PeterB

Not really. I'm a science geek, I have a microscope. Why not have a slice I can examine, its mine afterall! I was hoping to save it in a jar of formaldehyde. But at least they took pictures for me!

I had a gastric sleeve operation on 1/23/2017 done by Dr. Buzdon at Portsmouth Reg. Hospital in NH. Very impressed with Dr. Buzdon. Spent lots of time pre op and post op with me. Excellent bedside manner, very supportive. Scars (5) are very small and healing rapidly. If I didn't have the scars and didn't seee that I can no longer eat as much food, I wouldn't know I had an operation. No pain, no nausea. No nothing! Excellent job. Only downside was she wouldn't give me a slice of the removed stomach, but did give me internal pictures showing my original stomach, liver and cut open stomach. Very cool!! I highly recommend her. Peter B. Plaistow NH

Going through this process once doesn't count much toward "wisdom"! But thanks. So I'm 4 weeks out beyond surgery. Lost 21 pounds since surgery, 40 pounds since process began. BP is down considerably. a1C is now 5.8, BMI 39.something (just below what insurance covers!). You'll get there! BTW: So far surgery bills (surgeon plus hospital) total ~$55K before BCBS. After BCBS I'm in it for $1.1K. Still incidentals like anesthesia remaining, but nowhere near the $6K I was expecting! And I also told my surgeon at post op meeting (2 weeks after surgery) that I think she cheated me. I have 5 little scars that I could have made with an x-acto knife, but other than that nothing. No pain at all (NONE!), no nausea, nothing to indicate I had surgery. OK, maybe a bit of "gurgling" now and then, and maybe I fill up after eating almost nothing, but really that's it. And she did give me pictures of my stomach before and after (showing staples and liver, pretty cool), but I have no evidence it was MY stomach, could have been anyone's! Good luck to you, it'll happen soon. PeterB.

Anthem BCBS approved my sleeve surgery within 10 days of the surgeon's people contacting them. Surgeon's office did all the paperwork. I'm scheduled for Tuesday 1/24! You'll get it, chill. Though I know its tough not to worry.