cpeycke 16 Posted September 27, 2013 Anyone have any info on what happens to the staples long term after surgery? Just curious if they are know to cause problem later, or if they stretch and break? I don't know any info on how the body deals with them not only right after the surgery but years later. Is there less or more likely "leaking" over time ect? Thanks!!! 1 Melissa1234 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RJ'S/beginning 5,358 Posted September 27, 2013 They are Titanium and will stay in your body forever..This will not be an issue as your stomach heals around them..They are light and totally okay with your bodies makeup....Same thing planes are made of..lol...So we can fly too.....And we are in a sense....upward and forward in our new lives.... 7 lrs, Arts137, hopeliveshere and 4 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
sonya139 95 Posted September 27, 2013 6 RJ'S/beginning, cpeycke, meamo and 3 others reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
mokee 588 Posted September 27, 2013 Your video did not play for me! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cpeycke 16 Posted September 27, 2013 That was an awesome informational video! Thank you. 2 sonya139 and Mid West reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
RJ'S/beginning 5,358 Posted September 27, 2013 Wow that was great...had no idea they fired the stapler up...lol....... 2 Mid West and sonya139 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kwigillingok 177 Posted September 27, 2013 That was a really cool video! 2 lrs and sonya139 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
J.Diesel 220 Posted September 27, 2013 Very informative video regarding the stables. This was one item i researched heavily before getting sleeved. 1 sonya139 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MCM13 87 Posted September 27, 2013 Glad to see they use the exact same products we use at the hospitals I've worked in. 1 sonya139 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
nettenette 1 14 Posted September 27, 2013 Hello FYI everyone just in case you feel the need to take something like Hydroxy cut because of the caffeine it may eat a hole in your stomach. Be bless Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
gomekast 559 Posted September 27, 2013 Hello FYI everyone just in case you feel the need to take something like Hydroxy cut because of the caffeine it may eat a hole in your stomach. Be bless What does this have to do with staples?? Am I missing something? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SuperFab 689 Posted September 27, 2013 Awesome video! 1 sonya139 reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
endless80 697 Posted September 27, 2013 Educated people who overuse the word 'actually' in presentations really bother me. Informative video though. Interesting to know what's inside of me. 3 mlowell, sixbuttons and Laure reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cathycnyrs 85 Posted September 27, 2013 Too cool! Thanks for sharing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
potpieiii 19 Posted September 27, 2013 It's interesting you bring this up now. I just had a conversation with my grandpa yesterday and this came up. He had a version of this same surgery but in 1971 and for totally different reasons. (Back then, they did this surgery as a treatment for extremely bad ulcers. And of course it wasn't laparoscopic either.) But he had the same titanium staples ever since then, and never a single problem. He just recently had an issue where he had to have images taken of his stomach, and his doctor today told him the staples look just as good now as they would if this was a recent surgery. 2 sonya139 and sixbuttons reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
