Question:
I have had 2 c-sections, will my surgery need to be an open one for sure?
Or is it possible to have a laproscopic surgery still? Will the healing process take longer with an open surgery? — vickiesee (posted on May 30, 2008)
May 29, 2008
Nope! I had 2 c sections and I didn't need to have an open one. I even had
a VBG surgery prior to having my gastric. It all depends on weight and how
your surgeon wants to preform his surgery. Which ever will work best for
you!
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
— WIBlueyes
May 29, 2008
I had two c-sections also, and was able to have my RNY lap. It will be two
years the 2nd of June. No problems.
— cathy41tired
May 29, 2008
I have had 2 c-sections (bikini cut) and 1 stomach surgery when I was an
infant. My dr says it will most likley (95%) that I will have lap. He
says if there is a lot of scar tissue (like if I had 5 surgeries) then that
is different but he rarely ever does open
— magenta40
May 29, 2008
I've had three open abdominal surgeries, plus a laprascopic cholecystectomy
(gallbladder removal), and I had a very successful laprascopic RNY.
— Connie D.
May 29, 2008
Vickie -- whether you have lap or open surgery, at least in my case, had to
do with weight and not with previous surgeries. I, too, had two c-sections
before I had my VBG in 2000, and my surgery was open -- because I weighed
nearly 350 pounds, not because of the sections; my surgeon didn't do lap on
anyone who weighed over 300. I found that the healing from the open was a
lot easier than the c-sections, because the cut is vertical versus
horizontal, and on your stomach rather than just above your pubic bone. I
had half the staples out when I left the hospital (about four days post-op,
if memory serves) and the rest out about a week later. I had no trouble at
all, and now the scar is a slightly raised white line from just below my
sternum to just above my surgically-created belly button (from my
abdominoplasty). As, at 51, gravity has done its work, so I'm not wearing
midriff tops and bikinis anymore anyway, a stomach scar isn't a big deal.
— Cheryl Denomy
May 30, 2008
Many surgeons are able to perform laparoscopic RNY on patients with BMI's
over 70. At the time of my lap RNY I had a BMI of over 600 and topped the
scales at 510, so weight and even body circumference is not necessarily
determinative either for whether an RNY can be performed laparoscopically.
— SteveColarossi
May 30, 2008
Make sure you have a good lap surgeon with a lot of experience. Open RNY is
very painful and healing was a long long process for me.(6+ months) But
four years ago, I prefered open RNY with my surgeon who had 15 years
experience and prefered the hand stitching to the mechanical stitching done
with lap. These days docs are getting more and more experience and have
mastered this technique with little problems/leakage at the suture lines.
Some doctors are not comfortable doing lap on SMO people and will do open
RNY...I personally would have prefered lap...but trusted my doc 110%...It's
been 4 1/2 years and I am loving my open RNY with one thin 4 inch scar that
is barely noticable...and no complications due to the surgery whatsoever!
There are still a lot of scars with lap...but recovery is far faster from
what I understand...Open took a good 6 months of pain that went from severe
to mild in a year. Yeah...was not all that pleasant...but I didn't let it
get me...and I was just so happy to get thinner and healthier and
ultimately happier...So no matter what surgery you have...It heals...and
it's not as bad looking back...Good luck...Look towards the future...that
where the prize is..
— .Anita R.
May 30, 2008
I just had a lap RNY on 4/29/08 and I had 2 previous C-Sections...bikini
cut!! No problemo with you I am sure!! Good luck to you!
— gonnaB1hotmama
May 30, 2008
I also had 2 c-sections and an open hyst and I was able to have my RNY
done lap. My surgeon stated he was able to sneak around my adhesions like
a theif. HAHA
— tmasten
May 30, 2008
It depends on your surgeon and any scar tissue you may have. I had 2
c-sections, a hysterectomy and my gullbladder removed and I didn't have to
have an open surgery. My surgery was last Oct. 31 and I'm down 98 lbs.
Good luck.
— PAWLLA L.
June 1, 2008
I had 3 C-Sections and I had lap RNY. No rpoblems at all
— Joanc
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