Question:
has anyone had to have surgery more than twice

i would like to hear from or talk to anyone who has had two more wls surgeries? what were the circumstances, was it harder/easier to recover, etc etc......thanks    — patricia H. (posted on May 6, 2002)

May 6, 2002
I have had three surgeries in the first 14 months after my original open RNY. I had a complete staple line disruption wih the development of marginal ulcer on stoma that perforated and caused peritonitis as well as spread to the backside of my liver. This resulted in my first revision, done by my original surgeon, to repair the broken staple line by transecting the stomach. My second revision was done by a different surgeon in a different state in early Feb. I had an atonic pouch meaning that the pouch had enlarged and was unable to move food through the stomach, stoma and into the intestines properly. My pouch was reconstructed, my hiatal hernia .. massive in size, was repaired,my two incisional hernias were repaired, severe adhesions were carefully cut and removed from several major organs, three feet of intestines were removed due to being damaged from the earlier episode of peritonitis, and more intestines were bypassed to make me very distal.. I feel wonderful and life couldnt be better.. gets better all the time.. I have lost 186 pounds and continue to lose. Take care
   — Gina Landers