My surgeon, stiched part of the stomach tissue over the band to further help keep it in place. This is part of his normal routine in the procedure. However, he did tell me that not all surgeons do it for it is not a "required" part of the procedure.

Did anyone elses surgeon perform that technique?

Mine did! He showed me with the sheet on my hospital bed, and an actual lap band exactly how he was going to do the surgery. He didn't happen to mention that not all of them do it that way.

I have watched the operation on Big Medicine, and also on an episode of Montel Williams, and in both instances they did stitch the lower stomach up to secure the band while adhesions form to anchor it.

Welcome to LBT!! Glad you made it over to bandland!!!

Kat

Thanks. I'm always paranoid about band slippage. But my doctor has assured me that it almost never happens unless you consistently/severely abuse your new limit. So far I've lost 72 punds since I began pre-op (50 pounds since post-op). Because of my success I had the band tightened for the 1st time just this past weekend.

Though my portion are greatly diminished, I've noticed that I am eating still more than 3oz. My recent tightening was only the minimum (2 cc). Is my eating a little more than 3oz ok? Sorry for the long question.

At the seminar that I attended on Satrurday, the surgeon said that he always stitches the lower stomach up.

He also said that 4-6oz of food is what we could expect to eat after surgery.

HTH

I am having my banding done in Evansville. My surgery is 3/13/08 and can't wait. My surgeon said that they stich the stomach around the band also.

nana1

I think that is the standard way the operation is performed now. It was shown that by stitching the stomach, up, and over the band, the chance of the band slipping drops dramatically.