Comments on: Gastric Sleeve Surgery – pros, cons, guidelines

By: anita

anita — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 11:04:07 +0000

I am sure you are not the only one to have removed the band and pursued an alternative procedure. It would be best to see a surgeon to inform your decision. All procedures have pros and cons and I guess the con of the sleeve is the permanency. Another is that it forces self-discipline, it doesn’t teach it. My major concern as a dietitian is being able to achieve nutritional adequacy with the sleeve.

By: joanne

joanne — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:14:22 +0000

I am considering having my lap band removed and replaced with a sleeeve and after research i am unsure if this is the right road has anyone ever had to follow my path. havinga banding removed and tgen the sleeve done

By: How to Break Bad Diet Habit Forever : DietPsyche

How to Break Bad Diet Habit Forever : DietPsyche — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 06:58:07 +0000

[...] There is no magic pill to dissolve fat, and bariatric surgery, while it ensures weight loss does not necessarily teach you to change your behaviour or your beliefs, but certainly reduces your ability to eat an optimal food intake for good nutrition (refer to the blog on pros and cons of bariatric surgery). [...]

By: anita

anita — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 02:30:43 +0000

They do it laprascopically – pin hole surgery. At least 60% of the stomach is surgically removed. The surgery is irreversible.

By: Sherri

Sherri — Sat, 30 Jan 2010 16:56:50 +0000

in all the literature i find it says you remove the old portion of the stomach. How is this done and what happens to the old part of the stomach