Samore

I am really pleased so far. No more throwing up, acid reflux and trying not to let my husband know how often it was happening.

I had my band removed in 2011 and soon I'll have surgery for the gastric sleeve. I had my pre-op appointment with my surgeon on Friday and he mentioned something I didn't know or realize - that my surgery will take more time because I've had a band, due to scar tissue. And because of that, I have a higher risk of developing a leak near the top of my stomach where the staple line will start.
He said that when band surgery is performed, they sew part of the stomach over the band (pars flaccida technique?) but when it's removed, it's not 'undone'. And that area has scar tissue? Or maybe it's the band itself that causes the scar tissue but he also has to undo that area stitched over?
I knew my original surgeon did that but I had assumed the on-call surgeon undid it to remove the band. He was a HUGE jerk who treated me like an idiot and talked over me when I asked informed questions (anything that seemed to question his authority, it seemed). I just stopped asking questions.
My current surgeon seems to think since it's been so long since the band was removed (and I haven't had any issues) that the scar tissue will have softened quite a bit. (I know he mentioned it to drive home the sipping of water as opposed to gulps but I'm surprised it didn't come up in our original consultation).
ANYWAY, have any of you gone years after lap band removal and then had gastric sleeve surgery? If so, what was your experience? This bit of info threw me and I didn't think of follow up questions right then and there. I'm just over a week out from my surgery. I'm getting nervous about this and the added risk of complications. I'm a worst-case-scenario kind of person, so... =/

Congrats on your revision. My story is extremely similar I was banded in nov. 2013 lost 130 lbs but had a baby in 2016. Through those years i threw up at minimum 5 times a day everyday it was horrible. I had my revision surgery on 12/1/17 and I am loving my sleeve! 12/1=259lbs now 1/4/18=231

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I was sleeved 12/28/17. I had had a lapband for about 8 year, lost some weight but my experience had not been good. Constantly vomiting, food getting stuck. It caused problems with my esophagus dilating and had to later be removed. I was able to get the sleeve and so for I'm doing well. Have to stay on a clear liquid diet longer because of the band removal, a small hernia and the sleeve process, but everything has a price to pay. So for I am dow 15 lbs in 7 days and I feel fine. By the way I am 61 years old and a determine Woman following all the rules

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