Hi everyone,

I just wanted to let you all know that my surgery was on Monday August 3rd. I'm 6 days post op and I'm really doing well. There were no complications and I'm drinking my Water like a Pro! I also get mushies but very very tiny amounts.

I asked the doctor if I could have my Lap Band once he removed it since I had bought and paid for it, but due to Govt. Regulations he had to destroy the band.

Hope your all doing well.

Lisa B

Hey Lisa, I was just thinking about you last week. I'm so glad all is going well. Stay in touch, and keep us updated on your progress. . .

Congrats Lisa - glad to hear you're doing well and are not having any trouble getting your fluids in.

Hi Lisa, glad to hear everything went well for you. That stinks about not being able to keep your band. Dr. Aceves gave me my band and port. I have it in a plastic bag in my drawer and am trying to decide what I want to do with it. I am thinking burning it might be a good idea!

Congrats Lisa,

Glad to hear that you are doing well. Keep us posted.

thanks for keeping us updated Lisa. I am glad to hear you're doing so well.

I have my band in a plastic bag on my dresser. I like looking at it now and then, and being glad it's not in my body anymore.

All I asked my doc to keep was the part of my stomach he removed. I wanted to put it in a jar so I can keep it next to my 40+ year old tonsils. He said no. What a meanie! Figured I could take it to school for show and tell like I did with my tonsils. No sense of fun! :sneaky2:

Am glad to hear you're doing well. Curious: what is the difference between my sleeve and a gastric bypass?

I have heard they look really nasty after being in awhile. Maybe you didn't want to see it anyway.

Curious: what is the difference between my sleeve and a gastric bypass?

It's my understanding that the sleeve removes a protion of your stomach and the gastric bypass they make your stomach smaller and reroute your intestines somehow ... I'm sure someone will explain it much better than me.:001_rolleyes:

This chart shows that they do in each surgery:

Weight-Loss Surgeries Compared

OK! got it. Thanks, Mac. Had a person giving me an earful because I "only" had the sleeve and not the "full" duodenal switch. I am pleased and happy with my decision even more now after seeing the comparisons.

Thank you for sharing the chart this was very interesting.

OK! got it. Thanks, Mac. Had a person giving me an earful because I "only" had the sleeve and not the "full" duodenal switch. I am pleased and happy with my decision even more now after seeing the comparisons.

Interesting someone would feel the need to give you an earful about the choice you made that was right for your body.:thumbup:

YOUR BODY being the optimal words here!

No, no, you don't understand... .DS is the THE BEST SURGERY. For everyone! We VSG people are self-deluded losers who will not lose all our weight or will gain it all back!!!!1!

Well, that's how some DSers talk anyway.

I say the ones like that have "drunk the koolaid" because they aren't remotely rational about it. For example, I got into with one of them on OH and said that I don't have diabetes and that I lots all my excess weight so the DS would not have bought me anything but increased risks. To which she responded, if you had the DS you would have lost more of your excess weight! Um, how can I lose more than ALL OF IT?!?! Moron.

I'd rather just "turn the page" and keep on moving forward instead of arguing about what surgery is better, what surgeon is better, what protein drink is better, etc, etc...

Everyone has a right to their opinion and personally I like mine the best FOR ME. (smile)