Maybe I should make my message shorter. Does anyone know why the rest of my stomach wouldn't grumble when it's empty after having surgery?

Sometimes it does make noises. quite loudly I might say.. But it all depends on the person. My stomach barely makes any noise

Anyways lols to answer your question about the no response..

Sometimes its hard to get to your message for some users, because it just one of the many, not all users use the "view new post" message feature.

...and sometimes it's because a reader is sitting here thinking "Hmmmm. Now that you mention it, I wonder, too...."

I don't recall seeing a message with this question until now. And it's an interesting question! In my experience my stomach rumbles as per usual when I'm hungry, and when I eat it stops.

Maybe it's a matter of perception--our own. It must take only a little tiny bit of food to stop a stomach from growling, and I never noticed that before.

Thanks for the reponses. I thought that I'd pushed the wrong button or something.

Does anyone know of a good doctor in the South Florida area?

Does anyone have a problem with hanging skin? Does the insurance usually cover having it removed? What about breast reduction (something I know I'll need.....after losing 73 lbs on WW, they didn't change size at all)?

Some insurances pay for a panniculectomy when there is a medical reason. (I'll look for an example to hook you up.)

Then, no insurance (I think I can safely say that) pays for an "I lost weight and now my boobs droop" surgery, HOWEVER...there are policies which pay for medically necessary breast reductions, which--interestingly enough--have a side effect of a lift...and there are those policies which pay for "reconstructive" surgeries.

Start with researching YOUR policy.

Sue

Hee's Aetna's. See how close you are...and don't consider it written in stone.

http://www.aetna.com/cpb/data/CPBA0017.html

This info is in the FAQ folder in the files section on the SmartBandster Yahoo group:

The following explanation comes from Scientific American Magazine.

Though stomach growling is commonly heard and associated with hunger and an absence of food in the stomach, it can occur at any time, on an empty or full stomach. Furthermore, growling doesn't only come from the stomach but, just as often, can be heard coming from the small intestines. Growling is more commonly associated with hunger because it is typically louder when the stomach and intestines are empty and so the organs' contents don't muffle the noise.

This growling has been of interest for so many years that the ancient Greeks came up with the rather interesting name for it: borborygmi (the plural of borborygmus). The etymology of the term relies ononomatopoeia; it is an attempt to put the rumbling sound into words. Borborygmi actually translates as "rumbling."

The physiological origin of this rumbling involves muscular activity in the stomach and small intestines. In general, the gastrointestinal tract is a hollow tube that runs from mouth to anus and its walls areprimarily composed of layers of smooth muscle. When the walls are activated and squeeze the tract's contents to mix and propel food,gas and fluids through the stomach and small intestines, it generatesa rumbling noise. This squeezing of the muscular walls is termed peristalsis and involves a ring of contraction moving aborally (away from the oral cavity) towards the anus a few inches at a time.

The generation of these waves of peristalsis results from a rhythmic fluctuation of electrical potential in the smooth muscle cells, which, all other conditions being appropriate, will cause the muscle to contract. This fluctuation is called the basic electrical rhythm(BER) and is a result of inherent activity of the enteric nervous system, which is found in the walls of the gut. The BER causes the muscle cells of the stomach and small intestines to activate at a regular rhythm (three and 12 times per minute, respectively), in a manner similar to, but slower than, the rhythmicity of cardiac muscle in the heart. The autonomic nervous system and hormonal factors can modulate this BER.

Though the rate and force of peristalsis typically increases in the presence of food, activity also increases after the stomach and small intestines have been empty for approximately two hours. In the latter case, receptors in the walls of the stomach sense the absence of food, causing a reflex generation of waves of electrical activity(migrating myoelectric complexes, or MMCs) in the enteric nervous system. These MMCs travel along the stomach and small intestines and lead to hunger contractions. Such hunger contractions start in the antrum, or lower region, of the stomach and propagate along the entire length of the gut, sweeping to the terminal ileum. They clear out any and all stomach contents—including mucus, remaining foodstuffs and bacteria—and keep them from accumulating at any one site.

The contractions also produce vibrations and the rumbling noise associated with hunger. Hunger contractions may continue for 10 to 20 minutes once initiated, and then repeat every one to two hours until the next meal is ingested. These are not the same as hunger pangs, which start 12 to 24 hours after the last meal and may continue for a few days before gradually subsiding. (It is possible such pangs are important in the hunger sensation that drives animals to eat.) Low blood sugar enhances this activity, which can also be induced using an intravenous infusion of the hormone motilin. After feeding, the MMCs subside.

Well, of course we all KNEW that, right?

(This is where everybody else is supposed to say, "Sure, we knew that."

Yes, I am so yesterday... :think :think lol

Thanks Donali for the detailed description. Now I understand.

I have an appointment with my primary on April 6. I wonder how long it will take to get this going so I can get the surgery done. I've noticed falling into some kind of depression lately, not something normal for me at all. I guess I'm thinking that I'll never be smaller. I think I feel like I'm still waiting for life to begin for me.