Gastric sleeve reconstruction surgery? Is that another term for the sleeve?

[peacheeie 14]

Hi all! As silly as this sounds, this was listed on my post operative report after the swallow test day after sleeve surgery. Is this basically a term for the sleeve surgery or something different? The reason I ask is because while in the hospital, every time the nurses would change shifts, they would present saying "this patient had something different". I've asked my doctor and he said I have a banana sized stomach...really? I pretty much have zero, zero restriction and now I'm concerned. Only had 50 lbs to loose after band removal and am down 20in 3 months...any info would be useful...I go again to see doctor on weds. Thanks

[imsoglad56 402]

I've never heard it called reconstruction, but going from the band to sleeve is usually called revision surgery.

[LSF 264]

Maybe you don't have much restriction because you didn't have a lot of weight to lose when you got the sleeve? I just ate 3oz of tuna for the first time. Had no trouble getting it down. I'm still hungry so I'm eating Jello. My nut - before surgery had me end my day with an Atkins bar and it really hit the spot. I plan on doing that once I'm allowed to start eating all foods

[peacheeie 14]

I don't know and if I had thought of it, I would have asked the radiologist what he thought when I did the swallow test. It was his notes that said reconstruction surgery, the actual surgeon wrote partial sleeve Gastrectomy. Just confused