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I had my gall bladder removed almost 10 years before my RNY surgery (last week) I'd also had a hysterectomy less than a year ago. I still had the RNY but knew a sleeve was possible if I had too much scaring onow they opened me up.
I did did not have a sleep study as I did not snore prior to surgery. Each clinic has their own guidelines. If you snore, it might be a good idea to ask you primary care doctor for a referral.
Good luck!
I too had my gallbladder removed several ago. It was done laparasopically. Scar tissue is definitely the concern however, the biggest concern was how was it removed. My surgeon wanted to know if it was done laparoscopically or through a laparotomy. The laparotomy causes the biggest issues.
I too knew that a sleeve was a possibility but all was well and I got the RNY.
Referral - May 31/17; Orientation - June 15/17; First Appt Nurse - June 26/17; Bloodwork and ECG - June 27/17; Sleep Study - July 5/17; Dietician Appt - July 10/17; Counsellor Appt - July 10/17; Abdominal Ultrasound - July 10/17: Endoscopy/Colonoscopy - July 25/17; Second Dietician Appt - September 14/17; Internist Appt - October 2/17; Meet the Surgeon - November 21/17; Pre Surgery Nutrition Class - January 12/18; Surgery - January 16/18
I had a sleep study done because I was so exhausted all the time (not because of neck size). Also, I had my gallbladder removed about 8 years ago. No one at the clinic mentioned that it would ever be a problem for surgery.
Hope this helps.
Barb
Referred May 2016, Orientation July 4, 2016, Pre-Nutrition Class March 31, 2017, Nurse April 10, 2017, Blood work/ECG April 13, 2017, Ultra-sound April 27, 2017, Psychologist May 30, 2017, Colonoscopy and Gastroscopy June 5, 2017, Internist June 13, 2017, Dietician June 14, 2017, 2nd Round of blood work August 2, 2017, Surgeon September 6, 2017, Surgery September 12, 2017 - St. Joe's Hamilton - No Opti
Height 5"4" HW 231 SW222 CW141
PreOp-9 lbs M1-20lbs M2-11lbs M3-13lbs M4-7lbs M5-8lbs M6-7lbs M7-5lbs M8-5lbs M9-2lbs M10-0lbs M11 - 0lbs M12 - 0lbs
I had my gallbladder out in 2002 and had RNY with no problems.
Referred: Sept 2016 Orientation: Jan 23/17 Nurse: Feb 1/17 PreOp Class 1: Feb 14th/2017 Nut/Beh: Apr 10/17 Nut follow up: May 10/17 PreOp Class 2: June 13/17 Meet the Surgeon: June 15/17 Start Opti: July 25/2017 (-18lbs) Surgery Day: Aug 15/2017 (Dr, Neville) M1: -18lbs M2: -11.5lbs M3: -4lbs (stalled!) M4: -12.5lbs M5: - 1lb (stalled!) M6: -12lbs
My centre had me fill out the stop/bang questionaire. If you score 3 or more they send you for a sleep study. www.stopbang.ca
Ref to Sudbury July 4/17 Sleep study July 29/17 Orientation Sept 13/17 1on1's Feb 2/18 OTN Feb 27/18 Pre op Mar 13/18 Surgery Mar 22/18 St. Michael's w Dr. Grantcharov Opti-10lb M1=-24lbs M2=-11.5 M3=-7.5 M4=-8 M5=-9 M6=-8.5 M7=-6.5 M8=-8 M9=-5 M10=5.5 M11=-2.5 M12=-5 M13=-4
I have had my gall bladder out before surgery...and also have had a tummy tuck done before WLS.. and they had no problems at all... I would do a sleep study on your own.. just so it doesn't hold up the process in case they want one...
there can be a long wait to get one done
Referral - March 23rd 2016 TWH Orientation - June 15 2016 Social - Sept 6 2016 Nurse - Oct 3 2016 Nut Class - Nov 14 2016 Psych - Dec 14 2016 Nut Jan 4 2017 Surgeon - Feb 24 2017 Pre-op May 23 2017 Opti start date May 29 2017 Surgery Date - June 12 2017 HW-285 CW - 154.2 Opti start weight - 261.5 SW - 256
Preop-23.5 Opti-5.5 M1-13.8 M2-14.2 M3-11 M4-9.5 M5-9.9 M6-6.8 M7-9.4 M8-5.9 M9-4.2 M10-4.6 M11-2.4
I also had to fill in the stop bang questionnaire and was convinced they'd still want a sleep study even though I didn't score high enough to need one. They didn't ask me to do a sleep study.
I had my gallbladder out 6yrs ago. The surgeon asked how it was done and said "well that makes things easier long term" so he wasn't concerned (nor was he concerned about my appendectomy or csection).
Referral to Sudbury: April 28th 2017, Orientation: July 19th 2017, 1:1's: Dec 14th 2017, Follow up with NP: Jan 9th OTN: Jan 18th, Pre-Op: Feb 12th, Surgery: Feb 27th - 2 weeks of Opti. Hospital: St. Joseph's TO with Dr Sullivan.
Height: 5'11, age 38. SW: 323lb CW:196lb
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