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Gastric Banding
By blogadmin | June 10, 2010
It’s pretty depressing (for me) when you start considering Gastric Banding. Don’t get me wrong it is an amazing tool for some people. After speaking with my Dr and reading about it though, I think I would see it as yet another failure that I couldn’t shed the weight myself. Also, if I haven’t yet fixed the emotional issues that lead me to eating and drinking more and exercising less – then isn’t gastric banding just going to be a short term fix??
Anyway I am reading more about it, as I am so depressed about my weight at the moment (maybe it’s the winter blues), so will keep you posted.
With all my research online, I have found a few interesting reads.
I found the best reads at Yahoo Groups.
http://au.groups.yahoo.com/search?query=gastric+banding
So what is the definitaion of gastric banding…….A surgical procedure in which a band made of special material is placed around the stomach near its upper end, creating a small pouch and a narrow passage into the larger remainder of the stomach. It can be tightened or loosened over time to change the size of the passage.
Basically if your BMI is over 40 it is used as a tool to reduce the size of your stomach, thus reducing the food / drink intack – which will inturn reduce your weight. They can be adjusted later on down the track.
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