I can handle pain very well however in all my life I've only had stitches I've never ever had Staples. I've also never had gastric bypass (I will late March) and I'm just curious if they do stitches or Staples?

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I had glue on my incisions.



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I can handle pain very well however in all my life I've only had stitches I've never ever had Staples. I've also never had gastric bypass (I will late March) and I'm just curious if they do stitches or Staples?
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I had staples on mine. They aren't too bad. They got itchy and came out painlessly.

Thank u guys for responding I'm 330 so I'm fearing I'll have Staples but expect the worse and hope for the best right?

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Thank u guys for responding I'm 330 so I'm fearing I'll have Staples but expect the worse and hope for the best right?

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I got both and the stapled one is under your left side about three inches under breast its the most painful one due to the fact thats where the pull your stomach out
Today im in so much pain and my poor toddler helps me but askes for alot as well its getting better day by day but as you do things like house chores it feels like a step back

Thank u all for responding. People ask how I could possibly be scare of Staples when I've had natural child birth and have lots of tattoos. Totally different pains lol. Thank u all for ur feedback

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Your size and weight are irrelevant, it's almost completely surgeon preference. Some will use steri strips and bandaids, other glue, and some staples. I think staples are by far the least likely and rarest, and I have no idea why any surgeon would use them on a laparscopic patient. They're ugly and annoying.

But it comes down to whatever your surgeon likes, and odds are they use the exact same thing on every patient they do.

Don’t worry about staples. I had 22 of them with my hysterectomy. When he removed them it was more of an itching/very slight sting than pain. At one point, I had one minor surgery with four staples and they sent me home with my own staple remover so I could remove them myself.

You’ve got this!


Sherry
Lap band placed 12/10
Lap band removed 05/14
Gastric bypass 11/17 due to gastric volvulus caused from lap band adhesions