Stitches and eating when not hungry...

Hi,
I have copied a thread for you about the very question you have asked.
http://www.gastricsleevesupport.com/general-chat-f9/compulsive-eaters-t2577.htm

I too was a compulsive eater or a food aholic and all the other names you want to think of just not any more YAY

Cheers Gail

hi all,

I went into youtube and looked at the op to see how it is done. Wasnt as scarey or as yuk as I imagined and all the sites that I looked at used staples. Quite interesting really, but then again, I have worked in the theatre and seen much worse, so I might be a bit desensitised. Cheers

Alex

I'm getting six rows of staples and then they will cut up the middle. So three rows will stay with me and three rows will go with the amputated part.

I don't think I have staples.....but I'm not sure, I didn't really ask :P

The stomach is stapled and cut with a stapling device leaving two rows of steel staples behind on your new tiny tummy and the excised part.

Eating, LOL I thought I was reading about myself!!

Oh you will feel full let me tell you. I have a piece of toast with 20 gms lite philly spread and half a small can of salmon for lunch and I thought I was going to bust. I should have only eaten 3/4's of it I am one month post-op.

Good luck with your Opti and surgery.

Hi everyone,
I have only had my initial chat with my surgeon and had a few
questions someone here might be able to answer before I see him again.

1. The stitches they put in after they remove portion of your stomach -
are they permanent stitches or do they dissolve and your tummy heals
itsself? Might be a silly quesion but the concept has been playing on my mind

2. I eat when I'm NOT hungry. It's my thing. I can eat anytime, any place.
I really wish I didn't. So feeling full is the holy Grail for me. I can't wait to
have my sleeve so I can feel full. I just don't want to eat when I'm not
hungry with the sleeve like I do now. I won't be able to will I?

I think because my surgery is getting close (start opti on Monday) I'm
just getting nervous....

Thank you for reading !