Don't look if squeamish!

[Marmite_crumpet 0]

I asked my surgeon if I could have a photo of my "insides" during surgery. I find it fascinating that this is me!

Top left of the photo is my liver, with the band - as yet "unclasped" - around the top of my stomach. I was shocked to see the fat around my stomach - don't know why really, that's why I had the op :cursing:

[EmeraldCoastPhotog 0]

Way cool! Thanks for sharing. Do you happen to have one after it has been clasped?

[Marmite_crumpet 0]

Unfortunately, that is the only one I have.

When I asked Shaw if he would take a print off the monitor, he said he thought the printer was broken, but that he would use his own mobile phone instead. I was pleased as I thought he could take more pics, including some of me on the table whilst he operated on me. Alas, the printer was working so he just took that one shot.

Glad I've got it though. How rare to see one's own "insides" :cursing:

[tiffanye 0]

My doc took a before and after picture and gave them to my husband after my surgery. I thought it was kinda neat.

[BobbieND 3]

WAY COOL !!! I had no idea Docs could take pics! I would have loved it if he would have.

[hedostar 0]

kool. just got banded 2/4/09 and they found scar tissue in my abdominal walls. so i had more pain than normal. i am hungry though anybody have any creative things to eat now?

[myturn0421 0]

I had asked my surgeon if he could take a picture a while back, then I forgot to remind him before surgery. Thankfully, he has a great memory and got me a picture. I only have one, and it's of the band after it's been placed. I'm glad I have it; my hubby thinks it's weird.

[momcof3 1]

My surgeon gave me a series of four pictures - first one shows them lifting my liver, second one shows my stomach before banding, third one shows my stomach with the band on it, and the fourth one shows after they put my liver back down. He gave the picture to me when I was in recovery, but I was out of it and didn't take it home with me. Luckily it had my name on it and it ended up back in my file. He mailed it to me. I showed some people - I think it looks cool.

[Marmite_crumpet 0]

^^^^^ Come on then you two! I've shown you mine, now show us yours

[myturn0421 0]

Lol! I will as soon as I get a scanner that works!

[TQUAD64 9]

Very cool!

[BethFromVA 5]

Mine gave me two or three sheets of pictures with about four pictures each sheet during the operation. I also got to see my hiatal hernia before and after he fixed it. It's way cool. If I still had my gall bladder, they say that looks really neat -- robin's egg blue.

[tiffanye 0]

i will get my scanner hooked up this evening and post my pics.

[paxie 0]

Im glad they took the picture!! Im curious too! Thanks for sharing.

[Marmite_crumpet 0]

i will get my scanner hooked up this evening and post my pics.

I'm wai-ting ...