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I did the diet for 2 weeks and my surgery only took 35 mins. So on to the new skinny me I am a little bit hungry even after surgery as i have had nothing but ice chips for 2 days

Hope I dont go back to doing it. Ididnt pull though i cut with a scissors finay had to shave myhead and it helped. It was all because I had a broken heart

How do you know dr kelly had a death? nd the fact that dr Almanza does so many is scary thats why he has lots of infections. 145 surgeries a month is the reason not to go to him

You do know that Dr Kelly has had no deaths that story is not true. I can find nothing about it on line and if it happened it would make the media and it didnt

you're not its a disorder

ok I am sure the doctors know better than I do I have to do a prep and I am not looking forward to it.

did you start pulling after your sugery, its called trich something. I had that problem with cutting my hair I couldnt stop cutting it I had to finally shave my head and get rid of all my scissors and now I have it under control. So I hope my surgery on June 2nd doesnt cause me to fall back into that addiction.

Why on earth are there no pre op diets? your liver has to shrink and thats how it is done with the diet. no pre op is not good!

a low dose estrogen pill shoild help

why do you need a drain?

Oh. A prv post said it was from a thread started nov/dec

The staple thread was started back in Nov why is anyone replying to it 3 mons later and who even cares anymore ?

Poop out your staples? Please clarify

I may not do any wls I like my big boobs

Not sure where the last comment came from poop out your staples? Is that a bad thing?

Not sure where the last comment came from poop out your staples? Is that a bad thing?

Yes I think I will get the sleeve I am just so chicken lol

Oh wow I am so sorry you are so brave

Thanks Misty I have been doing quite a bit of research myself and am not letting people on this forum make decisions for me. WLS clinics and surgeons don't always tell you everything if you don't know to ask so for me the forum is the best place to get a feel for the different surgeries. I think some WLS patients may be overly sensitive and it is not my intention to upset anyone. People feel very pasionate about each of their surgeries and need support from this forum. That being said I am trying to make a decision as to which surgery I will get and so far I am leaning towards the sleeve.

I am also trying to decide between the sleeve and lap band. I have a couple of questions what happens to the staples in your stomach are they permanent . Can food fall out after 10 years because the staples disintegrate or does your stomach heal shut after a few months and the staples are removed and you don't have to worry about that complication any longer.

Ok I admit I don't know very much about either thats why I post so I can learn and I am happy that I am being educated on the plication because so far no one has described what it is or how it works. if the sutures are permanent thats great and what about the sleeve are the staples permanent? Does your stomach heal after or do you always have to worry about the staples and food falling out?

If someone can enlighten me please do so.

Someone on this website had a problem his sutures came undone and he almost died. I am definitely not an expert and do not have any knowledge except that its less invasive and it involves folding your stomach in half and then sewing it together. I want 75% of my stomach gone out of my body.

I just think its common sense my stomach is huge and I do not want if folded in half.

I personally would never do the plication it involves folding your stomach in half. I can't see it staying folded with sutures for very long.