I haven't had surgery yet, but I refuse to watch it! I have passed the stills on youtube but I feel if I watch it I won't go through with it. I watched a adonectomey (sp?) AFTER my daughter had it done and I cried! My surgeon provided me with the scope of my knee and again I cried! I. Am. A. Wimp. I am woman enough to admit it.

Have you seen a video? Going to watch before or after your surgery?

Watched MANY presurgery. I do NOT like to watch surgery videos. They don't make me cry more want to be sick. The thing is the surgery is done with a cauterizing tool which means they are kind of burning threw tissue rather than cutting it. There is almost no blood. It's almost surreal because it does'nt even seem like surgery.

Personally I think everyone should watch these videos. It shows you exactly why you need to follow the post op diet. The surgeon places the band and then sews a piece of stomach above the band to a piece of stomach below he band. Until it heals you do not want the stomach churning and dislodging the band. Also the first one I watch they flipped this body part out of the way in a pretty cavalier way. I though what the heck was that? It was the liver. Lesson 1) the liver shrinking diet is for a reason; they fold that baby right over!

Maybe the day AFTER I will :-)...but right now, I'm just a big ole wimp...lol...

Yeah I heard about flipping your liver over like that! Kinda gives me the shivers now! Glad it's all over with!

Lap Band sends you the tape when you hook up with your surgeon, and they want you to see what your getting into. Tons of info ! My surgeon told me when it comes, make sure you watch it ! I was glad I did.

I did watch it. I want to know exactaly what they will be doing to me! Call me sick but I love surgeries and watching them. I find it fascinating!! No wimp here. lol

I am having the single incision placemnet and I watched the video a LOT. I need to know what is going to happen to my body!!

i didn't watch any videos before my surgery. i hadn't thought about it back then but i don't know if it would have changed my mind either.

i've watched a couple since my surgery and it wasn't bad but i didn't get any benefit from it that i didn't get from the drawn pictures lol

It definitely helps to watch the surgery to understand what's going to happen to you. It will remind you why you need to listen to your Dr and take it easy the first 4-6 weeks.