I lost 20 lbs right away. I'm about 6 weeks out and I still can't tolerate most foods without reflux or heartburn. I also always seem to be hungry could that complication be responsible for my current problems. My dr said he's done thousands of gastric sleeves and I was the first pt to have this problem. Apparently the Intestines herniated through the camera hole.
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Answer: Bowel Obstruction and Port site hernia after laparoscopic surgery
I´m glad you ask for help. Weight gain can be very frustating, especially after surgery. It is best to reach your surgeon and nutritionist ASAP to work on your specific case. In the meantime, please measure body fat, if you are losing fat but gaining muscle your shouldn´t have a concern; over t...
When there’s an immediate structure after sleeve, it’s likely due to a technical or anatomic issue as opposed to scarring or healing process. Dilation and stents can be tried but usually fail and best option is revision surgery. There’s some techniques to try to ‘salvage’ the sleeve but usual...
Part of the preoperative studies is a series of abdominal sonograms, in case of finding stones in the gallbladder, the surgical time would be used to perform cholecystectomy. This is done because one of the main causes of the formation of these stones in the gallbladder is rapid weight loss,...