Really Important QUESTION

[annie1971 0]

Hello. I am praying for some responses. I had a Lap Band for 12 years and when it failed I decided to have a revision to a sleeve. Please know my surgeon is someone I have trusted for many years and have a great Dr. Patient relationship with. After the surgery though, I was not feeling what I felt I was supposed to feel especially in regards to hunger. I got my operative reports from the hospital and they say that my "omentum" was removed and a partial gastrectomy. If you look up partial gastrectomy it is different than a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. I am very concerned and I also feel very bad questioning my Dr about this but, I think I have to or do you think it's possible that a Dr. called a sleeve a "partial gastrectomy"? if it were you and your body, what would you do? I realize most people don't get their surgery reports and question their Dr's. I see him tomorrow. I never expected such poor results with this either. I was much more successful with my lapband. Now I have reflux and no weight loss. He had me do a gastric emptying study today and that was normal but we will discuss results tomorrow. tell me, would you ask about the wording "partial gastrectomy" if you google it, it's not a sleeve gastrectomy. I'm so sad, perplexed and hoping to hear back from you guys.

[ShelbyMoore 84]

Hi Annie,

I would definately ask your Dr about the procedure that was done. I did google as you suggested and it looks like the omentum is something that covers the stomach and a partial gastrectomy is the removal of the lower part of your stomach. It also stated it was different than the gastric sleeve.

Ask your Dr opening and professionally about it. I would be careful what you read on the internet as we are laymen and not in the medical field. At least I'm not. Maybe print out what you read and take it with you.

Let us know how your appointment went.

[Sweet as peaches 759]

7 hours ago, annie1971 said:

Hello. I am praying for some responses. I had a Lap Band for 12 years and when it failed I decided to have a revision to a sleeve. Please know my surgeon is someone I have trusted for many years and have a great Dr. Patient relationship with. After the surgery though, I was not feeling what I felt I was supposed to feel especially in regards to hunger. I got my operative reports from the hospital and they say that my "omentum" was removed and a partial gastrectomy. If you look up partial gastrectomy it is different than a vertical sleeve gastrectomy. I am very concerned and I also feel very bad questioning my Dr about this but, I think I have to or do you think it's possible that a Dr. called a sleeve a "partial gastrectomy"? if it were you and your body, what would you do? I realize most people don't get their surgery reports and question their Dr's. I see him tomorrow. I never expected such poor results with this either. I was much more successful with my lapband. Now I have reflux and no weight loss. He had me do a gastric emptying study today and that was normal but we will discuss results tomorrow. tell me, would you ask about the wording "partial gastrectomy" if you google it, it's not a sleeve gastrectomy. I'm so sad, perplexed and hoping to hear back from you guys.

I think you should ask it's your body and you have every to ask questions especially on life-changing events.

[Redmaxx 740]

I would be asking for sure. Good luck to you and please let us know how it goes.

[jbaker5d 34]

I can certainly see your concern. I can't imagine he'd have done anything you didn't sign a consent for, especially without telling you. Surely there's a good answer for what you're seeing on the report. Please do keep us updated. Praying for positive answers for you. FYI I am also a band to sleeve revision. Day 11

[Sosewsue61 3,185]

Maybe it had to do with damage from the lapband? Just guessing here, ask to see the fluoroscopy before and after.

[annie1971 0]

He didn't do a fluoroscopy anytime recent before and not after that I know of

[feliciadawn 22]

That seems really strange. I would definitely ask your doctor, get the surgery report, and if you still feel uncomfortable with his explanation or reaction, find a different doctor. I have my surgery notes and report saved on my computer just in case I move and have to switch doctors. Requesting the surgery report for your records is normal and totally within your patient rights (it's the law that they have to give it as well as any other results you ask for). There must be a reason he did it that way but 1.) he should have told you after the surgery, and 2.) he should have done a barium swallow (fluoroscopy) before the surgery so he wasn't going in blind.

[feliciadawn 22]

One more thing I wanted to add...NEVER be afraid to question your doctor. They are not Gods. They are working for YOU, not the other way around. You are the customer and they need to treat you as such.

[annie1971 0]

1 hour ago, feliciadawn said:

That seems really strange. I would definitely ask your doctor, get the surgery report, and if you still feel uncomfortable with his explanation or reaction, find a different doctor. I have my surgery notes and report saved on my computer just in case I move and have to switch doctors. Requesting the surgery report for your records is normal and totally within your patient rights (it's the law that they have to give it as well as any other results you ask for). There must be a reason he did it that way but 1.) he should have told you after the surgery, and 2.) he should have done a barium swallow (fluoroscopy) before the surgery so he wasn't going in blind.

Okay. So i think I mis spoke. What I'm looking st is the pathology report. The discharge papers say sleeve instructions. Nothing is in depth though, he did have a leak test done the next day . I remember that now just didn't know it was called fluoroscopy .

[annie1971 0]

7 hours ago, jbaker5d said:

I can certainly see your concern. I can't imagine he'd have done anything you didn't sign a consent for, especially without telling you. Surely there's a good answer for what you're seeing on the report. Please do keep us updated. Praying for positive answers for you. FYI I am also a band to sleeve revision. Day 11

I can't imagine he would do something without my consent either . I can't explain the omentum removal though and what I'm looking out is the pathology report so I think the pathologist would probably call it partial stomach ..