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You have had your gastric pacemaker’s cables inspected or removed.

The stomach is located in the upper left abdomen. The stomach stores food and breaks it down further. Harmful pathogens are also killed by gastric acid in the stomach. The stomach thus prepares the food for digestion in the intestines. Movements of the stomach wall make the food smaller in the stomach and move it on towards the small intestine. These movements are triggered by electrical signals in the stomach wall.

Your stomach was first operated on during a laparoscopy. A laparoscopy first involves making a small incision in the abdomen. A tube with a camera is pushed through this incision into the abdomen. This camera sends pictures of the inside of the abdomen to a screen. Tools such as forceps and scissors can be inserted through other small incisions in the abdomen. An operation then opened up your stomach by making an incision.

A gastric pacemaker consists of a box with a battery and cables. The box is usually implanted beneath the skin of the abdomen. A cable runs from this box to the stomach wall. A gastric pacemaker uses electricity to stimulate the stomach. The stomach wall should move more as a result.

Your gastric pacemaker’s cables have been inspected or replaced.