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Does size matter?

By Ms. Mannix

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Bougie {boo-ghee}

 

I grew up understanding the word "Bougie" meant you were acting/being uppity. But today this word has new meaning. A bougie is a guide that the surgeon uses to butt the stapler up against, when forming your Sleeve & they come in several sizes.

Does size matter?

Why are there so many to choose from & what makes the surgeon select which size is best for you?

Can you request which size bougie you'd like?

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    Bariatric Legend

    RJ'S/beginning

    Gastric Sleeve Patients

    There are different size stomachs according to your build, height.just the same as if I was 10 feet tall all my organs would be complementing that size......

    Amazing how the body works...Can't imagine having a stomach the size of a football if I were 5 feet tall...

    The surgeon will decide when he sees you on the table.......

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    • Bariatric Master

    karenb4729

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Most surgeons use a size that they are comfortable with - mine used a 40F because he believed it resulted in less complications. I started at 271lbs and 13 months later I'm at 125lbs.... got to goal. So its really more about what you do with what you have been given.

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    • Bariatric Guru

    bigsleeve56

    LAP-BAND Patients

    Bougi is a unit of measurment and the dc decides what size he likes.

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