Who has been debanded and sleeved...
An EGD is the thing they do to determine what is wrong with the band. For a revision is is standard for insurance to ask for one unless it is an emergency situation. Generally(not always) they can see if there is erosion. So if you are approved for a revision i would expect that they did it unless your problem was other or you are self pay. You would remember there is anesthetic involved.
The EGD is a scope (camera) down your throat to look in your tummy, that's how they can spot erosion and slippage (in addition to the barium swallow which has a hard time showing erosion).
I just had one in November, they said I would be sedated, but I was completely OUT. It was over very quickly (20-30 min?) and I didn't have any after effects such as soreness. Way better than the barium swallow IMO because you don't have to swallow that nasty chalky stuff.
I just had one in November, they said I would be sedated, but I was completely OUT. It was over very quickly (20-30 min?) and I didn't have any after effects such as soreness. Way better than the barium swallow IMO because you don't have to swallow that nasty chalky stuff.
rabid24
on 1/5/12 3:47 am
on 1/5/12 3:47 am
I'm really wanting the same thing, but my doctor doesn't think it would be good to do it like that. He want's to take out the band, let my stomach heal, then go back in. Well, what he REALLY wants is to just to a RNY while he's in...but there's no way I'd allow that.
I don't know why it can't be done. I'm not in an emergency and my band has been unfilled for 2 years. Hopefully there isn't a whole lot of damage done.
I don't know why it can't be done. I'm not in an emergency and my band has been unfilled for 2 years. Hopefully there isn't a whole lot of damage done.
Revised from band to sleeve on June 6th, 2012. Lost 48 pounds on my own in the 4 months prior to revision. 
I'll let you know in a few weeks after my surgery. From what I understand the likelihood of having to do two surgeries is low, as I do not have any erosion, just a slip. There is always the chance that they'll find out my tummy is in worse shape than they think once they get in there, but from what I have gathered that is unlikely and usually the extra healing time is mostly for people with erosion.
Also I asked how long the revision surgery would take, he said about 4 to 4.5 hours. !! Long time but he's thorough and careful... again I haven't had the revision surgery yet so it may be shorter. You can friend me if you want and we can keep in touch about our progress easier and I can let you know how it goes afterwards. :)
Also I asked how long the revision surgery would take, he said about 4 to 4.5 hours. !! Long time but he's thorough and careful... again I haven't had the revision surgery yet so it may be shorter. You can friend me if you want and we can keep in touch about our progress easier and I can let you know how it goes afterwards. :)
I had the second of my two lap-bands removed in December and had the sleeve done at the same time. I am eventually going to have the DS, but the surgeon was unable to do the second part of the DS due to the fact that it took a lot of time to remove the lap-band, and repair what he described as "tunneling" left by the two bands (I got the impression he meant the stomach was somehow folded into tunnels).
My revision was performed in one procedure.
The damage the band did was not known until my surgeon got in there and started removing the band. He had to do the sleeve as the damage was so severe, he couldn't just remove the band.
2 days post-op, while still in the hospital, I developed a leak. The leak was repaired immediately. My surgeon had to literally suture my stomach together from 2 separate pieces. I was having the typical band issues, and my port had flipped and migrated and was inaccessible for an unfill. I was in chronic pain because of the port migrating and causing the tubing to tug on my stomach which in turned caused hoards of scar tissue and adhesions to form. My revision surgeon was not my band surgeon. I left my band surgeon's practice after he continually ignored my complaints of daily pain and puking on water some days and he completely trivialized my complications. We honestly didn't expect the damage to be so severe because I had only had the band for 8 months.
The initial surgery was around 3-3.5 hours, the leak repair was around 6-7 hours. I had anesthesia complications during the leak repair that resulted in a 5 day stay in ICU on a ventilator with a grave prognosis. When I was able to wake up, I was put on TPN via a pic line in my arm that fed me for over 22 days at home with a home health nurse coming to take vitals, give meds, and draw labs. I had zero, nothing, not even ice chips for those days. So, around a month post-op I started the food phases, 17 days on clears, a week on full, and then onto mushies/purees/soft foods.
At around 6-7 weeks post-op, I developed abscesses in my abdominal and pelvic cavity. Spent a week hospitalized with drains placed, and major IV antibiotics. My system was so weakened by the trauma and multiple surgeries in a short amount of time. I was sent home on 3 more heavy duty antibiotics, and I think the drains stayed in for 2-3 more weeks.
My total recovery time was about 3.5 months until I was fully released. My husband was deployed during all of this, and that's why I remember all the details so vividly.
In all honesty, I'd endure every complication, struggle, and hurdle to live the life I have today. Zero regrets.
The damage the band did was not known until my surgeon got in there and started removing the band. He had to do the sleeve as the damage was so severe, he couldn't just remove the band.
2 days post-op, while still in the hospital, I developed a leak. The leak was repaired immediately. My surgeon had to literally suture my stomach together from 2 separate pieces. I was having the typical band issues, and my port had flipped and migrated and was inaccessible for an unfill. I was in chronic pain because of the port migrating and causing the tubing to tug on my stomach which in turned caused hoards of scar tissue and adhesions to form. My revision surgeon was not my band surgeon. I left my band surgeon's practice after he continually ignored my complaints of daily pain and puking on water some days and he completely trivialized my complications. We honestly didn't expect the damage to be so severe because I had only had the band for 8 months.
The initial surgery was around 3-3.5 hours, the leak repair was around 6-7 hours. I had anesthesia complications during the leak repair that resulted in a 5 day stay in ICU on a ventilator with a grave prognosis. When I was able to wake up, I was put on TPN via a pic line in my arm that fed me for over 22 days at home with a home health nurse coming to take vitals, give meds, and draw labs. I had zero, nothing, not even ice chips for those days. So, around a month post-op I started the food phases, 17 days on clears, a week on full, and then onto mushies/purees/soft foods.
At around 6-7 weeks post-op, I developed abscesses in my abdominal and pelvic cavity. Spent a week hospitalized with drains placed, and major IV antibiotics. My system was so weakened by the trauma and multiple surgeries in a short amount of time. I was sent home on 3 more heavy duty antibiotics, and I think the drains stayed in for 2-3 more weeks.
My total recovery time was about 3.5 months until I was fully released. My husband was deployed during all of this, and that's why I remember all the details so vividly.
In all honesty, I'd endure every complication, struggle, and hurdle to live the life I have today. Zero regrets.
Band to VSG revision: June 3, 2009
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
SW 270lbs GW 150lbs CW Losing Pregancy Weight Maintenance goal W 125-130lbs
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