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I'm going on Wednesday to have my drain removed. Does anyone know if they take the staples out then. I don't know why I didn't ask my Doctor this.

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Hmm what staples are you talking about? If you mean the ones they used to seal off your new stomach no they stay in forever!

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They dont remove the staples........

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Yes they took mine out on my one week follow up and covered my incisions with sterie strips and it took close to three weeks for them to fall off

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I had mine removed the day I left the hospital- 2 days after my surgery.

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Internal staples stay in forever. The incision stitches came out for me at my 1 week postop.

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I thought she was talking about internal staples. ;-)

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me, too

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Mine are also dermabond.

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I'm not sure what they called it but it must have been extra strength super glue to hold my stomach. No stitches the staples on my sleeve live with me forever.

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Thanks for your comments. I knew the sleeve staples stay forever. I have two to three staples on four incisions. Sounds like they come out this week. Yea!!!

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