Good morning friends.

I had the lapband done in 2011 and always had issues with my band. Vomiting became a daily part of my life for years. I tried the revision process before but had obstacle after obstacle. I am now ready for revision and will have surgery on Nov 20th. We hope to remove the band and perform bypass all in one shot.

I remember band surgery was not fun.

What advice do you have for this soon to be bypass newbie?

Advice before, day of surgery, days after surgery and etc?

I read somewhere even a pillow for the ride home can be extremely helpful (my ride home will be an almost 2 hour drive if there is no traffic). So that is added to the list.

Thank you so much for any info. I am very excited and nervous but cannot wait to get started on this new journey.

Have a wonderful day!

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2 hours ago, NewStart95987 said:

Good morning friends.

I had the lapband done in 2011 and always had issues with my band. Vomiting became a daily part of my life for years. I tried the revision process before but had obstacle after obstacle. I am now ready for revision and will have surgery on Nov 20th. We hope to remove the band and perform bypass all in one shot.

I remember band surgery was not fun.

What advice do you have for this soon to be bypass newbie?

Advice before, day of surgery, days after surgery and etc?

I read somewhere even a pillow for the ride home can be extremely helpful (my ride home will be an almost 2 hour drive if there is no traffic). So that is added to the list.

Thank you so much for any info. I am very excited and nervous but cannot wait to get started on this new journey.

Have a wonderful day!

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Surgery (what you'll experience) and recovery were about the same for the most part. I was also banded in 2011 and had issues, I was revised to the Bypass this past March (could not be happier!).

Most def bring that pillow! All other advice is really the same as the band, with the exception of, don't buy too much before surgery to prep... more than likely you either won't use it, will have too much or won't like the taste.

It was advised to me that revision patients don't lose as quickly as first timers, just something to be aware of... that said, I'm down 100 lbs since March, so, your mileage may vary.

Otherwise, good luck!

I had a Lap band too, revised to sleeve, but my doctor didn’t do it at once, let me have a month between surgeries... you can also get an abdominal binding belt to help you with the driving and sleep.
Best of luck with all!!