Last night I was on this website and came upon a topic regarding the long term effects of a partial gastrectomy. The person was talking about an ER nurse friend that told many stories of people who had this operation having problems with going septic ten years or more down the road. I forgot to follow the post and now can't find it. I am a little freaked out as my surgery is scheduled for Monday the 16th!! Anyone hear this? See this post? Or can help me find it? Ugh, now I am second guessing this surgery and I was so set on it!

I commented on it but I cannot find it either...

I have submitted a question based on her statement to The American Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Association, and I am waiting on a response.

I will follow up when I get one - but I would not worry too much, 10 years out the staples are no longer what is holding you together, from my understanding.

Last night I was on this website and came upon a topic regarding the long term effects of a partial gastrectomy. The person was talking about an ER nurse friend that told many stories of people who had this operation having problems with going septic ten years or more down the road. I forgot to follow the post and now can't find it. I am a little freaked out as my surgery is scheduled for Monday the 16th!! Anyone hear this? See this post? Or can help me find it? Ugh' date=' now I am second guessing this surgery and I was so set on it![/quote']

I just wanted to say good luck with monday, i'm scheduled for monday too, in perth, Australia

FYI - I recently found this video that mentions leakage as the biggest risk with VSG. However, it's substantially reduced if the surgeon reinforces the staple line. I'm still pre-op and will absolutely make sure my doctor does this.

Yes, the scar tissue heals over the staples and becomes a sealed unit again. The vertical sleeve gastrectomy, as I understand, doesn't even HAVE ten year stats as a stand alone procedure, so maybe this was referring to something else?

Besides....worst case scenario, something happens to your sleeve, or God forbid you get stomach cancer, or whatever, whatever.....they convert you to a bypass.

I found it under Band to Gastric Sleeve revisions. There are other threads when you search on septic.