On Tue, 23 Aug 2011 02:42:50 +0000 (UTC), "W. Baker"
> wrote:

>Evelyn > wrote:
>: >>>
>: >>> I began the process in January. They require attendance at
>: >>> nutrition
>: >>> classes, educational classes, all sorts of medical testing to get
>: >>> everything else in line, including a psych workup. One is very well
>: >>> educated and ready for it by the time you get a surgical date.
>: >>>
>: >>> As I said, my surgery is called "Gastric Sleeve" which consists of
>: >>> simply making your stomach into a long narrow tube which only holds
>: >>> about 4 ounces of anything at a time. The doctor said they have
>: >>> been
>: >>> getting very good results with this surgery, which is not as drastic
>: >>> as the bypass.
>: >>>
>: >>> Evelyn
>: >>
>
>: My doc says he is getting just as good results with the gastric
>: sleeve, which leaves the duodenum intact and does not re-route
>: anything.
>
>Does this surgery actually physically make the stomach smaller or does it
>wrap it in som ekind of sleeve that prevents it form maintaining its
>regular shape?
>
>Wendy-somewhat confused.


They actually cut away most of the stomach, leaving only a long thin
tubular shaped stomach that only holds a few ounces of food. They
staple the edges shut. Google it. There is a lot of information on
the net.