Oh don't you worry...I found out! I was reading VSG blogs and VerticalSleeveSurgeryTalk.com (sound familiar?) and it was like I needed to know this...everywhere I looked, I kept seeing reference to this bougie (pronounced boo-zhe', its French) thing with a size next to it 32, 34, 36, 38, 40 up to 50. It didn't take me long to figure out it was the appliance, for lack of a better word that is used during the VSG surgery to guide the surgeon in the size of the stomach that he is molding. As in everything else in WLS, every Doc has a reason for using the size he uses. I spoke to my doctor and he explained to me more about bougie's than I really needed to know but most important that complications have a direct correlation to the size of the bougie that was used. Suffice to say, with all my band problems with tightness, I was relieved that my Doc will not be using the smallest one! Anyway, without going into specific numbers, I am comfortable with what size bougie is being used on me!
Its funny how I feel like I am experiencing DeJaVu' all over again with my researching of this procedure. I am over at OH, verticalsleevesurgerytalk.com and of course the blogs. This forum has been the most helpful and informative source of information for me during my whole journey and the personal friendships that I have forged here are beyond what I could describe in a few words. What brought us all together in the first place was our profound need and desire to lose weight and get healthy. The fact that we did it with a LapBand or VSG or Weight Watchers or whatever was secondary.
The funniest part about this week is that although I was unfilled on Tuesday, I am down 2 lbs! Crazy but I will take it!
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Bougie:
Adjective meaning extravagent, often to the point of snobbery. Usually used in relation to the conspicuous consumption of the urban upper-middle class. Dervived from "bourgeoisie"
"What kind of chips are those?"
"Organic Parmesan Oregeno with Olive Oil, they're 4 dollars a bag"
"Man those are bougie chips"
bougy snob bourgeois welfare poorhouse
Thats what it means to my generation haha. Just thought it was an interesting tidbit. Love ya!
Jacquie, when you have the time can you send me some good sites to visit about the sleeve... I am guessing that is the route I will take once I heal from my erosion. I too feel like I will always be a boob, but maybe we can start a sub group of boobs- the BS-ers. Band to Sleevers... :) Congrats on getting that date moved up. :)
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