Gastric Bypass Surgery Information

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I was watching an old rerun of Oprah just then and I had to pass it since I was getting so mad.
They were talking about giving the operation to children and the parents were saying that there kids need it, and they were talking to the kids about how it changed them and they were saying how they couldn’t keep two cheeseburgers with fries down anymore, they could only eat one with fries.
I swear to you I SCREAMED at my television.
It seemed so ridiculous to me that a parent would put there child through an invasive surgery to stop them from over eating rather then controlling what they ate.
I am slightly prejudiced on this because I am vegan but a healthy well balanced vegan lifestyle cuts out all saturated fats and trans fats out of your diet as well as processed sugars. BTW I KNOW you can be overweight eating vegan, I said CAN be.
Eating a diet of fresh fruit, veg, grains, nuts, and seeds seems so much less drastic then surgery ( There is HEAPS of vegan junk food out there that’s why I noted the good foods).
Even when asked about their eating habits now they were saying they just bought lower calorie foods.
So, that sounds just like a whole lot of processed foods rather then the fresh stuff.
Gosh, one of the kids put on 50 pounds in a month! How is that possible, yet they are advocating that the surgery helped them and that they tried all these diets…
It wasn’t diabetes since they were checked for all that, these kids just over ate all the wrong foods.
Am I the only one who thinks that this represents a serious problem in Western culture (I’m in Australia but I KNOW this is a problem in most Western countries)??
THANKS

Dude do not write this long texts. no one would read it except me. so you will get less answers!
and for the answer.. ask a doctor!

I have so much excess skin especially around my stomach after losing 145 lbs through bariatric surgery, any suggestions how to hide it in my clothes any special type of girdle???

try spanx….their a lil expensive but it will make a world of difference.

I am 63 yrs old and weight 350 lbs. I have diabetes, high blood pressure. No cartilage in knees and sciatica. My insurance will not pay for for a gastric bypass, no a lap band. Doctors tell me to get out and walk, but I cant with my knees the way they are and besides my feet are so numb from the diabetes, I don’t always feel what is under them. I am on antidepressants. People tell me to go to Jenny Craig, or one of those place but I cant afford that. I have tried weight watcher, but I do not seem to be able to accomplish anything on my own. I truly need help. I am so happy that my daughter was able to have the bypass so that she will not have to suffer like this her whole life. I would give anything to loose 100 lbs before I turn 70. There are so many people out there that make money off of peoples short coming, like having not will power. There has to be somewhere I can go to get mental support and maybe even make some friends in the process. Arizona Desertrat.

I am 62 years old and I lost 35 pounds this year.

I highly recommend that you read the book Eat to Live by Dr. Joel Furhmann.

Read the reviews for it here: http://www.amazon.com/Eat-Live-Revolutionary-Formula-Sustained/product-reviews/0316735507/ref=cm_cr_dp_all_summary?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1&sortBy=bySubmissionDateDescending

After i tried a vegetarian diet and tried starving myself by drinking mostly grapefruit juice and having one vegetarian meal a day I started doing what Dr. Furhmann suggests and got to my target weight of 170 pounds in August and I am still following his suggestions and am maintaining 170 pounds. I was 205 in January so I lost a total of 35 pounds in 7 months. I could have done it much quicker if I started out with Dr’ Fuhrman’s approach to eating healthy by eating all I want of nutrient rich foods.

Forget about exercise for now. Lose some weight first. And when you are a bit lighter and feeling better you can begin exercising. I would suggest a rebounder with a crossbar to hold onto to maintain your balance. No need for jumping or even jogging on it. simply start out with gently moving your weight from one foot to the other and taking it from there.

As you lose weight, your blood pressure and diabetes will likely go away. No kidding!

Eating a plant based diet is the key and especially the most nutrient dense fruits and vegetables. Avoid refined foods which are empty calories supplying little nutrition which only make you want to eat more because your body is not getting what it needs to be healthy.

Please read the book. It can not only change your life but it can save your life as well.

It sounds to me like you are ready to make a commitment. That is a good thing.

CAN I GET THIS COVERED BY MEDACAID? HOW? MY WEIGHT HAS ME SO DEPRESSED AND I HAVE NO ENERGEY NO DESIRE TO WANT TO GET UP TO DO ANYTHING? MY WEIGHT HAS BEEN CAUSEING ME PROBLEMS MY WHOLE LIFE I LOST IT THEN HAD KIDS AND GAINED IT BACK AND CAN NOT GET RID OF IT THIS TIME! IS FINANCING AVAVILABLE IF MEDACAID DOES NOT COVER IT?

Don’t do the surgery. It’s dangerous, it has tons of side effects, and the weight may STILL come back. Losing weight almost always comes back because your body is trying to ‘heal’ itself. You need to focus on finding joy in your life and conquering your depression (which can, in itself, make your weight a little better).

In just the first 3 years post-op, Lap Band reported 89% had one or more adverse events, ranging from mild, moderate, to severe. The most common were:

· vomiting (experienced by over half)

· gastroesophageal reflux (regurgitation)

· band slippage/pouch dilatation and stoma obstruction (stomach-band outlet blockage)

· esophageal dilatation or dysmotility (the long-term effects of dysfunctioning esophagus are currently unknown)

· constipation, diarrhea

· dysphagia (difficulty swallowing)

As Lap Band reported, in their study, 25% of the patients had their bands removed during their 3-year follow-up, most after adverse events. Another one in ten needed a second surgery to fix a problem.

Okay so I know this really doesn’t go in this section — but I’m on an asking roll tonight so I figure I’d get some insight from you mommies!!

I was thinking about getting the lap band surgery after my insurance through my work finally kicks in.. It would be fully covered because I meet all of the "health related" requirements that you need to get it done..

1. Would you get this done?
2. HAVE you gotten this done??
3. Heard anything good or bad about it???

I more so want to get it done for my daughter than for myself. I don’t really give a damn about how I look or my weight, but I don’t think it’s fair for my daughter (and possibly future children) to have a mother that is over weight and theres always the thought that over weight people die sooner than normal sized. My BMI is currently 43, and that’s WAY too high for my liking — especially since I’m only 19! My father had to get gastric bypass because he had diabetes so badly that they said he wouldn’t live 5 more years if he stayed at his weight with how bad his diabetes was. Unfortuanately, I’m following in his foot steps, not only being over weight — but showing the signs of developing diabetes.

SO anways.. Any answers are VERY appreciated!!
Thank you in advance!

regardless if you are going to get this done. You still need to exercise and get your muscles back in shape or you’re skin is going to look sunken in. It will do great to cut your calories but you still have to eat right to give your body what our muscles need and work the muscles.

I personally wouldn’t get it done but I’m not over weight. I’m 6′1 so no matter how much I weigh it doesn’t look fat (although I feel like a whale) but would rather eat well and exercise than have surgery……unless it were a tummy tuck or a boob job

Teh Lap Band and Laproscopic Gasrtic bypass are more dangerous. My husband and I had the Open Gasrtic bypass. It is where they take the intestine and re-rout it to the top of the stomach and they staple the stomach in half. We have had little problem with it. Our surgeon refused to do the laproscopic for this surgery because it was a higher chance for infection and is not reversible in case of problems. The open is about 90% reversible…they do cut out some of the intestine, but there is enough to reverse it. My husband lost over 200 pounds and I lost 90 pounds before getting pregnant with our son, and we are both off of our diabetic meds.

My husband has been diagnosed with type 2 diabetes, has high blood pressure and wants to get help losing weight through the lap band surgery. He does not want to have the gastric bypass but we have been to the seminar and the doctor pushed the gastric for diabetes patients. we watch the biggest loser where those guys get taken off their meds all the time. I am asking for serious answers from anyone who has had this type of surgery and has been able to get their weight under control enough to decrease their dosages on their meds and how much weight was lost in the first year?

My husband had both lapband and gastric bypass done. The lapband was pretty much useless to him and caused him nothing but problems for 2 years until they removed it and gave him the bypass. The bypass is working out so much better for him. He got it done about the middle of Jan. and so far he has lost 74 pounds. We did a lot of research on this ahead of time and thought we would try the lapband first because it was less invasive and didn’t have all the problems such as dumping, malnutrition, etc. which can happen with the bypass. The band worked for a little while, then it slipped which made it quite miserable and he had no weight loss.

A lot of doctors like to do the bypass on people that are morbidly obese instead of the lapband since it seems to work better on them for losing the weight and keeping it off. That is someone who needs to lose more than 100 pounds.

A good friend of mine that had the bypass had bad diabetes and all the other things that come with morbid obesity such as the high blood pressure, backaches, knee problems, walking problems, etc. All of it went away with her weight loss. She used to take insulin twice a day. Now she doesn’t even need a pill. The diabetes is totally gone. All the other things went away too. I must say that this has saved her life and I am so happy for her. She is one of the success stories.

My husband had to change his lifestyle completely. He still loves his food and loves to eat food. He just can’t eat much of it which is a good thing. He does get sick if he eats too much, but he is learning how to manage his body to his food intake. He does not get hungry which is the really great thing about this. It was hard the first month when he was on the liquids, but it got easier after that. He said he never wants to look at a popsicle for the rest of his life. LOL.

My husband is just starting to get to the point of getting off some of his meds. His kidney doctor just decreased his Lasix in half. I think they will be decreasing his blood pressure meds on the next visit since it is starting to get too low now. He isn’t a diabetic, so I can’t say anything about that. His back pain isn’t so severe now, and he can walk a lot further and a lot longer. I don’t have to bug him to take the dog for a walk now. He enjoys doing it. He has no swelling in his feet and legs anymore. That’s why they decreased the Lasix.

You need to really educate yourself about this prior to getting anything done. The reason the doctors push for the bypass for diabetic patients is because the bypass works better for weight loss and it’s so important for anyone with diabetes to control their weight. We know that diabetes can actually go away many times once the weight comes off.

I can’t tell you this is what is going to happen to your husband, but I can tell you what has been our experience with this. Good luck in whatever you decide to do.

After gastric bypass, most patients lose weight rapidly and continue to lose for 18 to 24 months. Over time, however, some patients tend to eat more food, or eat more often. The tiny stomach pouch may stretch. The opening between the pouch and the reconnected intestine expands, allowing the stomach to empty at a faster rate. And, eventually, patients may start to gain weight again. In addition, over time, the body learns to adapt to the bypass and the small section of the intestine starts to work more efficiently – taking in more calories and nutrients.

Sometimes doctors can redo the gastric bypass. However, , the second surgery often turns out to be a temporary fix because the stomach and opening can stretch again. In addition, a second gastric bypass can be riskier because of scar formation after the initial surgery.

Many surgeons use the LAP-BAND for patients who have experienced a failed gastric bypass. Once in place and inflated, the LAP-BAND re-establishes the small size of the pouch. After surgery, the size of the LAP-BAND can be tightened by simply inserting a needle under the skin to add more saline. Most patients require three to five adjustments in the LAP-BAND within the first year after surgery.