new addition to lap band surgery to reduce hunger?

bandedshopgirl · May 19, 2006

Has anyone heard that some docs are adding another "step" to the lap band surgery?...they are cutting "something?" to reduce hunger....just cutious.

I was banded 12-19-06 and have had major problems with first bite pain...just this week it has gotten better and I can eat BUT I am hungry ALL the time. I'm afraid to get another fill next week at the docs because I don't want to go back to first bite pain BUT I think I need a fill to help with hunger!

Thanks for comments!

Wendy

bandedshopgirl · May 22, 2006

I just got an update and the docs here are experimenting with cutting a nerve to help control hunger....anyone heard of this???????

I am just mastering first bite pain and am scared to get a fill worried that it might trigger what I have been experienceing the past 5 months but I am HUNGRY ALL THE TIME!

any thoughts????????????????

Elisabethsew · May 22, 2006

Hungry all the time? Are you getting in the required amount of calories and eating 3 meals a day? Are you getting in foods high in Fiber and drinking plenty of Water? Have you distinguished "physical" hunger from "emotional" hunger? Are you losing weight?

If you've been having trouble for 5 months, you should speak with your MD and maybe have an EGD scheduled to make sure everything is OK. I have not heard anything about cutting nerves for hunger reduction.

TrishS · May 22, 2006

Cutting a nerve to control hunger??? I never head of it... seems odd, I dont know.

Seems like I am hungry all the time too... but I only eat when I am bored. I am in the process of getting my band replaced so I have no restriction. So I know how it is to be hungry all the time.

nursekathy2u · May 22, 2006

I would imagine that is the vagus nerve.. That nerve is frequently cut durring Gastric Bypass surgery as well to help with hunger.. It is also cut in people with severe peptic ulcer disease to help with pain. Im not sure, but I believe the nerve can regenerate itself and it would only be a temporary fix.. Like i said im not sure about that part but i bet an internet search would tell you.

Kathy

Jachut · May 22, 2006

The vagus nerve has other functions too such as controlling heart rate, peristalsis, sweating, smooth muscle function, I cant imagine you'd want it cut unless the circumstances were dire. Its one of the most important nerves in the body.