Residual Band Scarring Issues

[CRainwater 1]

I had my surgery on March 7th going from band to sleeve. The surgery was much more involved because of the amount of scarring from the band. The doctor expressed concerns about the healing process and I am on a three week liquid diet post surgery (one more week to go). I had a follow up appointment yesterday and the doctor commented more about the implications of scarring saying he was concerned that since this was at the top of the stomach he was concerned about the flexibility of the stomach - so that food wouldn't get stuck. I had thought the concerns were about a leak forming because the seal wouldn't be as good.

Has anyone experienced this phenomena after their conversion? If so do you find a lot of food getting stuck? What has been your new normal? Thanks.

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

It's only speculation at this point. This would be a good time to just speculation at this point. Hopefully you want have any of the implications after your healed. Hang in there and have a great day. Rock that sleeve!

[TheSkinnyCow73 72]

I have a similar case... after having a band for 17+ years, the xrays show my little pouch at the base of my esophogus. I dont get a "stuck" feeling like before with the band but if I over eat something or I drink too soon after eating, I can throw it back up easily because it ends up sitting in that little pouched area. This has happened a couple of times for me and it isnt painful and the vomitting is nothing like when I had the band and having all that slime. The docs told me that it will take time for that pouch area to straighten out. They never expressed any concern to me about the pouch being there either and I had lots of scarring after my band removal.

This gets back to Portion Control and being very aware of what you are putting in your mouth. As I said, it is NOTHING like the band. I just got home from work and ate 3 meatballs with cheese on them. I would NEVER have been able to eat that with the band without it getting stuck and puking!

The sleeve is a wonderful tool and I am still getting used to it honestly. I have found that I cannot, under no circumstances, tolerate carbs in larger quantities without getting what I call a "dumping" episode even though we dont have the same setup as bypas folks. My norm is about 4-6 oz depending on what it is. meats are less and soft foods are more.

As long as you follow the docs orders, you will be fine! You will learn your triggers by trial and error and you learn to stop when you know it is time because it is literally that one extra bite that can send you over the top!