A little bit about the surgery...

Its called "Dr. Adrian Heap's Mini Switch or Vertical Subtotal Gastrectomy with 8 cm Silastic Ring Placement With Partial Selective Small Bowel Resection with Omentectomy." YEAH I prefer Mini switch too! LOL

1. Reseting the majority of the stomach in a longitudinal fashion as in the duodenal switch procedure to leave a stomach capacity of 4-5 ounces but otherwise leaving the stomach functioning normally with an intact pyloric valve.
2. Placement of a wide 8 cm Silastic ring between the proximal and middle third of the resected stomach to prevent fast eating and gulping of food but which you can eat any food you wish as long as you do it slowly and chew well.
3. Small intestine is shortened to 400cm total retaining approx. 100cm of the duodenum and poximal jejunum and 300cm of distal small bowel. (normal length is 600cm to 1000cm)
4. A large fatty apron that is inside your abdomen is removed. This allows abdominal decompression, removes a large fat storage argan and cuts down on rhe risk of post-operative adhesions. This apron can weigh from 2-10 pounds(Wonderful huh. LOL)!

Well that is all for now! But I thought I would let everyone know what they do! Enjoy your weeks, I know I want mine to go by fast so that this day will come sooner then later!