I went for my final doctor appointment before my surgery on July 22nd today. My insurance has approved me for band to sleeve revision all in one surgery. I remember my doctor mentioning when we first discussed revision surgery that it is done in one surgery unless there is a lot of scar tissue or something. I didn't think too much about it because I've never had hernia surgery or gall bladder or any other abdominal surgery other than the lap band.

So today he tells me that most of the time the revision is done in two surgeries! I am really upset. I can't take time off work and burn up sick time, money, energy etc on a third surgery!

So I guess my question is how many of you were told it might be two surgeries and woke up sleeved? Do most doctors just say that to cover the behinds?

I had the band removed and got sleeved on Sept. 2, 2016. I had the band since 2009. I'm pretty sure there was a lot of scar tissue. The surgery took about an hour, I was in at 5 am, surgery was at 7 am, walking at 11 am, and I was released at 4 pm. I believe it's the only way my surgeon does revisions. I think it's more common for surgeons to do it in 1 step now, but I'm sure it has to do with preference and skill as well. Either way works. ^^

Edited September 11, 20169 yr by Sai187

My surgeon says he does it in one.

Sent from my SM-N920P using the BariatricPal App

@, you have a revision from band to Sleeve and was released that same day? Wow, I've never heard of that.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

@, you have a revision from band to Sleeve and was released that same day? Wow, I've never heard of that.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

Yeah, my surgeon does it outpatient. It floored me too when she first told me! lol

I am scheduled for the revision 9/27. My surgeon explained at first visit a possibility of having to do 2 surgeries. If she can do in one she will. I am hoping she can as 3 month wait and I believe my company changing insurance at end of year. Hopefully not much scar tissue. Hoping you get it all in one.

Sent from my iPad using the BariatricPal App

I was revised from band to sleeve in one surgery on 1/23. My surgeon said there was a lot of scar tissue but everything has been fine so far. Maybe it depends on the Dr. My dr is the chief of bariatric surgery at a hospital and I do trust him. I did not want two surgeries but in case you have too, I really felt all my pain from the port removal. Anyone that I have spoken to that has had sleeve only said they felt great the next day and could return to work within a week. Hope this helps.

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App

My surgeon refuses to do it in one procedure. She did note that other surgeons do it in one, but I went with her because I trusted her track record and she was in-network. I waited two months between procedures. It was a pain to take additional time off of work and such and I was pretty disappointed when I first heard about two surgeries. But I'd had two bands, the first 17 years ago, so I was a little concerned about what she'd find going on in there. We only talked briefly the day after the sleeve surgery (saw her colleague for the 2 wk follow up) so I only know that I had to have a hernia repair (hadn't expected that again) and that there was kind of a mess of stitches or something that had to be undone from my band revision seven years ago. I just feel really grateful that all went well. I'm loving being sleeved. The experience is so much different than with the band.

It sure is. I'm sorry you had to go thru so much but it sounds like it was so worth it. Good luck to you!

Sent from my iPhone using the BariatricPal App