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Hi @grandmar @desirea @bren1985 @marlaxyzi @fessmom @contentandwell @2011panc @newme327 @ldsuz @debra3 @debdip @narva @pattib @alexandrah @lizstrause @carlw @ellenmartin @iman_im @gizem16 @maisie89 @glinda @IWantToBelieve @rosemarya,
I'd like to invite you to join us today, Thursday, February 22 at 10:30 am CT for a video Q&A with Drs. Barham Abu Dayyeh and Andres Acosta, Gastroenterology and Hepatology, about the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty (ESG) procedure performed at Mayo Clinic as a non-surgical intervention for weight loss. Learn more about Mayo Clinic’s unique non-surgical weight loss program, and the ESG procedure.
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@kanaazpereira, is this the sleeve gastrectomy procedure mentioned in the Transplant Pages ?
https://connect.mayoclinic.org/newsfeed-post/innovative-approach-offering-pathway-to-liver-transplant-for-patients-struggling-to-lose-w/
Rosemary
Hi @rosemarya,
Great question! I will post it during the Video Q&A, but briefly, here's what research online states:
– The Laparoscopic Sleeve Gastrectomy – often called the gastric sleeve – is performed by removing approximately 80 percent of the stomach. The remaining stomach is a tubular pouch that resembles a banana.
– Endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty is a newer type of weight-loss procedure which offers similar weight loss to the established surgical procedures but with lower risk. It's a minimally invasive procedure that does not involve any cutting of the stomach so there are no scars and recovery time is short.
@kanaazpereira Thanks for thinking of me, and at one point I would have loved to have known more about this, but at this point my BMI is just over 25. My goal now is to get it just under 25. I realize that it can be inaccurate if you have a lot of muscle but although I exercise I would not say I have a lot of muscle. As I have mentioned in these forums, I owe my success at losing weight to myfitnesspal, and wearing a fitness tracker to push myself to exercise. I had not worn my fitness tracker since having my knee replacement in February but I resumed wearing it yesterday because I want to get back to lose those remaining few pounds. These two aids make you accountable which for me is a huge help.
JK
Sorry I could not join. I actually had the sleeve ga stronomy Oct. 21, 2016.
@grandmar, Thank you for sharing your personal experience with the sleeve gastrectomy procedure that you have already posted earlier today. Rosemary
My pleasure.
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I am sorry but not able to make it. Take care.