Band to Sleeve Revision Concerns with Pregnancy

[cxmm4152 4]

Hi all,

I had my band done in June 2010. I did well for the first 2 years lost 85lbs. All of a sudden I started having problems with my band, not being able to keep food down, not able to get the nutrients I needed. My doctor ended up taking out most of my fill and I was fine for a while. I started gaining my weight back slowly but surely. Currently I have gained most of my weight back. I have been miserable with my band not being able to find my "sweet spot", fluctuation of my weight, and not able to keep my food down.

I am meeting with my doctor next Friday to discuss having a revision done to the sleeve. my main concern now is I dont want to make a wrong decision with the revision.

I'm newly married and my husband and I also want to start a family someday.

Im worried about those future pregnancies and how the sleeve will effect my baby.

Any advice or experiences are appreciated. Thank you!

[Catherine707 253]

My surgeon recommended that patients wait 1 year before getting pregnant. I think this is valid advice seeing that it would be hard to focus on weight loss and pregnancy at the same time. I know several people have had successful pregnancies post sleeve surgery. I think it would be a good idea to speak with your OB/Gyn before you make any final decision.

[mamachef 37]

I am currently entering my 3rd trimester. This is my 3rd baby 1st post sleeve. There have been challenges but the baby is healthy and so am I as long as you work with your doctors both surgeon and OB everything should be fine. Please wait the recommended 12-18months... I had a BC failure way too soon and have had way more problems because of that. I also know quite a few moms who waited the right amount of time and had zero complications. GL :-)