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Yes it is considered experimental still and the efficacy is not as good as a stand alone.. Also the reversible aspect and ability to convert is in question too..

Lol! I'm here you can tell because my first post back is kicking up some dust My son has been in a spelling bee competition for the last two days and I volunteered for a potluck today at his school. Oh and I spent time clothes shopping too!! Body image is so weird somedays.. I squeezed my fat ass into a size 6 skinny jeans I think they are snug but my husband liked them but honestly it was between that pair and another pair that were twice the price... I think cost motivates him somedays I told him after I tried them on though that I still feel fat somedays like I know I'm a ton smaller... But it's like a smaller fat Laura I let things get into my head sometimes.. I need to be proud oh! and maybe lift a weight or two to firm up

Sleeve Gastrectomy FAQ's Can the staples tear out? No. Once you have recovered from the surgery, your body's own scar tissue heals the stomach tissue together, just as your skin stays healed long after sutures or staples are removed. Staples are made of titanium. You can have an MRI scan, and you can go through the detectors at the airport without any problems. What are the advantages of the operation over gastric bypass? There is no rerouting of the intestines, and no new connections need to be made. This makes it safer, easier, and faster to perform. The lack of rerouting eliminates the late risk of bowel obstruction from internal hernia that comes with the gastric bypass operation. Finally, the lack of rerouting also reduces the risk of Vitamin and mineral deficiencies. What are the disadvantages as compared to gastric bypass? The main disadvantage is that we don't have long-term data to document that weight loss will be maintained. A disadvantage is that the operation is not reversible, in that part of the stomach is removed and thrown away. It can never be replaced. (On the other hand, there should be no reason to want to put it back). What are the advantages of the sleeve over the gastric band? With the sleeve there is no foreign body to break, slip, or erode. There is nothing to be adjusted. Reoperation rate for these complications is therefore eliminated. Weight loss is faster and more reliable with the sleeve. The feeling of fullness that you get from the sleeve is much more satisfying than the feeling of obstruction or discomfort that you get with the gastric band. Few patients vomit after the sleeve, while many patients continue to have vomiting episodes long after they have their gastric bands placed. What are the disadvantages as compared to the gastric band? The band is reversible; the sleeve is not. Unfortunately this turns out not to be much of an advantage of the band, as the only reason to remove a band is for complications. Is removing the stomach safe? This type of stomach removal has been performed with the Duodenal Switch procedure since the mid-1980s. It does involve stapling, just like gastric bypass, and has similar risks. How much weight will I lose? This is obviously a key question. Unfortunately, there is no long term data to give us a good answer. Preliminary data suggests that weight loss may be similar to that attained with Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.

Ok I signed in with an alternate and I'm not seeing it? It doesn't pop up under currents and if I do a search I can't get in... Skinniness can you let me know how others are seeing it? Maybe I'm missing something.

Globe, that book did the same thing to me.. I identified with her so much it was scary. I guess that's why I was shocked and kept looking at the male author in disbelief... Skinniness why do you say we are not private? When I'm signed out I cannot get to these posts beyond our mission statement page.. I'll sign in under an alternate and check now though.. Fast went ok yesterday came in under 600. stress and depression are playing a part in the standstill of weight loss I feel though. Edit: great video sarsar!!!!

So it seems that I am the one here wearing the villain hat... Op I do not wish you ill! As a matter of fact I wish you all the luck and learning about yourself in this process so you can succeed! I will take my leave... so dawn your party hats people.

Hi Seagirl! Bet this is quite the read Nice to see you here and posting It must be hard to travel for work and be away from home ( wait that part sounds good! Teenagers) and take of your meals out. I don't know if I would stay on the straight and narrow. Oh thanksgiving, every year we cook the day before (and eat like pigs) then on thanksgiving I pack up turkey dressing cranberry sandwiches and go to the beach just my husband, kids and me. It's our own personal fuckED you to our families Last year was my surgery a week before.. so that didn't happen. It's funny my mom called today and said hey can we come with you? Ummm yeah...I told her ok but you won't see for me for Christmas (yes I'm mean) so thanksgiving I think will be easy not to over indulge its Christmas that has me worried! Family = stress and tons of food = eating ...

Forgive me gamer., but I'm assuming that she has since figured out she was drinking her calories. Since this was not mentioned in any of her older posts this might be part of the puzzle as to why some people can not eat but still gain?

When you post here the only thing we can draw from are from the words that you write.

Don't you love being able to walk away from something not because it didn't fit but because meh... It's ok but not great.. When I was morbidly obese it was about IF I found something that fit, I bought it

There is no "normal" we all have different size stomachs before the surgery.. So it stands to reason we will have different sizes after.. As to being able to eat more. Yes at about the six month mark the stomach is fully healed (yes it takes months) and relaxes a bit.. So capacity Is slightly increased. As always make smart choices and don't over eat until miserable.

Yes a some the doctors hate them here... They do the same things but at a lower cost..

Lol, he's a patient man... That's the only reason why We are still married

Lol the first time I went back to macys to shop after I lost the weight I felt overwhelmed too. Wha??? I have more than I department to shop at Hey I went to Ross yesterday to buy my dog some sweaters (she is freezing) they had some CUTE human sweaters too! I almost bought one! Except I went in there for one thing and ended up with all new hangers and several dog sweaters

I keep meaning to tell you my husband is an ER PA

Are you guys talking about me again???

I think he's right it's a sleeve construction issue. I was reading that some sleeves from years gone by were constricted like this and it was no bueno..

Ok did a little reading and it does seem to happen to the stomach in certain cases Surgeon technique: regardless of bougie size, there are still surgeons out there that are starting the staple lines several centimeters from the valve at the esophagus at the top and the pylorus at the bottom. One patient who saw her sleeve in a scan described it as "barbell shaped" - it had a large pouch at the top and bottom, then went down to just the size of the bougie between. This has a huge impact on restriction and involves very stretchable tissue.

Can you please explain pouch? Are you talking about the sleeved stomach? Pouch is something more gear towards RnY patients..

Yeah...I just checked it out.... Cool....

Not feeling so good and honest today... I think I may have pushed Cheri over the edge (along with others?) on another thread I don't want her to leave and knowing that my insensitive comments could of contributed to her leaving saddens me... Cheri, if you are reading this I see now that these two threads have struck a raw nerve, I was not insinuating that everyone is fat from overeating alone and I did not mean to bully anyone or gang up.. I think, and this is no excuse, that a lot of us are feeling stress these days and coming to this new and "improved" site has added to the stressed atmosphere. We have all but been reduced to two or three ongoing threads.. And things get lost along the way, but more importantly I think some fuses have been shortened and lit easily.. Sorry my friend..

Yes I've read that one too! It's a great book as are all of his books that I've read. I was hesitant at first to read the York prison books because they were not "fiction" per se.. But I'm so glad I did! "We are water" I just looked it up and put it on my nook

Cheri, I was mean with that comment to you and you are right... I am sorry. It was me joking but it was mean joking.. I know that we all have different stories. I know that our metabolisms are screwed up. A lot of us bingers are no strangers to starvation diets. And it has definitely affected my ability to lose weight. This thread for me was about taking SOME personal responsibility though. We can never truly heal if we don't..

I was just posting on my 5:2 thread and thought I'd paste it here too Wally Lamb books! "She's come undone" is one of my favorites and " this much is true" but he also wrote a book called "couldn't keep it to myself" About his time teaching writing to a group of female prisoners and it contains their writings, stories about their lives.. A snippet of the description, it is an awesome read.. :::::::For several years, Lamb has taught writing to a group of women prisoners at York Correctional Institution in Connecticut. In this unforgettable collection, the women of York describe in their own words how they were imprisoned by abuse, rejection, and their own self-destructive impulses long before they entered the criminal justice system. Yet these are powerful stories of hope and healing, told by writers who have left victimhood behind.:::::: It is followed by a book called I'll fly away... By the way "she's come undone" is a haunting book.. I could not believe while I was reading it that a man wrote it..