Hospital to resume stomach staple surgery

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In a message dated 12/27/03 8:27:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,

candiread@... writes:

> http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/12/26/stomach.staple.death.ap/index.html

>

>

I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling surgeries were 2

different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing??? Can someone

clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery and I am

getting

scared to DEATH!!

in MI

314 pre Op

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In a message dated 12/27/03 8:27:52 AM Eastern Standard Time,

candiread@... writes:

> http://www.cnn.com/2003/HEALTH/12/26/stomach.staple.death.ap/index.html

>

>

I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling surgeries were 2

different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing??? Can someone

clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery and I am

getting

scared to DEATH!!

in MI

314 pre Op

[Guest guest]

. It all depends on who is saying the words. Those of us in

the know more commonly refer to our surgeries by their medical term,

i.e., RnY Gastric Bypass, Duadenal Switch, Bilio Pancreatic

Diversion, Etc. Those that are unfamiliar with the terminology dub

the surgery " stomach stapling, " feeling that the term encompases all

gastric surgeries. Truth is that most surgeries require stapling of

the stomach, but that depends on the surgeon. My surgeon is

completely against using staples/staple guns and preferres to use

sutures and his own artful hands. Sooo... no staples in this stomach.

Please don't let articles about surgical mishaps scare you so much.

Of course all surgeries should be approached with caution and a

healthy dose of knowledge, but the better informed you are about your

surgeon and his/her procedure of choice, background, requirements,

etc., the better off you'll be.

Toi

~~~~~~~~~~~

> I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling

surgeries were 2

> different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing??? Can

someone

> clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery

and I am getting

> scared to DEATH!!

>

> in MI

> 314 pre Op

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

. It all depends on who is saying the words. Those of us in

the know more commonly refer to our surgeries by their medical term,

i.e., RnY Gastric Bypass, Duadenal Switch, Bilio Pancreatic

Diversion, Etc. Those that are unfamiliar with the terminology dub

the surgery " stomach stapling, " feeling that the term encompases all

gastric surgeries. Truth is that most surgeries require stapling of

the stomach, but that depends on the surgeon. My surgeon is

completely against using staples/staple guns and preferres to use

sutures and his own artful hands. Sooo... no staples in this stomach.

Please don't let articles about surgical mishaps scare you so much.

Of course all surgeries should be approached with caution and a

healthy dose of knowledge, but the better informed you are about your

surgeon and his/her procedure of choice, background, requirements,

etc., the better off you'll be.

Toi

~~~~~~~~~~~

> I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling

surgeries were 2

> different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing??? Can

someone

> clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery

and I am getting

> scared to DEATH!!

>

> in MI

> 314 pre Op

>

>

>

[Guest guest]

from what my doctor told me there are different types of stomach

stapling... in the early years it was more cosmetic than medical

where people just stapled there stomachs to promote weight loss but

nowadays the medical procedure is more intricate in that the stomach

size is much smaller than original procedures and they have added

the technique of connecting your small intestines to the newly

formed smaller stomach so that not only do you bypass your larger

stomach but also the large intestines which is used by your body to

secrete nutrient (as well as fat) from food into your body. the

large intestines are also used to break down things like sugar..

that is why we are having a hard time digesting sugar now because we

no longer have the aid of our large intestines. I think most of us

are getting the medical stamach stapling (gastric bypass), most

people dont get the other type of stapling anymore because its

weight loss/gain is not too good... your stomach is still pretty

large and its much easier to over eat with the cosmetic surgery than

the gastric bypass.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~

> > I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling

> surgeries were 2

> > different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing???

Can

> someone

> > clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery

> and I am getting

> > scared to DEATH!!

> >

> > in MI

> > 314 pre Op

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

from what my doctor told me there are different types of stomach

stapling... in the early years it was more cosmetic than medical

where people just stapled there stomachs to promote weight loss but

nowadays the medical procedure is more intricate in that the stomach

size is much smaller than original procedures and they have added

the technique of connecting your small intestines to the newly

formed smaller stomach so that not only do you bypass your larger

stomach but also the large intestines which is used by your body to

secrete nutrient (as well as fat) from food into your body. the

large intestines are also used to break down things like sugar..

that is why we are having a hard time digesting sugar now because we

no longer have the aid of our large intestines. I think most of us

are getting the medical stamach stapling (gastric bypass), most

people dont get the other type of stapling anymore because its

weight loss/gain is not too good... your stomach is still pretty

large and its much easier to over eat with the cosmetic surgery than

the gastric bypass.

>

> ~~~~~~~~~~~

> > I thought that Gastric Bypass Surgery and stomach stapling

> surgeries were 2

> > different things but, I keep hearing they are the same thing???

Can

> someone

> > clear this up for me. I am getting closer and closer to surgery

> and I am getting

> > scared to DEATH!!

> >

> > in MI

> > 314 pre Op

> >

> >

> >

[Guest guest]

Toi, my surgeon too does sutures. Isn't it amazing to do that kind of

delicate work through small incisions!!!

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/242/140

Re: Hospital to resume stomach staple

surgery

. It all depends on who is saying the words. Those of us in

the know more commonly refer to our surgeries by their medical term,

i.e., RnY Gastric Bypass, Duadenal Switch, Bilio Pancreatic

Diversion, Etc. Those that are unfamiliar with the terminology dub

the surgery " stomach stapling, " feeling that the term encompases all

gastric surgeries. Truth is that most surgeries require stapling of

the stomach, but that depends on the surgeon. My surgeon is

completely against using staples/staple guns and preferres to use

sutures and his own artful hands. Sooo... no staples in this stomach.

Please don't let articles about surgical mishaps scare you so much.

Of course all surgeries should be approached with caution and a

healthy dose of knowledge, but the better informed you are about your

surgeon and his/her procedure of choice, background, requirements,

etc., the better off you'll be.

Toi

[Guest guest]

Toi, my surgeon too does sutures. Isn't it amazing to do that kind of

delicate work through small incisions!!!

Joan

LAP RNY 11/18/03

Dr. Higa, Fresno, CA

282pre-op/275surg/242/140

Re: Hospital to resume stomach staple

surgery

. It all depends on who is saying the words. Those of us in

the know more commonly refer to our surgeries by their medical term,

i.e., RnY Gastric Bypass, Duadenal Switch, Bilio Pancreatic

Diversion, Etc. Those that are unfamiliar with the terminology dub

the surgery " stomach stapling, " feeling that the term encompases all

gastric surgeries. Truth is that most surgeries require stapling of

the stomach, but that depends on the surgeon. My surgeon is

completely against using staples/staple guns and preferres to use

sutures and his own artful hands. Sooo... no staples in this stomach.

Please don't let articles about surgical mishaps scare you so much.

Of course all surgeries should be approached with caution and a

healthy dose of knowledge, but the better informed you are about your

surgeon and his/her procedure of choice, background, requirements,

etc., the better off you'll be.

Toi