Dr won't do the lapband to sleeve revision because lapband is eroded

[Paradise Mom 3]

Aloha,

I am in San Diego tomorrow and going to Mexico tomorrow for my sleeve. I've had the lapband for 6 years now. I was told that I have to do a test in the morning first to make sure my band hasn't eroded. If it has they won't do the revision. I am very nervous. I had an upper GI endoscopy 2 months ago and my GI doctor from Utah didn't see that my band was eroded. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, was there symptoms?

[JoiaRox 430]

Mine hadn't eroded, but it had slipped almost completely to the bottom of my stomach. I had to have it taken out in one surgery, let my stomach heal for awhile, then had the sleeve done 11 weeks later.

[RAAinNH 113]

Good luck tomorrow with your test. I hope all is well and you're able to have the Sleeve surgery. Please keep us posted.

[LisaLoseAlotx2 147]

no erosion here. I also had very minimal adhesions.

I had an unfill about a month before my revision to let my tummy relax from any irritation as well.

[Ms.AntiBand 2,984]

Good luck, but it is very important and your dr is correct in his reasoning. You have a good surgeon. Some people have symptoms and some don't so it's a toss up if your eroding or not

[Paradise Mom 3]

i had the surgery done yesterday. i took a test before and there was no erosion. No i am 24 hours post op

[marfar7 1,533]

Im terrified of waaking up in recovery being told I have no sleeve. My drs plan is to do it all at once, but I know he can't guarantee that. I hope so cuz I can't afford sleev plcmt without insurance and insurance wont pay for a 2nd surgery since my bmi is 28. Im pretty much screwed if he cants do it at once. My band Is herniated, not sure how much damagge it can do in 3 mths time.

Please send positive thoughts my way...

[RAAinNH 113]

Congratulations Paradise Mom! I'm so glad everything worked out for you.

Good Luck Marfar. When is your revision surgery? I'm sending good thoughts your way.

I'm scheduled for revision surgery on June 26... I'm hoping for one surgery as well.

[Mel1975 7]

Im terrified of waaking up in recovery being told I have no sleeve. My drs plan is to do it all at once, but I know he can't guarantee that. I hope so cuz I can't afford sleev plcmt without insurance and insurance wont pay for a 2nd surgery since my bmi is 28. Im pretty much screwed if he cants do it at once. My band Is herniated, not sure how much damagge it can do in 3 mths time.

Please send positive thoughts my way...

My insurance told me they would pay for the band removal but not the sleeve unless I did it in one surgery. My surgeon wouldn't do it in one surgery due to the increase in complication. So I had my band removed and than fought the insurance to pay for the sleeve as the band removal was medical need. I did get them to pay even with the once in a lifetime WLS policy. I did have to be back up to a bmi of 35 with co-morbs first.

[marfar7 1,533]

Congratulations Paradise Mom! I'm so glad everything worked out for you.

Good Luck Marfar. When is your revision surgery? I'm sending good thoughts your way.

I'm scheduled for revision surgery on June 26... I'm hoping for one surgery as well.

My revision is July 16th. I'm praying that they can do it all at once. Otherwise my insurance won't pay for it (my bmi is only 28). And I can't pay that much cash, even for Mexico.

Thanks for thinking of me!

[amella 0]

Im terrified of waaking up in recovery being told I have no sleeve. My drs plan is to do it all at once, but I know he can't guarantee that. I hope so cuz I can't afford sleev plcmt without insurance and insurance wont pay for a 2nd surgery since my bmi is 28. Im pretty much screwed if he cants do it at once. My band Is herniated, not sure how much damagge it can do in 3 mths time.

Please send positive thoughts my way...

This happened to me 2 weeks ago, the nurse from hell says to me really mean tone, "you are crying??!! why are you crying! that wont do you anygood!!

[VSGAnn2014 12,992]

This happened to me 2 weeks ago, the nurse from hell says to me really mean tone, "you are crying??!! why are you crying! that wont do you any good!!

What! The! F**k!?