Roux-en-Y gastric bypass with lap band, enlarged stoma. Doctor wants to remove band. Will this resolve gas & stomach discomfort?

March 25, 2018
Asked By:abblalock in Fairfield, CA

I had Roux-en-Y in 2004 . My pouch enlarged and I had a lapband put in place in 2013 . I started having servere gas and stomach pain. Barium swallow showed an enlarged stoma and slipped lapband. The EGD showed no erosion and no slippage for the lapband. My doctor wants to pull the lapband, however i am afraid with an enlarged stoma my problem of gas and stomach discomfort will not end. What are my options?

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