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U tube video of the Sleeve operation

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Was a humpty dumpty    35

Was a humpty dumpty
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Here is a video of the Sleeve operation. It almost looks like a chicken breast being cut in half. There is very little blood loss.

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TStew    25

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Here is a video of the Sleeve operation. It almost looks like a chicken breast being cut in half. There is very little blood loss.

I can't even watch it!! lol Maybe after my surgery I'll give it another shot....

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feedyoureye    3,087

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I can't even watch it!! lol Maybe after my surgery I'll give it another shot....

I don't know if this is the same one I watched before surgery, but i watched one and thought it was interesting! I asked my Dr assistant if I could have a copy of my surgery tape... NO! I guess it could be a legal problem... too bad! I would have loved to see it after the fact!

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Was a humpty dumpty    35

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It looks just like pieces of chicken fat in the video around the stomach, I wonder if the surgeon cuts those out too? It would be nice if they did..

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feedyoureye    3,087

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It looks just like pieces of chicken fat in the video around the stomach, I wonder if the surgeon cuts those out too? It would be nice if they did..

Fat has a blood supply, so I'm guessing not... sad.gif

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DisneyAddict    10

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Thanks for the link. You know it never occured to me to look it up on youtube. I emailed it to my mother in law and watched it with my mom (each watching it but we were on the phone). My poor husband walks in (unsuspecting with lunch too) and I've got this video on and my mom on the phone LOL I have to say I'm still ready to do it!

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ellawhite77    0

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WOW! WOW! WOW! I watched it with my husband, the scientist, and he was like WOW! That was really a neat experience. I'm glad I watched it because it gave me the real perspective of what is going to occur instead of the cartoon version.

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feedyoureye    3,087

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I guess they did a bunch of mine with the "robot". My doc is part of the robotics wing of the university.

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nraeh    23

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I have watched the surgery on You Tube several times. (BTW there are more than one on You Tube) After watching the video I have a question. What happens to the staples and the clamps that they use? Do they eventually dissolve or do they stay in you all the time? OR Do you have to have them removed at some later time?

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sleeve 4 me    910

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Here is a video of the Sleeve operation. It almost looks like a chicken breast being cut in half. There is very little blood loss.

Hey make sure to ask your surgeon to take pictures...I wish I would have done that!!!

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Rootman    1,101

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I have watched the surgery on You Tube several times. (BTW there are more than one on You Tube) After watching the video I have a question. What happens to the staples and the clamps that they use? Do they eventually dissolve or do they stay in you all the time? OR Do you have to have them removed at some later time?

The staples are permanent, they are titanium and never corrode. While I've never seen what they look like long term I would imagine that after a few years they would be pretty much enveloped in scar tissue as the stomach heals.

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feedyoureye    3,087

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I asked for the the DVD, and the Jr. doc said that they couldn't do that because of possible liabilities. I even asked for the left over stomach! THe Jr. doc didn't even answer that one.!.. he just looked at me like I was crazy. hahaha!

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bugwitch    37

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LoL...before my gall bladder surgery, I asked for my stones and they gave them to me! They were so pretty. I kept them for a number of years and intended to make jewelry out of them (they were rather big). But I think, during one of my moves, they got lost or thrown away. :(

Too bad I can't make jewelry out of my stomach...hehehe

And yes, there are number of surgery videos on youtube. I'd advise watching a variety of them as different surgeons perform it differently. That, and it might help you feel more comfortable with what is going to happen. But if you are squeemish, I suggest you do what I do when I imagine my parents having sex...since I am adopted, it never actually happened...I just showed up. And that's what happens with your sleeve...it just shows up. :)

Okay...now, really am going to bed....for certain this time...maybe. :)

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TStew    25

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The staples are permanent, they are titanium and never corrode. While I've never seen what they look like long term I would imagine that after a few years they would be pretty much enveloped in scar tissue as the stomach heals.

Titanium is still magnetic, right? I'm thinking it is because my pans are titanium and I use them on an induction cook top. So this means you could never have an MRI, correct?

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Margaret    4

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I watched it. Not so hideous. Does look like chicken, which I may never want in the near future.....

Here is a video of the Sleeve operation. It almost looks like a chicken breast being cut in half. There is very little blood loss.

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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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      On day 4 of the 2 week liquid pre-op diet. Surgery scheduled for June 11th.
      Soooo I am coming to a realization
      of something and I'm not sure what to do about it. For years the only thing I've enjoyed is eating. We rarely do anything or go anywhere and if we do it always includes food. Family comes over? Big family dinner! Go camping? Food! Take a short ride or trip? Food! Holiday? Food! Go out of town for a Dr appointment? Food! When we go to a new town we don't look for any attractions, we look for restaurants we haven't been to. Heck, I look forward to getting off work because that means it's almost supper time. Now that I'm drinking these pre-op shakes for breakfast, lunch, and supper I have nothing to look forward to.  And once I have surgery on June 11th it'll be more of the same shakes. Even after pureed stage, soft food stage, and finally regular food stage, it's going to be a drastic change for the rest of my life. I'm giving up the one thing that really brings me joy. Eating. How do you cope with that? What do you do to fill that void? Wow. Now I'm sad.
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        Life as a big person had limited my life to what I knew I could manage to do each day. That was eat. I hadn't anything else to look forward to. So my eating choices were the best I could dream up. I planned the cooking in managable lots in my head and filled my day with and around it.

        Now I have a whole new big, bigger, biggest, best days ever. I am out there with those skinny people doing stuff i could never have dreamt of. Food is now an after thought. It doesn't consume my day. I still enjoy the good home cooked food but I eat smaller portions. I leave food on my plate when I am full. I can no longer hear my mother's voice saying eat it all up, ther are starving children in Africa who would want that!

        I still cook for family feasts, I love cooking. I still do holidays but I have changed from the All inclusive drinking and eating everything everyday kind to Self catering accommodation. This gives me the choice of cooking or eating out as I choose. I rarely drink anymore as I usually travel alone now and I feel I need to keep aware of my surroundings.

        I don't know at what point my life expanded, was it when I lost 100 pounds? Was it when I left my walking stick at home ? Was it when I said yes to an outing instead of finding an excuse to stay home ? i look back at my last five years and wonder how loosing weight has made such a difference. Be ready to amaze yourself.

        BTW, the liquid diet sucks, one more day and you are over the worst. You can do it.

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