Hi,

My sister recently had gastric bypass this past August 2013, she had many complications and through much consultation, she and her doctor decided to do a reversal in February. Hoping severe nausea and vomiting would go away. She has had many scopes to widen her stomach and lots of scar tissue that made things more complicated. She is still having severe complications with the reversal (ongoing vomiting, nausea). She is unable to keep anything down and it's very scary. She has has many hospital stays and all they do is give her strong medications that is just a short term solution making her want the meds. She is on administrative leave and her health/body is not getting any better. Her doctor has done all the testing stating that everything came back clear basically washing his hands of this leaving my sister in horrible state. I'm at a loss to understand her complications and wanting to see if anyone who had this reversal experienced these side effects and did it get better. It's so sad and I believe her case may be rare. She's depressed and her health is not good at all as she is continually losing weight (below what she should) and is not getting any nutrients. I'm desperate to find out what resources and support she needs. Can anyone advise me as to what I can do to help?

After 4 months of complications you'd think I'd know there was a complications forum :|

I just wanted to post that I understand how hard it is when things go wrong.  I can't offer any insights.  I had a sleeve and apparently I will get better one day but if you need to talk feel free to send me a message.  I can't imagine what it's like to not be able to find a doctor that is confident they can help you.  

God bless, Michelle

Wow! Thats amazing- I am currenlty 325lbs, and I am looking to lose that much too. Any major complications, would you do it over?

Hi Jennifer, 

I am having the sleeve done on June 2nd-so I would be able to give you updates if needed. I know 2 people that have had the bypass, and 1 person with band, and one with sleeve. I never wanted the bypass, so my decision was between band and sleeve. Overall, I didn't want some foreign object in my body. The guy I know who had the lapband lost a great amt of weight, and he looks great..but he did have complications later (on a flight one time they had to do an emergency stop- somehow the band slipped- probably due to altitude...not sure if this is common?)

Just look into pro's and cons of each. The sleeve is newer, which can be scary- but I wasnt interested in going back to tighten and loosen the band

It would probably be good to make a habit of cutting your pills into halves or quarters.  The lap band is not the same as DS but both leave a pouch whick is not much room.  As a bandster, we also do not swallow anything larger than a pencil eraser.  I crush my pills or take chewables.

So sorry you had to find out the hard way.  To remedy....relax, SIP not swallow some warm beverage slowly to help it dissolve and go down.  Water will do the same but might take longer to make it dissolve.