Anxiety

[Butlersh 212]

Surgery is two days away - freaking out. Worse case scenario - what if I get stomach cancer 10 years down the road? The cure is removing the stomach! I will have no stomach to remove! I am going to need some serious sedation these next two days.

[Rootman 1,101]

I think you are looking at the stomach cancer thing all wrong, technically speaking you are LESS apt to have stomach cancer with a sleeve because the part that is being removed (pendulus) is the part that typically becomes cancerous. regardless IF you get stomach cancer - and this operation in NO way even remotely leads to that - the possible surgery will STILL be the same should it be required, stomach removal.

You're in the same boat, removing a sleeved stomach is just the same as removing a whole one, albeit a little easier for the surgeon but the results would still be the same.

Again, there is no indications at all that this operation will cause, lead to or be a precursor to stomach cancer. The benefits far outweigh the downsides as MANY co-morbidities may be eliminated thereby causing LESS health risk then keeping a "whole" stomach and remaining obese.

[Butlersh 212]

Oh I know I'm being Completely illogical here - and I was saying like, cancer unrelated to surgery. But it is good to know they are removing the part that is typically affected!

[Ms skinniness 3,003]

Wow you are really freaking out here. Take some deep breaths, go for a walk, talk to a friend, but stop thinking about this. You will not get cancer for the sleeve procedure, and if you did, they would just remove the stomach. Either way it's the same result......you will be so much healthier after your weight loss, that the probability of stomach cancer decreases significantly......Hang in there and try to use deep breathing when feeling anxious..... It will pass.