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Read more about Hungry for answers about Acronym Soup?

Hungry for answers about Acronym Soup?

Yes, there are a lot of acronyms here. I've listed just the ones related to weight loss surgery, not ones in common use, such as LOL (laugh out loud). Be sure to let me know of any I've missed:   BMI: Body Mass Index CW: Current Weight DS: Duodenal Switch weight loss surgery EWL: Excess Weight Loss FF: Fat Free GBP: Gastric Bypass GW: Goal Weight LBL: Lower Body Lift MO: Morbidly Obese NSV: Non Scale Victory, such as fitting in an airline seat NUT: Nutritionist

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• lsereno
• July 31, 201313 yr

Read more about What is a bougie and how does it affect my success?

What is a bougie and how does it affect my success?

A bougie is guide that is used to help the surgeon size your new stomach. Once you are under sedation, the bougie is passed down your throat and into your stomach. The surgeon cuts your stomach around the bougie. Typically, surgeons now use between a 32 and 40. The smaller the number, the smaller the guide's circumference. Early out, surgeons used bougies as large as 70.   There is a huge amount of controversy about bougie sizes. But bougie size is not the only factor in determining how larg

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• lsereno
• July 21, 201313 yr

Read more about Bariatric Program Guides

Bariatric Program Guides

If your WLS program provided a guide, I suggest you use that. But many people do not receive a program guide when they have WLS. If you fall in that boat, here are some links to guides that I have saved from this forum over the years. If you have any to add, post a comment with a link.   Kaiser Fremont Bariatric Program Guide (this is my program's guide and it covers VSG and other WLS) http://mydoctor.kais...rics/binder.jsp   The Cornell Weight Loss Surgery Program: Dietary Guidelines for L

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• lsereno
• July 21, 201313 yr

Read more about Hello World!

Hello World!

After more than two years post-op and almost three years on this board, I've decided to create a blog. I never made one before because I didn't want the responsibility of keeping up with new entries and dreaming up fresh and exciting content to share. But I've come to recognize that blogs, even when they are abandoned, can provide a permanent link to some great information. So, I'm going to use my blog to answer questions that I see come up over and over in the online VSG community. I'll put eac

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• lsereno
• July 21, 201313 yr