Gastric Bypass Surgery Information

Starting weight: 316#; Current weight 155#. LAP RNY Gastric Bypass Surgery 12/10/07. In this episode of the Gastric Bypass Barbie show, I spend a little time talking about my journey from morbidly obese to happily fit and slim.

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Cari De La Cruz happily maintains a 170-lb weight loss and loves to share about her amazing Bariatric After Life. Through passion, humor and truth she helps others achieve success in their own weight loss journeys.

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Dr. Mir Ali (Bariatric Surgeon)
Dr. Peter LePort’s Bariatric Center of Excellence
Fountain Valley, California

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Orange Coast Memorial Medical Center
Fountain Valley, California

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Dr. J. Timothy Katzen
Reconstructive Surgeon specializing in surgery after dramatic weight loss
Beverly Hills, California

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I had gastric bypass surgery in April 2005. I started out at 268, now I’m 180 and holding, after 1 year and 7 months. These links will help you in many ways to make a decision if this is for you or not. I vote yes, because it made such a difference in my life. I was taking 8 pills a day, and after my surgery, I lost my diabetes. The way they do the surgery, takes your diabetes away. I no longer have to take glucophage, and I no longer have high Cholesterol or high blood pressure. I’m down to 2 pills a day. I went from a size 26-28 to a 16-18.
Most people struggle with paying for the surgery. Go to this site, it is a great support system for you, because it’s only people who have had gastric bypass. Every insurance program has been rated, and you’ll get tips on how to deal with your insurance company, as well as, surgery tips, food tips, and just support. http://www.obesityhelp.com/

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass/HQ01465

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass-diet/WT00007

http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass-surgery/AN01378

Vitamins I take… you have to be very faithful about taking them after surgery, because you can become very sick if you don’t. There were recommended by my surgeon and nutritionist.

http://www.walgreens.com/store/product.jsp?CATID=301120&navAction=jump&navCount=0&id=prod403359

There is a very good web site by a guy named Basil White. He’s a govt. worker and a comedian. He walks you through everything. Very interesting. He had the surgery and did well.

http://www.basilwhite.com/gastric/

Some other helpful links…

http://dir.yahoo.com/Health/Diseases_and_Conditions/Obesity/Gastric_Bypass_Surgery/

http://www.stapleclub.com/general_info.htm

http://www.locateadoc.com/articles.cfm/1454/1337

http://www.dhmc.org/webpage.cfm?site_id=2&org_id=28&morg_id=0&sec_id=0&gsec_id=35507&item_id=35508

Article about a couple in FL who lost 300 pounds

http://www.tbo.com/news/money/MGBJKJXH4VE.html

http://www.connectionwls.com/

http://www.mygastricbypass.com/

http://www.gwdocs.com/health/eHA-eHA_Content_C-Generic_Content_Page_Template_1131123706877.html

Good luck with your surgery and new life!

Veggilada

1 lb chicken breast, approx 3 breasts

2 carrots, cut in large chunks

1 red pepper, cut in large chunks

½ large red onion, cut in large chunks

2 jalapenos, halved and seeded

2-3 tomatoes, cut in large chunks

1 can black beans, drained and rinsed

1 can tomato sauce

1 cup salsa

2-3 tbsp Adobo seasoning

4 tbsp chili powder (divided)

3 tbsp cumin (divided)

2 tbsp oregano (divided)

2 tbsp fresh cilantro chopped or 1 tbsp dried

4-5 low carb flour tortillas

2 cups low-fat Monterey Jack cheese

Extra Virgin Olive Oil

Cooking spray

Green onions, lettuce, tomatoes, sour cream for topping

Preheat oven to 425. Spray a foil lined cookie sheet with cooking spray. Place chicken and veggies on cookie sheet. Lightly drizzle everything with some olive oil. Sprinkle about half of the dried seasonings (not cilantro) over the veggies and chicken. Toss veggies to coat. Bake for 20-25 mins, until chicken is cooked through. Reduce oven temp to 350.

Meanwhile, bring the tomatoes sauce, salsa and remaining seasonings (not cilantro) to boil, cover and simmer for about 5 mins.

Drain black beans and put into a large bowl with cilantro. Once veggies and chicken are cooked, allow to cool enough to handle and chop into pieces, mix with beans.

Spray a square baking dish and spoon a little of the sauce on the bottom. Place a tortilla in the bottom, spoon some of the chicken mixture over it, sprinkle with some cheese and spoon sauce over. Continue to layer, ending with cheese.

Cover with foil and bake for 20 mins. Remove foil and bake for 5 mins, or until cheese has browned slightly. Allow to rest for about 5-10 mins before cutting. Finish with desired toppings and serve.

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I had bariatric surgery at the end of April this year. I know I’m not allowed to have certain medications (as it will hurt my stomach). Well, I am suffering more than ever before with my seasonal allergies – it’s crazy! I have Reactine (from last allergy season), but I’m not sure if I can take it? I have been trying to find some literature on the subject, with no luck! Can anyone help me out??

If you have major surgery like gastric bypass surgery, especially because it was very recent, I would talk to your doctor. Allergy medications are usually anticholinergics, which dry up the bodies sectrions and make the stomach produce less stomach acid and make changes to your digestive system. Because you have stomach surgery I would not mess with drugs that affect your digestive system.

I would not risk doing over the counter drugs. You don’t have to make a doctors appointment, just give your doctor a call. He/she could just talk to you for a few minutes and get you a prescription.

My advice, call your doctor!

The Lap Band System uses a Lap Band which is an adjustable gastric band that is actually a silicone belt that is placed around the top of the stomach. Lap Band surgery is one in which this band is placed dividing the stomach into two parts with the upper part forming a pouch which is connected to the lower part of the stomach through a narrow passage. It’s a weight loss surgery but unlike gastric bypass surgery it is temporary whereas gastric bypass surgery is permanent and requires much more of a lifestyle change. You can lose belly fat and other body fat with this procedure.

During Lap Band surgery, a bag filled with fluid is placed around the stomach, reducing its size and decreasing the amount of food it can take in. This breakthrough is the least invasive of any form of bariatric or weight loss surgery. And Lap Band surgery is a much simpler surgery than the better known gastric bypass surgery. For gastric bypass, of which there are two types (Roux-en-Y-gastric bypass and biliopancreatic diversion bypass), the weight loss surgeon not only reduces the size of the stomach, but also creates a bypass around the stomach and also a part of the intestine in this more complicated procedure.

It’s been around for about ten years, but it didn’t get approval from the FDA until 2001. While gastric bypass is still the more well-known option for weight loss surgery, there has been increasing interest in the Lap Band and it’s becoming a much preferred procedure. According to some studies done BioEnterics for the FDA, the band can create side effects such as nausea and vomiting, heartburn and sometimes abdominal pain. Sometimes patients need another surgery to correct a problem with it. But, the Lap Band surgery procedure is preferred over the other permanent surgeries and is the least traumatic. It is the only adjustable and completely reversible obesity surgery in the United States today.

The surgery takes less than an hour and does require an overnight stay in the hospital. The patient’s stomach isn’t stapled. And the small intestine isn’t cut and rerouted as it is in gastric bypass surgery. The banding procedure also eliminates the ‘dumping syndrome’, which is the sick feeling that is associated with eating sweets or drinking alcoholic beverages after gastric bypass surgery.

Lap Band surgery typically costs thousands of dollars less than gastric bypass surgeries do. And people often travel to Mexico or other countries if they don’t have health insurance. Both surgeries improve or eliminate diabetes, high blood pressure and other illnesses or symptoms associated with obesity.

Gastric bypass surgery forces patients to lose weight rapidly though malabsorption of important key nutrients, but the Lap Band can be customized to fit individual weight loss needs and goals. Lap Band surgery has helped many patients lose weight successfully and who have been good candidates for it.

You can go online and visit blogs, forums and personal websites of people who have undergone lap band surgery to learn more about experiences. You might find you identify with them and their stories will help you decide if you’re a good candidate and are moving in the right direction.

Considering whether to undergo Lap Band surgery requires serious thought. It should only to be considered if morbid obesity is a major medical issue and nothing has worked. Make sure you understand the side effects and risks. Check your health insurance plan or provider and see if it is covered. Both gastric bypass and lap band surgery can provide significant health benefits through proven long-term weight loss. But many people do gain weight along the line so it is not a cure-all or a way to get around changing eating habits. Diets and eating habits must be changed for any weight loss surgery to work.

Helen Hecker
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Getting ready to have gastric bypass surgery and was wondering if I could get a little input.

Two years after the surgery. The same weight that a year ago. Is more difficult to maintain the weight I need to do more exercises and to watch the food more closely. I will like to lose 5 to 10 pounds more, but the areas that need to lose weight is the thigh and is difficult lo lose weight and not affected other areas that I going to look bad is I lose more weight.
My health? 1000% better from 10 pills daily(diabetes,high blood pressure,cholesterol) to only vitamins. In the past to years the doctor need to remove the vesicular for stones, and I suffer from anemia (But honestly before the operation I had anemia in other occasion) From work-home with no energy to work-college-exercise-home and enjoy my life.
Remember to ask your doctor as many questions do you like, I ask to my the doctor the following: The long term effects, possible complications, who many people she operate died for the operation. And in my case they have a nutrition’s to explain what to eat. And a educator that had the operation and explain topics like: how to eat in public again, sex after the operation, hair loss, excess of shin operation. Ask your doctor is they had a support group that they recommend, because to be since the other patients help you to know what to expect. Also I recommend the following site,

http://www.bariatricedge.com/