complications after sleeve

[Abbie719 8]

Hi, my surgery is 09/14/2017

Northern NJ

I'm very excited for the surgery. I heard that you can get pulmonary problems, kidney failures and heart complications after sleeve surgery. Is that true??

[Berry78 4,261]

There are many complications that can happen during and after any major surgery.

The main ones that people worry about after bariatric surgery are:

Bleeding, infection, blood clots, leaks, strictures, gallbladder problems, and malnutrition.

There are probably 100 other things that could go wrong.... but keep in mind that significant complications only happen about 5% of the time for good surgeons.

Malnutrition is an issue both close to surgery and years later. (Close to surgery, there can be a rare complication that keeps one from eating. While years out from surgery (usually gastric bypass or DS)... malabsorption can result in deficiencies (thus the need for lifelong routine bloodwork checking Vitamin levels).

Heart, lungs, and kidneys shouldn't be more affected by bariatrics than by any other major surgery.