Question:
can you help?

i had a ct scan of my insides and just got the news my liver is enlarged and i have a cyst on my adrenal gland. if anyone out there tell me if this will interfair with my soon to be lapband surgery. sorry guys but i have waited 2 yrs for this and all of the sudden i am scared something is going to stop it from happening. thanks    — ihatebeingfat11 (posted on August 18, 2008)

August 18, 2008
i also had an enlarged liver, it didn't stop my banding surgery. the doctors put me on a special diet to shrink my liver prior to surgery. as far as the cyst goes i am not sure. hopefully, th e surgereon can remove your cyst while they are doing your band surgery. wishing you all the best........steven
   — stevenzak

August 18, 2008
I don't know about the cyst but the enlarged liver is nothing to worry about. Mine was enlarged and it didn't affect my lap band. The surgeon may want you to lose a little weight before the surgery date, which I did. It was just 8 pounds. I wish I could tell you about the cyst but I have NO clue. Good Luck...Diane
   — dyates2948

August 18, 2008
I'm pretty sure the cyst will not stop your Lap-Band, and neither will the enlarged liver. To shrink your liver, do your best to lose as much weight as possible before surgery. Losing weight will shrink your liver and further increase safety and help ensure the best possible outcome.
   — Gina S.

August 19, 2008
People needing WLS often have enlarged livers, or what is referred to as "fatty liver." The preop diet and subsequent weight loss after surgery is known to reduce liver size; many times the surgeon doesn't know until he goes in and examines your liver to know why it's enlarged. On the plus side: I also have adrenal cysts that were found during my workup (I had a little more because I have kidney stones); my PCP (who is also a nephrologist) said it isn't an issue, and, as my surgeon said "That's not the area I'm working in; if your nephrologist said it's OK it won't affect the surgery." My Lap-Band is scheduled to be done 8/26! I also know someone who has a very large liver due to cirrhosis; she also had a Lap-Band last week and is doing well. The surgeon just took some liver biopsies during the surgery.
   — obeseforever

August 19, 2008
These questions need to be directed to your doctor.
   — nancycarle