Gastric Sleeve
I will be seeing Dr. Webb for the Gastric Sleeve and wanted to hear from anyone has had Dr. Webb as their WLS physician and anyone who has had the Gastric sleeve, I am a little scared and nervous to have it done. I was originally was going to have the band bt I can not have it because I had a lap nissen 7 years ago.
There is a vertical sleeve gastrectomy forum here on OH and I am sure you would get loads of information there.
I had the DS and the vertical sleeve gastrectomy is the stomach portion of the surgery. The DS has been done in two parts for the ssmo for a long time -- with the sleeve gastrectomy being the first part. Then when the person had lost some weight and surgery would be less risky they would go in and do the intestinal portion of the DS. It has not been all that long that the sleeve gastrectomy has been done as a stand alone procedure so there are no long term studies on maintaining the weight loss. It is a good procedure in that you retain your pyloric valve and there are no man made stomas or other connections. One of the great things about the procedure is that the portion of the stomach that is removed (the outer curvature) is where most of the gherlin is produced. Gherlin is the hormone that produces hunger. Of course you will be eating less because you will have a tiny stomach -- but you will also not be as hungry. Preserving the pyloric valve is what will in most cases prevent dumping syndrome. With the sleeve gastrectomy there is the added benefit that should you not lose a sufficient amount of weight or if you find you are having trouble maintaining your weight -- you can always opt to get the rest of the duodenal switch which will give you the malabsorbtion factor.
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I had the DS and the vertical sleeve gastrectomy is the stomach portion of the surgery. The DS has been done in two parts for the ssmo for a long time -- with the sleeve gastrectomy being the first part. Then when the person had lost some weight and surgery would be less risky they would go in and do the intestinal portion of the DS. It has not been all that long that the sleeve gastrectomy has been done as a stand alone procedure so there are no long term studies on maintaining the weight loss. It is a good procedure in that you retain your pyloric valve and there are no man made stomas or other connections. One of the great things about the procedure is that the portion of the stomach that is removed (the outer curvature) is where most of the gherlin is produced. Gherlin is the hormone that produces hunger. Of course you will be eating less because you will have a tiny stomach -- but you will also not be as hungry. Preserving the pyloric valve is what will in most cases prevent dumping syndrome. With the sleeve gastrectomy there is the added benefit that should you not lose a sufficient amount of weight or if you find you are having trouble maintaining your weight -- you can always opt to get the rest of the duodenal switch which will give you the malabsorbtion factor.
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Yes, In Jacksonville, Florida.
Lap nissen is a procedure I had done to stop my GERDS it is where they get a portion of your stomach and wrap it around you esophagus, which did wonders I lost 65 lbs, but I gained all plus the weight back a couple of years ago, so since my antomy is now different I am not eligible for the lap band.
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