How long did you band to sleeve revision take?

[austinglobe 0]

Just trying to see how long on average in the procedure to go from the band to the sleeve?

Also, how long was the hospital stay?

[Oregondaisy 2,019]

I don't know how long the surgery took. I was asleep! I think it took about an hour and another hour in the recovery room.

I was in the hospital 3 days. Dr. Aceves does 3 leak tests. I was bored in the hospital because I felt fine, but I was glad to be in there even though Dr. Aceves has never had a leak. It's comforting to know if you do have any complications, you're in the right place.

[Headhunter 0]

Dr. Aceves has never had a leak?

The poor man must be in tremendous pain.....:biggrin2:

HH

[*susan* 1,709]

I was in surgery for several hours, but that was because Dr. Aceves removed several cancerous moles and two tumors from my liver. So, mine took longer than expected, primarily because of the tumors.

[Malaika 50]

Dr. Aceves has never had a leak?

The poor man must be in tremendous pain.....:biggrin2:

HH

Didn't say he had never taken a leak ... just that he has never had a leak! :svengo:

[Tiffykins 672]

My revision took about 3 hours.

[donali 0]

My revision took 3.5 hours. Dr. Aceves said I had a lot of scar tissue (gall bladder, band, port revision, unbanding). He said the scar tissue where the band used to be was so thick the stapler wouldn't fire through it, and he had to hand stitch my sleeve at the top.

Surgery was on Friday and I left the hospital Monday morning, which is the usual time frame for his sleeve patients.

Donali