leag78 469 Posted January 3, 2016 What if this whole time we never got a sleeve or bypass done to our bodies? Meaning, we are put under, few incisions are made, but nothing has been done to our insides? Our minds are tricked into thinking that our stomachs are smaller but in fact they are still completely in tact? We can't obviously check our insides to confirm what was done to us. So where is the proof??? Just saying. Join me again, next time, on Sci-Fi theater weekend...LOL!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dub 9,922 Posted January 3, 2016 LoL. I sorta wondered if my surgeon has done anything the first couple weeks. Once I ate solid food......I knew he'd done his job. Two bites and was DONE !!!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Stevehud 1,790 Posted January 3, 2016 i actually saw the piece of my removed stomach. , not something for the faint of heart. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
2goldengirl 2,076 Posted January 3, 2016 Your staples will show up on X-ray. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Babbs 14,681 Posted January 3, 2016 What the heck are you smoking?? LOL. Seriously though, that idea can really blow your mind if you think about it. I mean, our minds really are a powerful thing. Who's to say it can't be "tricked" into thinking we have smaller stomachs and to get full quicker? There's a place that advertises on TV here called Positive Changes. Basically they hypnotise you into seeing food differently and stop cravings to eat healthier. The (supposed) real people on the commercials swear it works. I believe this surgery is mostly the power of mind over matter anyway. Whether we have the physical symptoms of fullness or not. See what you started? Now I'm being all....deep. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
higher 966 Posted January 3, 2016 You're talking about the placebo effect. It's well documented when it comes to pills and other treatments but in the USA they've never done studies with sham surgeries. They have in some European countries - exactly the way you described it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
The Candidate 3,215 Posted January 3, 2016 If it's wrong I don't wanna be right. ???? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
B-52 7,113 Posted January 4, 2016 Believ me, I can tell it's there!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Miss Mac 6,262 Posted January 4, 2016 At one year I had a swallow test test done. Miss Tummy showed up real clear, about the size of a small banana. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
leag78 469 Posted January 4, 2016 Lol technology is a funny thing. I was just sitting here one day. Body hocus pocus,and while you're under you are being hypnotized to feel the effects of a smaller tummy....or seeing x-rays the way they want you to see them...LOL!!! Sounds good enough for a movie idea!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
