Has anyone had the lap band removed at the same time as having the gastric bypass surgery? If so, how did you do and how long did it take to do yours? I am scheduled for this surgery on October 7th.

Edited September 25, 20196 yr by @Nancy

I have not, but it sounds like a great idea. Two birds, one stone. My doc won’t do lap bands anymore. He says they either don’t produce enough results or the cause too many complications and that most people end up removing them and gaining back all the weight in the long run. Either way I think something more permanent is a better solution. Good luck. I’m sure it will be great and it’s wonderful to have both done at the same time. Imagine having to do two separate surgeries. Ugh.

I just did on 22 September 2019 I removed lap band and did the sleeve ! I feel I did the right thing had the Lap band for 12 years and nothing I keep gaining wt.

Same here sallyOkail.

I did in Jan. I did have a minor complication. I came through the surgery ok and was doing fine when a couple of hours later I had a sudden drop in BP. They did an ultrasound and thought that there could be a bleed somewhere so they took me back into surgery and also gave me 4 units of blood. No major issues found in 2nd surgery. I have since spoken to the Doc and he says that the trocar probably damaged a minor blood vessel in the stomach layers - a complication that could have happened with any surgery.

I was in hospital for 5 nights and did feel like I had been hit by a bus. On day 5 I developed mild asthma, I couldn’t wait to get home. Felt very weird for the first couple of weeks. Head was fuzzy and I felt like I had a hair in my throat. Possibly Ketosis combined with an ear issue!

I have lost all the weight that I regained when my band stopped working and now feel fab. I weigh 50kg.

The bypass is so much better than the band. My diet is much healthier, when I’m full I feel it in my stomach not in my throat and chest and I can go out and eat and not spend the night in the bathroom throwing up because 1 bite went down wrong. I don’t have any food issues, I can eat just about anything. I do have to be careful with sugar, too much gives me the shakes, palpitations and leaves me feeling generally awful - this is a good thing.

My friend had this done in Mexico and he said there was a great deal of scarring and lap band. They had to give him three bags of blood, but the surgery was a success and he was fine afterwards.

I haven't had mine done yet, but I am going from band to bypass on October 24, so I'll be right behind you. My office said it typically takes about 2.5 to 3 hours for a revision surgery, this wasn't directly from the surgeon's mouth though, just office staff, so I'll be sure to ask him at my next pre-op appointment.

All I know, is I think this will be so much better for us than the band! If your experience from the band has been anything like mine, almost anything would be better