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before our surgeries ???Does anybody know how much all that excess (80%) tummy they took out weighed?...i just now thought about it ? Wonder if that has alot to do with why we lose so much at first ??? The thought just came to me ....lol! :)

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I posted a picture of mine on a table - it's in my gallery :)

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Funny thing is I keep meaning to ask my Dr that question but always forget. I don't think the stomach itself would weigh very much since it is just an empty sack, but I really don't know. I just looked up on the internet that the average stomach weighs between 125-175 grams(4.4-6.1 oz) so if you do the math 3.52 to 4.88 oz.

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i asked my dr at my last check up and he doesnt weigh or measure it. said to get a true weight of the volume they had to inject it with a certain chemical, and at the end it makes it explode, said its a bit too messy. it does get sent out to pathology but no sizes :(

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kirk !!!! ohmergehrd!!!!I thought u were being silly ....but u are serious !!!!lol!!! i just looked at your gallery pics !!!!how did u pull that off ???U seriuosly asked the dr to take a pic of your stomach?????? :)

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I posted a picture of mine on a table - it's in my gallery :)

Would love to see it. How do you view it?

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I asked my doctor at my last visit but he said they don't weight it. Just gets sent to pathology and sliced up for exam.

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Kirk that picture is awesome! I wish I would've thought of that!

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Would love to see it. How do you view it?

View my profile and click on galleries

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View my profile and click on galleries

That's awesome. I wanted a pic too but Dr said no ;-(

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Mine was 3lbs 9oz I asked they weighed and gave me the report on my surgery and lab work done on my stomach.

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I posted a picture of mine on a table - it's in my gallery :)

Ugh, that probably wasnt the best thing for me to go look at 36 hours before surgery. As if I were not nervous already lol. It was cool to see though.

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