Appendicitis post gastric sleeve

Hello,

I have a question for everyone who has gastric sleeve surgery. I am from the lap band board but dont know much about the sleeve. A close friend of mine had the gastric sleelve in March, she developed appendicits within 5 days of surgery and the surgeon said that is common. I have never heard of that and wanted to know if any of you have heard that or even experienced that after surgery.

Thank you

I got my sleeve about a year ago and have been researching and studying this procedure for about a year and a half,  i am on these boards all the time and i have never heard anyone have appendcitis.  Lots of people have gallbladder issues but never heard of appendicitis.   Very strange, seems i would have heard mention of it as i am on here everyday  lol  my cross addiction  :o) jeani

I think it may just be a nasty coincidence.

Heidi
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It is common for people to have gall bladder surgery after any type of weight loss surgery, but I have never heard of appendicitis.

Lori H.

I agree with everyone else.....about the gallbladder thing.

 I have not heard that......HOWEVER...... since around 5 days post op for me ( 3months ago ) I have had chronic pain in the area of appendix/ pelvic region that increasing gets worse. I had a CT Scan and a MRI and 2 Ultra sounds......all inconclusive. CT scan showed a OV Cyst, but other tests didn't.  Kinda a mystery....I always describe the pain as like having a appendicitis attack.

Thank you everyone.

The lady that had this surgery was in ICU for over a month and is now in a critical care rehab facility. I wonder if the dr said that cover his butt. It just didnt sound normal to me his rationale about the appendix.

Was it her appendix? A leak? Keep us posted if she's ok.

I had my surgery on January 16, 2015, I just stumbled upon this question on google while looking for an answer myself. I am now 8mo post op and just developed appendicitis and had an emergency appendectomy yesterday. The only thing that I can think of that would relate the two would be that after weightless surgery you have a higher risk of of constipation and/or a bowel obstruction. Appendicitis is commonly a result of a hard piece of stool that breaks off and becomes lodged in the opening of the appendex, causing a build up of mucus which causes inflammation. I can see how/why the two can be related.

I had my sleeve surgery the end of July.  I just started having pain on my right side. I am wondering if I am not drinking enough or if it can be my appendix. Where was your pain?