Revision from lapband to DS - how many surgeries?
On December 1, 2010 at 6:02 PM Pacific Time, danadolittle wrote:
My doctor told me it would need to be done in two surgeries, three months apart. One to remove the band and one to do the DS. Anyone else have experience with this?
Dana
If you have a slip or erosion that makes sense. If you don't I don't quite know why they would put you through two surgeries. I had my band to sleeve done in the same surgery.
Previously Midwesterngirl
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
The band got me to goal, the sleeve will keep me there.
See my blog for newbies: http://wasabubblebutt.blogspot.com/
My doc does 2 surgeries also -- best way to ensure the stomach tissue is healled and can hold the staples becasue the area for leaks is greatest at the top which is the location where the band is/was
I didn't like having to wait 3 months - but the band removal recovery was easy and now I am 1 week away from my sleeve
I didn't like having to wait 3 months - but the band removal recovery was easy and now I am 1 week away from my sleeve
July 2007 = lap band ...Sept 2010: lap band removed....Dec 2010 VSG
HW: 283... VSG SW: 244 .. got down to 170 -- now at 193 and "back on track" ....GW: 155
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