Originally Posted by fiona

very good read thanks, i recently changed my mind about having the sleeve done so that i could learn more about it,so i have deffered it until next summer, dont know if im right or wrong to do so....

Fiona,
There is no right or wrong, this is a major decision, you need to be confident and comfortable with your decision. So it that means taking more time to do more research and arm yourself with all of the facts then so be it. Good luck to you.

very good read thanks, i recently changed my mind about having the sleeve done so that i could learn more about it,so i have deffered it until next summer, dont know if im right or wrong to do so....

You're welcome! Ask if it's possible to for you Dr. to do the combo, which should be cheaper, too. My four other incisions are literally the width of my pinky nail or smaller (one is half this size and is perfectly hidden under my bra line!). At first, I was pissed that I was going to have scars, but they've already faded so much in two weeks that I really don't think they're going to be noticeable at all. My stretch marks on the other hand... :/

Thanks for this.

Very well written and easy to read. Thanks for passing on

Thanks for posting this! Great information.

Originally Posted by Anissa Christine

I appreciate you using my comment. It's what I was told by my nurse. According to her dumping (as the term as used in bypass surgeries) is not possible because our surgery does not "bypass" any of our organs. So as far as the term goes it originated with the bypass and therefore what they experience as far as "dumping" we do not.

Hope that clarifies the issue for you. It's what I was told. So I am only repeating not making assumptions.

The nurse in my dr. Office told me the same thing when I was there on Wednesday.

I appreciate you using my comment. It's what I was told by my nurse. According to her dumping (as the term as used in bypass surgeries) is not possible because our surgery does not "bypass" any of our organs. So as far as the term goes it originated with the bypass and therefore what they experience as far as "dumping" we do not.

Hope that clarifies the issue for you. It's what I was told. So I am only repeating not making assumptions.

I haven't had any thank goodness, but I really try to listen to my stomach when I'm eating. Even when I eat sweets, I haven't had any dumping - kind of wish I did... lol

"Dumping" has happened twice to me but it was early on. 1st time I used the wrong ground beef and it was really fatty. Nausea, cramping, and then a visit to the bathroom just a short while after eating that. The second time I went "off plan" I had some apple cobbler because it was my birthday...I had maybe a little under a tablespoon and then got the familiar stomach cramp and nausea. Now that i'm two months out I havent had a problem with sugar or too fatty foods although I do stay away from them just because I know these foods aren't good for me and will stall my weight loss.

The VGS surgery is less likely to develop "dumping syndrome", also known as "rapid gastric emptying", due to still having the pyloric valve remaining at the lower end of the stomach; however there is still a significant chance that some painful dumping may occur. Dumping syndrome occurs when too much food is eaten too quickly and it moves through the stomach at a rapid pace, "dumping” undigested food into the intestine which causes symptoms of nausea, vomiting, abdominal cramping, and diarrhea. Hope that helps.

My doctor also said while it might happen, it is unlikely and doesn't happen often- he said it is rare. He also said some sleevers might think they are "dumping" from time to time when having a bit of bad indigestion.

My doctor said it's possible but less likely with the sleeve. I actually have the opposite of dumping. Miralax has become my best friend.

Hey I asked this same question, I didnt get alot of responses but you are welcome to check out the ones that I did recieve. I really wanted to have mine done this way also. here is the link
http://www.gastricsleeve.com/forum/q...s-to-know.html

wow.. thanks for sharing.. id love to be scar free.. helps with trying to keep this on the down low.

My incisions were mixed because my doctor removed my band and preformed the sleeve operation at the same time (my band was done as an umbilical single incision). My main incision with the sleeve was still through the belly button. Like I said, this time it was mixed because my surgeon had to make four VERY small extra scars to do both procedures at once. I felt fantastic both times, though. And, I was initially much less sore than my husband, who had the traditional incisions. I LOVED the no scar the first time. It depends on your belly button type, obviously, and how the doctor stitches your new one, but I had absolutely no visible scars with the single incision. Luckily, my new ones are no bigger than a mole removal scar (I know because my cousin had to have a few removed from her tummy, and she was pissed that my sleeve removal scars were the same size as hers from mole removal!). lol