Question:
I have had alot of prevous surgerys.. I know I have alot of adhesions. How will this
affect my surgery? — Catherine B (posted on August 15, 2002)
August 14, 2002
your surgeon will address this with you more. But, you will most likely
require an open procedure rather then lap. Also, you can warn your family
that your surgery will take longer then expected. Your surgeon will need to
cut through and remove most of those and it takes time. You may also have a
little more pain then others, just from all of the tissue being cut
through. And lastly, some people with a large amount of adhesions will
bleed a little more, so it would not be unheard of that you would need a
little blood. Good Luck with your surgery!!
— Vicki L.
August 14, 2002
Yeah I too have had alot of surgeries... 14 so far and I still have more
problems to address! My surgeon wanted me to have an Open as I had a
hysterectomy in 1989. I had a LAP gallbladder on March 1st and that was
alittle hard to do because of the scaring from the hysterectomy and Open
RNY, but it was doable. If you've had any a"bdominal surgeries",
more than likely your WLS will be Open.
— Danmark
August 15, 2002
My sister has had the open gallbladder removal, 3 c-sections, and a
Ripstein procedure, and the doctor intends to do lap rny on Oct. 1. Hope
this helps.
— Tina B.
August 15, 2002
I had exporatory surgery in 1990. I had it open and I have a huge, thick
scar from my belly button down about 6" or so. I was able to have a
Lap RNY with no problem. I had it on April 18, 2002 and I am down 82
pounds.
— cdiss
August 15, 2002
What exactly does the surgeon have to do with adhesions? I had two
surgeries...first one was on a "virgin belly" and it was open.
Second one, there were a lot of adhesions so my surgeon had to do it open
too. Is surgery with a lot of adhesions riskier? I hope to have a tummy
tuck in the future. Would the adhesions from rny affect the tummy tuck? I
mean, would it be riskier because of the open rny?
I always wondered why everyone was so happy to have their tummy tucks done
and I know why since I developed a yeast infection in my "apron".
It was so aggravating and itched so much, I would have had a
panniculectomy immediately if it could have been done! The tummy
tucks/panniculectomy is
wonderful as far as cosmetic enhancement but I think as with WLS surgery,
it becomes a medical necessity when infections and rashes reoccur. The
itching and burning is very uncomfortable and made me miserable with the
hot summer humidity and temps in the 90's. I hope next summer I won't have
to suffer with this!
— Marilyn C.
August 15, 2002
My WLS was my 4th intra-abdominal sx. Revision was #5. I should have been
a vertiable cobweb of adhesions and there were some, but even so, my WLS
& revision (both open) took about 2 hrs, give or take. If I was as much
a mess as I "should" have been with that track record, it shoudla
taken maybe 4 hours just to "clear the path". Each person is an
individual in personality AND guts. Your doc will examine your history and
book the time in OR with that in mind. Hopefully, he will discuss with you
the + and - of methods with you.
— vitalady
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