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So... Ya wanna see something pretty cool? (WARNING! Surgery pics)

TxArcher

By TxArcher, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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TxArcher    2

TxArcher
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So I talked my surgeon into snapping some pictures of my surgery while I was under the knife! He didn't get as many as I wanted, but he did what he could under the circumstances.

You can see the stitched up area where my Hiatal Hernia was. also you can see the band as it has been wrapped around the stomach in 3 different stages. Open, Closed and Secured.

I intentionally left this picture large as not to diminish the quality so you folks can see the details.

Hey, It is not every day you get to look at your own guts! Why not take the chance, right?:rolleyes:rolleyes:

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*susan*    1,709

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Ha Ha, Amber, you pretty much took the words right out of my mouth. I found it grossly fascinating.

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LadyTrisha    0

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oh the scrapbooker in me is going "oh what a cool idea" (sorta like when the Secret Service showed up to interview me at work). But the chicken in me knows I'd never have the guts to ask my doctor!

That is wicked cool - what a fun thing to show your grandkids and say "back in the day" LOL

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TxArcher    2

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oh the scrapbooker in me is going "oh what a cool idea" (sorta like when the Secret Service showed up to interview me at work). But the chicken in me knows I'd never have the guts to ask my doctor!

That is wicked cool - what a fun thing to show your grandkids and say "back in the day" LOL

care explain this one?

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IndioGirl55    32

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Cool Pics - But just think about all that yellow stuff - gross - glad that cuz of the band i have lost 52 lbs of that ugly yellow fat... You never think of it attaching to the outside of your tummy like that..

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tifferoni326    0

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i got a pic of my insides too..I had the doc print them out and I posted them on my fridge...helped me in the beginning to remember that hey youve got a band, what are you doin?!

Course when all my college friends saw it they took one look and all said the same thing.."You need to drink more", my liver takes up a good portion of one pic and its so pretty you could donate it :) Not really the goal of some of my buddies :waytogo::)

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FarmerE    0

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That is pretty cool. My doc also took pics and gave them to me as a gift. I told him it's probably the same picture he gives to everyone. :)

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