't mind me asking

[contrygurl 3]

Yes my dr had to cut some of my pouch off while he was in there.

[Halloul 5]

Hi richj

My doctor is roger noun , I am outside the United States at the moment .

[NurseGrace 509]

Do you know for a fact that you actually have a dilated pouch?

[richj242 0]

Yep - had the upper GI fluoroscope & x-rays last week. Stretched pouch and esophagus.

[Arts137 1,811]

how often does this happen, and why???

[Halloul 5]

The dilated poach happens when you have the band for a long time & over eating along the years & vomiting. It's happens a lot with the band after years of having it . I had my band for almost 14 years & I helped me in the past lose & maintain my weight but I always had to put effort & diet when I gained a few pounds . It was the only available procedure at that time . I am revising to sleeve in two days , I hop the sleeve works for me .

[NurseGrace 509]

The dilated poach happens when you have the band for a long time & over eating along the years & vomiting. It's happens a lot with the band after years of having it . I had my band for almost 14 years & I helped me in the past lose & maintain my weight but I always had to put effort & diet when I gained a few pounds . It was the only available procedure at that time . I am revising to sleeve in two days , I hop the sleeve works for me .

I see, you do not have a vertical sleeve, you have a band. I was interested in this topic because there are not a ton of confirmed cases of SLEEVE dilation although with bariatric patients, where there is a will, I believe there is a way. Some say that streaching the SLEEVE is not really possible.

When you have your sleeve they will be removing the dilated portions of your STOMACH, as for your esophagus I don't think thats possible.

[richj242 0]

Overfilling the band is a big culprit for this as it causes the pouch to stay full longer and stretch.

My doc says the esophagus should get better now that I've had liquid taken out of the band.

[Arts137 1,811]

OK, help with a question!

If the sleeve 'can't' be stretched. How do folks regain the weight lost?????

[Threetimesacharm 1,400]

OK, help with a question!

If the sleeve 'can't' be stretched. How do folks regain the weight lost?????

Okay let's see, eating chips, Cookies, crackers, mac and cheese, chocolate, milkshakes, french fries, donuts, cakes, ice cream........................................................ the list can go on.

[Kalimomof3 613]

Okay let's see' date=' eating chips, Cookies, crackers, mac and cheese, chocolate, milkshakes, french fries, donuts, cakes, ice cream........................................................ the list can go on.[/quote']

Absolutely I am 6 months out and I know that if I wanted to I could eat "around" my sleeve there are a ton of "slider foods" and as it works out a lot of them are the kinds of things that are not good for you...There is also grazing I know I could eat a whole 12 serving package of chips ahoy or something like that if I wanted to. Also there are liquid calories (ice cream is frozen liquid) as we can consume anything liquid in larger amounts. My point is if someone is looking for an "easy way out" this is not it,you still have to make right food choices or you will end up right back where you started from

[NurseGrace 509]

OK, help with a question!

If the sleeve 'can't' be stretched. How do folks regain the weight lost?????

Eating constantly basically. Regain IS POSSIBLY. I knoew for certain I could graze all day and gain weight. It can happen to anyone.