postponement of Revision to Bypass after removal of LapBand

[cynderginder 0]

Hello Everyone-Had a Lap Band removed May 2013 after 6 yrs. of suffering and was supposed to have a revision to a Gastric Bypass at the same time. I awoke to find that Dr. didn't do Bypass because felt he couldn't do the bypass because of wrinkles and scarring at the Band site on my stomach. He said he might consider doing the surgery after 6-9 mo., but couldn't guarantee that my stomach would be able to get a good seal at the stomach reduction staple line and could leak. Has anyone else had this experience and then elected to try again and either had the Bypass or ended up having a second surgery, only to wake up without a Bypass?

[Chelly 364]

Where in Illinois are you located?

I'm in the northern suburbs outside of Chicago?

Did you get a second opinion about doing the revision?

Have you had any test to look inside to see what is going on with the stomach at this stage?

[cynderginder 0]

I live in central Il, but my surgeon is Dr. Prachand at the U. of Chicago Medical Center. He says that there are no pretests to ascertain the condition of the stomach except to go back in and see if the stomach is in better condition after 1 yr. I could end up having a second procedure without ending up with a bypass again. I have not gotten a second opinion since I feel my Dr. has been hesitant, in order to protect me from possible complications and is erring on the side of caution, where some Drs. may just go ahead and do it. He said there is a 60 % chance the stomach may not be smoothed enough to do the bypass, so I am just looking for others who may have had this problem. Thanks for replying.