Bypass in one week!?

[Jill MC 2]

Hi guys,

This is my first entry. I am having my band removed and hopefully rny in the same procedure. I was warned that some people require two surgeries depending on the condition of your stomach. Can anyone share their experiences related to this topic? Thanks, it's nice to not feel so Lone in this journey.

[Michelle Ery 29]

I had my band removed and revision to RNY with one surgery.

[dturner153 15]

I had my band removed and had the sleeve, didn't lose any weight....just gained! Now having bypass on the 25th of Sept...

[Jill MC 2]

Oh wow that stinks. I'm not a candidate for the sleeve because I have gerd and esophagitis. My doctor did say there are times sleeve patients end up having bypass surgery later on. Fingers crossed he can do the bypass next week. Good luck to you.

[Mhy12784 423]

In my experience it's relatively rare for a patient to not be able to get the bypass done and band removal all in one shot unless other factors are in play (ie major abdominal trauma, major surgery like emergency splenectomy colon resections etc).

The only thing I could think of is if the band was severely eroded or something. But band removals and bypasses are pretty frequent where I work we probably do like 3 a week or so and it's very rare for them to not be able to do it.

Whether insurance pays for both in one shot is different or makes you wait but that's a different story

The surgery definitely takes a bit longer though. I'd say instead of 2-2.5 hours you're looking at 3-4 but this depends on how things look Inside

Edited September 13, 2017 by Mhy12784