Re: New here and have question regarding revision WLS

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Dear Ro,

I had a VBG in 1990, which failed. I am in the pre-op phase: just finishing

up testing and hoping to schedule surgery ASAP with Dr. Anthone at USC in

L.A. So I can't tell you about the post-op stuff.

The best advice I can give you is to do your research and find a surgeon who

has the most experience doing revisions. DS surgery is technically very

complex, and revisions are harder. Revisions, as any surgeon will tell you,

are more difficult and result in more complications than surgery on a

" virgin belly. " Having said that, most people seem to be able to have the

revisions and get through OK. It all depends on what they find when they

open you up: how many adhesions there are from the former surgery,etc.

Of course, I'm partial to Dr. Anthone. Dr. Crookes is also at USC and is

experienced with revisions. I've heard that Dr. Hess in OH, Dr. Maguire in

OH, Dr. Gagner in NY, and Dr. Buchwald in MN all are very experienced. Not

all surgeons want to do revisions.

I'm sure you'll hear from other people out there on this topic, but I'd

advise you to contact the doctors and ask about whether they do revisions,

how many have they done, complication rates, mortality rates, etc. For me

experience was the deciding factor between several excellent surgeons. I

dont' want my surgeon to be surprised by anything he sees when he opens me

up!

I hope that helps a little. I encourage you to begin the journey of

researching the DS surgery. Good luck!

Blessings!

Robyn

pre-op Dr. Anthone

bmi 64

New here and have question regarding revision WLS

> I had a VBG 7-14-99, and since then have had to have 3 back surgeries

> which has helped the VBG fail.

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> I am considering a revision - are there any revisions here that can

> give me some info?

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> Thanks

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> Ro

> Iowa

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