I have an appointment 8/1/19 with the bariatric surgeon. Has anyone had any other abdominal surgeries? I am worried that he will not do my surgery because in 2012 I had several tumors removed from my stomach. I am so excited to finally be able to do this for myself. I am 61 years old my health is not that great mostly due to obesity.

I wasn't worried that I couldn't get the surgery but that it might have to be done open not laparoscopically. Prior to WLS I had 3 c-sections, a tummy tuck and an umbilical hernia repair. There were no issues I was able to have the surgery and it was laparoscopic, just 5 little incisions.

Definitely talk to your surgeon about it. I had discussed my previous surgeries with mine and he was able to reassure me before hand that there was very little chance that the surgery would have to be performed open.

Good luck

Thank you so much. Hopefully I will be able to have surgery the first week of November.

@shortmocha that is comforting, I won't worry so much about my abdominal scar. Thanks for posting!??

I had 4 abdominal surgeries before my rny. I had scar tissue but he said it just took a little more time but no problems.

I had previous surgery scars from years gone by. I had open surgery for my bypass. Seriously it is nothing to be worried about. In some ways it was easier - none of the post-laparoscopic surgery gas pain for example! And my recovery was real quick.

I had gallstones last month - oddly enough after saying that too would have to be open - they did it laparoscopically!!

In terms of recovery for the two - not much difference. Longer in hospital for the open bypass, a couple of nights sleeping in a recliner before I lay flat, but all up pretty ok...

Previous surgeries likely means adhesions and scarring. I've never seen a case where it couldn't be done because of that. It will. Absolutely take longer (the actual surgery) but unless your insides are an outrageous disaster a good surgeon can do it laparscopic.

That said I have seen them abandon a bypass to do a sleeve instead because of extreme adhesions. So that's a possibility

This is all good to hear . I was worried because early last year I was going to go to Mexico to have this surgery, the surgeon there told me he would not do this surgery because I had those tumors removed from my stomach. I am hoping he denied me because of not really having follow up when I got back to the states but I'm not sure about that. This was Dr. Alverez

41 minutes ago, patanna said:

This is all good to hear . I was worried because early last year I was going to go to Mexico to have this surgery, the surgeon there told me he would not do this surgery because I had those tumors removed from my stomach. I am hoping he denied me because of not really having follow up when I got back to the states but I'm not sure about that. This was Dr. Alverez

It's possible that being a cash pay you're a more complicated case, making you less attractive as a patient.

Were you going for a bypass or sleeve

I was going for the sleeve, The insurance I have now is going to pay for the surgery. So I will be having it in Jonesboro Arkansas now. I'm a little nervous but excited/

Good luck and Good Healing my friend.