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Yes I'm having the sleeve too - tomorrow morning! Good to hear I won't have to come back for 6 weeks
I had my surgery there on Nov 26 and once I was released from the hospital I came home and didn't have to stick around. I did have to go back fora 6 weeks check-up. I did get the sleeve and not the band though so that could be different. The sleeve is irreversible because 80% of your stomach is gone, but once it's gone and you stayed at the hospital for 3 or 4 days you are sent home
My dr is Dr Rene Boisvert in Fredericton and he did contact him. He also contacted some dr in Halifax and Montreal.
I am not sure where you are from but our clinic here in eastern Canada is in Moncton, NB at the George Dumont Hospital and the surgeon is second to none. His name is Sylvain Beausoleil, possibly your doctor could refer his questions to him. I had complications early on and he and his team were incredible and extremely knowledgeable. They fixed me up "right as rain" (I had a leak), good luck.
Hi, thank you for the information. I got my gallbladder out long time ago and my dr made me have mri just in case there was a stone in the canal and everything was ok. I did talk with my dr last week and he is waiting a phone call from a dr in Montreal. My dr prescribed me a anti depressant to see if it will help for the pain.
I do not believe the sleeve can be reversed, however, maybe if you try to take in only liquids for a time (assuming you have not tried this). Slowly (and I mean very slowly) re-introduce thicker fluids. I have heard of others having something called a stricture (I think that is what they call it) and what it is is scaring. If you look up at the top of this page and click on the magnifying glass and key in your symptoms (vomiting, etc. after vsg surgery it will bring up anyone who has had this issue and asked questions about it. Good luck and hang in there, oh and another thing, stay on your doctor, sometimes they do not have the answers but their network is a lot bigger than ours (medically speaking). If he does not have the answer then he should be able to help you find someone who can give you the answers. Did he check your gallbladder?? These are also classic symptoms of gallbladder attacks.
Ellie
on 3/29/15 3:16 am - Oromocto, Canada
I don't know if the surgery can be reversed since they actually remove a approximately 80% of your stomach.
i had surgery in Nov 6 in Fredericton, since then i having alot of pains since the surgery and my surgeon can not found anything wrong. Im having a hard time eating 300/400 calories a day and im drinking 3 cups a day of liquid. Ive been vomiting and diahhera. The thing is my dr can not found anything wrong and all my tests are negative. Im getting so discourige and i really can not deal with the pain when im eat or im drinking. I think im getting really depressed. Also my dr did phone call with other dr and they never seen that. I dont know what to do i feel week. I just wander if the sleeve can be reverse.
Is there other people that is having the same issue?
