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Gastric Sleeve SurgeryGastric sleeve is surgery to help you lose weight. It makes your stomach smaller. And this helps youfeel full sooner and eat less. Many people feel nervous or worried before having gastric sleevesurgery. And they may wonder what to expect.Here's some information that can help. First ... follow your care provider's instructions for how to getready for the surgery, including what you can eat or drink and which medicines to take. Before thesurgery, you'll get medicine to make you sleep and keep you from feeling any pain.Gastric sleeve is most often done as a laparoscopic surgery. But it can also be done as an "open"surgery. Laparoscopic surgery is done through several small cuts ... called incisions ... in your belly.Then the doctor puts special tools and a camera through the incisions. Open surgery is done througha large cut in your belly.During the surgery, the doctor takes out more than half of your stomach ...and then staples theremaining part of it closed. What's left of your stomach is a thin sleeve ... or tube ...that's about thesize of a small banana.This smaller stomach will hold the food you eat. The doctor then closes the incisions and covers themwith bandages.The surgery takes about an hour. When you wake up, you may have some belly pain, and the areaaround the incisions may be tender and sore. You'll get medicine to help ease the pain.After surgery, you'll probably be in the hospital for 1 or 2 days. And when it's time to go home, you'llneed someone to drive you.Now ... having surgery can be a little stressful. But knowing what to expect and how to prepare canhelp.And remember, you can always call your care provider if you have questions or concerns.This program is for informational purposes only. Publisher disclaims all guarantees regarding the accuracy, completeness,or suitability of this video for medical decision making. For all health related issues please contact your healthcare provider.© The Wellness Network
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