I am only 7 weeks out and I really don't see how I did this. I am waiting for my surgery pics so I can get a second opinion. There is just no way.

My surgery was done on January 2nd and I never did a leak test. My surgeon says that after surgery the stomach on the staple line is very sensitive, so in his opinion doind a leak test could stress the suture causing a leak.

I work at a bariatric center of excellence hospital and none of our doctors order this test. Instead you go home with a drain for six days.

Yuk... A drain for six days? I think I prefer a few leak tests instead. I guess whatever works for people .. Well, works! :-)

I didn't know that there was a higher level of "Bariatric Center of Excellence."

I wonder what other standards have to be met to be "top tier."

Can't a clinic/ hospital name themselves anything they want? Wonder if these claims have much credence. Now, I'm curious what's behind titles.

Can't a clinic/ hospital name themselves anything they want?

No, they can't.

Wonder if these claims have much credence. Now, I'm curious what's behind titles.

http://www.surgicalr...oembs/overview/

I'm waiting for the VST reality show.... VST Undercover.... CSI:VST .... Sleeve World VST... DivaSleevers of VST.....

CSI: VST lol

Thanks Step.. I didn't know this.

I'm still not totally sold on the title thing. This title isn't awarded with out buying into it. It costs the awardee money to get this tile. Yes, they have to meet certain criteria, but I imagine there are a vast amount of qualified hospitals and surgeons that feel buying an award isn't necessary to be part of the best.

The hospital I went to is a bariatric surgery center of excellance. All that means is that they performed x amt of bariatric surgeries to qualify for that award. From what I can tell leak tests are either done while you are on the table before suturing or a barium swallow before you are allowed to leave,but trust me they do one or the other before you leave the hospital,it would be to their benefit to do so

If you had a sleeve gastrectomy, you were not given a pouch. Pouches are made for RouenY Gastric Bypass patients. With Sleeve patients, size of your stomach is surgically made smaller. The excess tissue is excised and removed from your body leaving you with a triple row of surgical staples and a smaller stomach in the shape of a banana. I would get a second opinion but when you do they might want to do an endoscopy so they can see what's going on. Seems very unlikely you have "stretched a pouch" when you don't even have one. What symptoms are you having that makes you think something is going on? Acid reflux? If so, that is normal after a sleeve. You can get a prescription for an acid reducer, such as Omneprazole, or buy an over the counter one your doctor recommends.

Medical terminology does vary on this pouch thing. I have read many articles about VSG which refer to the remaining stomach as a pouch. Probably due to dinosaur doctors But the terminology is used.

Yeah, that could be what they are meaning but wonder why they have not helped her understand that? Maybe because in the past, they didn't do sleeves, as the sleeve was just Part 1 or a 2 part Gastric R-Y procedure. Could be. For her sake i hope so.

No, they can't.

http://www.surgicalr...oembs/overview/

I just checked my surgeon/hospital. They are a

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE by the Surgical Review Corporation and the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

I may not have spent enough time reading around the site, but this organization does not appear to be a club you join for a title that you then pay membership dues to hang on to. This would be an interesting thread on its own.

So sick of this thread !

So sick of this thread !

Ha ha made you look...... AGAIN!!

So sick of this thread !

Then why do you continue to post and review it? If it's bothering you, and not providing you with value, and excellent way to deal with that frustration is to skip it and read something you do value.

I just checked my surgeon/hospital. They are a

CENTER OF EXCELLENCE by the Surgical Review Corporation and the American Society of Bariatric Surgery (ASMBS).

I may not have spent enough time reading around the site, but this organization does not appear to be a club you join for a title that you then pay membership dues to hang on to. This would be an interesting thread on its own.

I'm not sure what you're saying delta...did you see the fee section at the end of that COE link? They do pay to belong.