had to post again because i just read your profile and noticed that you wanted to know if a hernia can prevent LAP-BAND® surgery. well the answer is defiantly not, i have a colostomy and have a huge stomal hernia around it and i was very concerned about the surgery but the only thing that my surgeon said could change for me was that if he could not get around my hernia with keyhole surgery then i would have to have open surgery, we discussed the risks and i otherised him to do this if necessary. in the lead up to the surgery i had to start my pre op diet earlier and was altered alot because i had to get as much fat from around my liver especially because of the hernia and also during the surgery dr clapham would have to sit me up considerably higher that for anyone else so that he would have enough room to go in the top of my hernia but after surgery it was still keyhoe and he said that it took 3 hrs more than usual but all is okay. i have had no problems at all and my surgeon said that he wished all his patients were as easy to band as me and especially when we thought i was going to be hard to band. his nurse said to me that if he thought he would have trouble then he would send my to a brisbane surgeon to be on the safe side but if he is not then all is okay. oh and i was the first person the surgeon had banded with a colostomy and also with a stomal hernia and with a hernia as big as mine. i love being the first for everything, ha ha
denise
