Smaller stomach, smaller appetite: With a gastric sleeve, patients eat less, feel full (Miami Herald)

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''Look at me a week after the surgery,'' Carmen Souza says. ``I'm energetic. Physically, I feel great.'' She's six pounds lighter, too, after undergoing a laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy, a relatively new weight-loss procedure that removes up to 75 percent of the stomach, making it resemble a tube. The so-called gastric sleeve also eliminates the portion of the stomach that produces hormones that

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fr1endly2 · 08-24-2006, 07:38 AM

Interesting new technique this GASTRIC sleeve.
BUT I would think if there are complications, having
the rest of the stomach in place there for repairs
is a necessitiy. IF its removed and you had a malfuctioning
Y connection im not sure there is enough room to reconnect
and fix....of course im no doctor just...
guess we will have to hear more on this sleeving procedure
over time.

FemmeMode · 08-24-2006, 10:19 AM

Good point lisa......
WOw....

POODLEGIRL · 11-20-2007, 01:46 PM

Just wanted to give info from the personal viewpoint of a "sleever".
There is no "Y" involved in the sleeve procedure so no possibility of blockage. This is one of the reasons I chose the sleeve because all the functions remain the same; there is no disconnection or reconnection involved. The only thing that changes is the size of your stomach. I had the procedure 5 weeks ago and am transitioning back onto regular food. While I don't experience "dumping", not all foods work well and will "return to sender" if the wrong food is chosen or if 1 bite too many is taken. I definately have a "full spot" and it is generally after 6-10 bites. I have to work pretty hard to get in the protein and/or water. I was using crystal lite but had a hard time getting the required volume down - just changed to propel fitness water, which is clear and feels more like water and the taste is less profound. I am finally able to feel like I am getting close to the required volume. As for the choice I made, I would do it again, just the same way - believe me, even though I don't dump, the misery I endure if I eat too much is plenty of a downside for me to stay on track. I call it rock-hard heartburn - it feels like you have swallowed a rock and it is sitting in your throat just between your clavicle bones - and you get to sit there until it either goes down or comes back up. So whatever surgery you choose, there are changes to be made and as the doc says, it is a tool not a magical procedure - but I am happy with my sleeve and trying to figure out what to do with all my spare time - the time I used to spend eating! Good luck to you all.

08-24-2006, 07:38 AM	#2 (permalink)
fr1endly2 Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: SOMEPLACE LONG ISLAND, NY Posts: 6,755 Weight Statistics June 1, 2005 Start Date: Please Enter Height: 310 lb Start Weight: 167 lb Current Weight: 159 lb Goal Weight: 143 lb Weight Loss: 8 lb Lb Left to Lose: 46.1290322581 % % Lost: Body Mass Index 51 BMI Start: 27 BMI Current: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	Interesting new technique this GASTRIC sleeve. BUT I would think if there are complications, having the rest of the stomach in place there for repairs is a necessitiy. IF its removed and you had a malfuctioning Y connection im not sure there is enough room to reconnect and fix....of course im no doctor just... guess we will have to hear more on this sleeving procedure over time. __________________ LISA http://w5.photobucket.com/widgets/dy...164/fr1endly2/ LAP RNY Gastric Bypass

08-24-2006, 10:19 AM	#3 (permalink)
FemmeMode Seasoned Veteran Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: NYC ~ Love it!!! Posts: 2,987 Weight Statistics 4/19/06 Surgery Date: 5' 8" Height: 333 lb Start Weight: 171 lb Current Weight: 155 lb Goal Weight: 162 lb Weight Loss: 16 lb Lb Left to Lose: 48.6486486486 % % Lost: 010/19/08 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 50.6269463668 BMI Start: 25.9976211073 BMI Current: 23.5650951557 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Roux en Y Gastric Bypass	Good point lisa...... WOw.... __________________ Deborah Lap RNY Gastric Bypass follow my "Journey and Progress" at www.femmemodeweightloss.blogspot.com

11-20-2007, 01:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
POODLEGIRL Whipper Snapper Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: CALIFORNIA Posts: 13 Weight Statistics OCTOBER 5, 2007 Start Date: OCTOBER 15, 2007 Surgery Date: Please Enter Height: 317 lb Start Weight: 253 lb Current Weight: 170 lb Goal Weight: 64 lb Weight Loss: 83 lb Lb Left to Lose: 20.1892744479 % % Lost: JANUARY 2009 Goal Date: Body Mass Index 48.2 BMI Start: 38.5 BMI Current: 25.8 BMI Goal: Weight Loss Method Sleeve Gastrectomy	Sleeve Testimony Just wanted to give info from the personal viewpoint of a "sleever". There is no "Y" involved in the sleeve procedure so no possibility of blockage. This is one of the reasons I chose the sleeve because all the functions remain the same; there is no disconnection or reconnection involved. The only thing that changes is the size of your stomach. I had the procedure 5 weeks ago and am transitioning back onto regular food. While I don't experience "dumping", not all foods work well and will "return to sender" if the wrong food is chosen or if 1 bite too many is taken. I definately have a "full spot" and it is generally after 6-10 bites. I have to work pretty hard to get in the protein and/or water. I was using crystal lite but had a hard time getting the required volume down - just changed to propel fitness water, which is clear and feels more like water and the taste is less profound. I am finally able to feel like I am getting close to the required volume. As for the choice I made, I would do it again, just the same way - believe me, even though I don't dump, the misery I endure if I eat too much is plenty of a downside for me to stay on track. I call it rock-hard heartburn - it feels like you have swallowed a rock and it is sitting in your throat just between your clavicle bones - and you get to sit there until it either goes down or comes back up. So whatever surgery you choose, there are changes to be made and as the doc says, it is a tool not a magical procedure - but I am happy with my sleeve and trying to figure out what to do with all my spare time - the time I used to spend eating! Good luck to you all. __________________ POODLEGIRL

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