MamaM

Surgeon called me at work yesterday afternoon. Surgery June 4th w/an attempt to do both the removal and revision at the same time. Psych eval this morning. Orientation Friday afternoon. Blood work and EKG to follow.

Thank you all so much. It's hard b/c I researched extensively and took a lot of time to decide to actually go for WLS in the first place. I had such high hopes and sometimes feel like I was sold a bill of goods. Now. Seems like I'm starting all over again. Hate that. Part of me wants to get excited. You know, new start and all. The other part of me is terrified that this won't help w/my WL process either. I also have NO enthusiasm for the surgery/healing process either. My band should have helped me do what I needed to do. Be the tool that it is. Should have only had to do this once. Dangit! I'm still wandering around here getting the hang of things. I'll have to look up the band-sleeve board. I know Diva! She's awesome. Has done an amazing job and is so encouraging to others. Thanks y'all!!!!

Thanks! Mini, I'm think I'm still too clueless to even have any questions yet! LOL! I've been banded since August, 2008. Did fairly well to begin with. Then while on vacation in 2009 got the flu. I threw up a lot. Got swollen. By the time I got home, I could barely swallow my own spit. I went nearly a week w/barely any Water even. Had an unfill. I have had fill, with subsequent unfill ever since. I think something happened during the flu. Have gained back up to surgery day weight and since re-lost about 15#s. Had an upper GI recently b/c of complications from another over-fill. Doc mentioned my band looked like it was sitting too high but since I seemed to be okay at this fill level, we left things alone. That was a couple of months ago. Recently as I ate, within a couple of bites I was getting that too full in the throat feeling. Made an appointment to see my doc again. It then progressed to feeling it at the first bite. By the time I saw him Wednesday, it's now a constant feeling. Before I saw him I emailed him and asked him to compare the films from the recent GI and the one from last year. When he walked in to the room at my appointment he sat down and asked me what we're going to do. I told him I was at a loss. I'm afraid of fills, afraid of un-fills and really don't know how to play this anymore. He told me we had three choices. One, take the band out. Two, take the band out. Three, leave it alone. One w/a revision to sleeve. Two w/a revision to bypass. Three, un-fill, leave it alone, NOT recommended. After I took a minute, asked him what he thought. He thinks the sleeve would be best for me but that probably means TWO surgeries. Removal now with Revision to follow in August. If I was to do bypass, removal and revision can take place at the same time. I told him we're going with the sleeve. BUT if my band is so high, It's basically sitting at the bottom of my esophagus w/a VERY tiny pouch, there may be a slim chance of doing revision at the same time. That would be so nice. Anyway, now I'm just gathering info and reading as much as I can. Today I ordered the powders?utm_source=BariatricPal&utm_medium=Affiliate&utm_campaign=CommentLink" target="_ad" data-id="1" >unjury starter kit to start trying stuff. Looks like maybe post-op is going to be a little different than it was with the band. I didn't have to do clears w/that. I don't have a timeline other than maybe June and August. I have to go to my surgeon's orientation so that will give me more info. But I don't even know when that will be yet. For a planner, all this up in the air stuff is going to start making me crazy.

Just signed up tonight. I am having my band removed and then revising to the sleeve. All my surgeon's idea. I was shocked that he even suggested it. No scheduling of things as of yet. Looking at removal in June? with revision in August. Now I need to research and wrap my brain around what is happening. So. Here I am.