Sleeve Gastrectomy: Q&A
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How Much Does Stomach Stapling Cost?
How much does stomach stapling cost? Not gastric bypass, just stomach stapling.
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Sleeve Gastrectomy and Vitamins
My doctor has recommended me for VSG but he said I will need vitamins for the rest of my life too. I don't understand this because I thought the...
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Why Does Medicare Not Pay for (VSG) Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy?
Morbidly Obese individuals are usually addicted to Food, have extensive health issues and are disabled (low income). Medicare will pay for...
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Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Bypass Surgery?
I need to choose between sleeve gastrectomy and gastric bypass surgery, what do the medical experts think is most effective between the two? I...
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What is Your Opinion of the Sleeve?
There are some new surgeries on the stomach for weight loss like the sleeve and there is another that is noninvasive and folds the stomach in half....
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I'm Having the Gastric Sleeve Procedure. But I Didn't Lose 40pds Like the Dr Asked. Will He Still Do?
My doctor wanted me to lose 40 pds before my surgery but I've only losed 18pds. Will he still do the procedure?
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Sleeve Info, is the Way They Do It in the UK Safe?
I live in the UK and have been researching my options on weightloss surgery, i came across a video that a doctor uploaded on here showing how the...
Is It Safe to Start a Protein Diet This Soon?
I am currently in the process of seeing different specialist in order to get the clearance for the surgery. Once that is done, my surgeon will submit...
Bariatric Surgery on a Perritoneal Dialysis Patient?
I am on perritoneal dialysis and need to lose at least 40# for my BMI to be low enough to safely receive a kidney. I am 5'6" and 257#. I am just...
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