Help! I Need Some Advice!

[Sdothue 0]

Hi! I had a Lap to RNY conversion on Wednesday. The surgery was scheduled for Tuesday, but the anesthesiologist pumped me up with too much gas & they had to try to do the surgery the following day. I was an add on patient for Wednesday. The procedure was supposed to be strictly a laparoscopic surgery. I noticed when I came home that I have 10 lap sites & 1 open incision on my left side. The site is puckered in VERY deep & looks like a huge/wide/ scary roll with sores inside of it. The "sinkhole" is completely disproportionate to my body. I didn't know if this was normal. It's extremely painful & I am so upset. I'm not trying to complain. I am completely grateful that i was given the opportunity for a revision... I just don't know, if this will look like this forever... Or if it should be this painful... Has anyone else went through this? I don't know if this matters, but I started out at 285. Thanks, guys!

[Cldroppleman 11]

i had my band out and gastric done im very sore the one insison is very sore hope it heals better then it looks

[reshiapooh96 31]

Give it time, It will. Let me know more about your revision

[Cldroppleman 11]

well i had the band for alitte over two years i never felt full so wed i got it removed it is starting to feel better i only take 1pain pill a day so that is good

[reshiapooh96 31]

I had mine a little over 2 yrs as well and never felt full. I wonder if it was the way it was placed

[Cldroppleman 11]

not sure i know the good foods had to have sauce or it would get stuck but i could eat a whole bag of popcorn np hotdog np chicken needed sauce

[reshiapooh96 31]

same with me. but not since I had a 5cc unfill. so far so good. have you lost anything since RNY?. So far, is it better than the band you think? hopefully this will work out better for you.

[Cldroppleman 11]

i have lost 8.2 so far and yes i fill much better with the band out

[reshiapooh96 31]

Thats wonderful, Keep up the good work. It's these inspirations that makes me wish I had done RNY to start with. but I feel its too late now that I am at 204-5. where R U located? I'm in SC

[Cldroppleman 11]

im in wv i wish i did the any the first time also glad it is done now

[eilujann 7]

I think that was where ur drainage tube was located. Its a little different kind of wound than the others because it never got staples and had a tube in it. Dont worry it will heal all the same eventually. At first it might continue to drain a little but it stops and heals in time.