Revision surgery

[Nancy Geoghegan 22]

Hi All. One week to go til surgery! I just need to pass my echo and stress test for my heart.

I had a lapband that was taken out 3 years ago. Now I am going in for the gastric bypass.

Did any of you have any problems with the switch from the lapband to the gastric bypass? I have been told by the surgeon there may be adhesions/scar tissue.

[Travelher 915]

This is probably a question best suited to ask your doctor.

Mine was smooth sailing. If there were no adhesions with your removal, you are probably ok. Adhesions may form from the band to other organs. When I was in the hospital my roommate had 4hrs with 2 surgeons to remove the adhesions from his band to his liver and intestines. It was so bad he got a sleeve instead of an rny because of the scar tissue and time under anesthetic. Mine was smooth sailing, 90 minutes start to finish. Easy peasy.

My doctor gave me the option prior prior to my revision/removal. If scar tissue is bad...1...we clean it up and close you up and you come back in 3 months for Rny once things have healed. Or 2 we clean it up and sleeve because we can cut around the scar tissue to form the sleeve. I was lucky and didn’t have anything to prevent Rny.

You've already had a band removal, if there were major issues, they likely would have seen them then.