Gastric Bypass....
Posted By: The good, the bad... on 2006-11-27
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 I'm thinking of having gastric bypass. Was hoping to get some responses from those who have had this surgery or know someone who has and if you would recommend it?
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Gastric Bypass
I worked in a Bariatric surgeon's office for 3 years and it is pretty cool to watch it! The doctor's had an open screening for people to attend to see what the procedure is and what exactly it entails and then they could make the choice whether to schedule an appointment with the doctor or not. Those who scheduled appointments with the doctor were evaluated and put on the South Beach Diet and weighed at every appointment while they were waiting for their insurances to clear their procedure. Some people did so well on South Beach that they actually chose not to have surgery, but to continue on the diet by themselves with only medical support. Once your insurance approves it then you are scheduled for surgery, but you typically need a comorbidity in addition to being overweight to get approved such as sleep apnea, depression, or claudication. The procedure is relatively simple and I would not suggest Lap Banding as it is not nearly as effective as gastric bypass and a lot of people have their lap band turned into a complete bypass. After surgery your stomach is reduced and cannot hold anymore than 1 ounce of food or liquid at a time. You puree most of your foods and your supplements until you are able to stretch it a little bit, but the weight comes off rather quickly...most people lost 100 pounds in a couple of years. I'm not sure if this helps you, but I hope that it does!!!!
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I had mine 4 years ago---best thing I ever did for myself. No problems. You MUST do the research on the surgeon, that is the most important thing. Keep in mind you still have to watch your diet the rest of your life, but I feel it was well worth it! Email me if you would like
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I'm having what it called a mini gastric bypass next Wednesday. It's a bit different from the other bypasses out there. You can check it out at clos.net. Dr. Rutledge is the doctor and he did Gil Gerard's surgery. You know, Buck Rogers. You can even see his surgery on the website. Dr. Rutledge makes us go through a very rigerous process before he will do the surgery. You have to do a lot of research and make sure you understand what you are getting into. I'm very excitied and can't wait unitl next week!!
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I'm having gastric bypass tomorrow and was wondering if anyone here has already had it and could tell me what to expect after that first week or two after surgery. I am having laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass.
TIA!
Amanda
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My husband and I will be having gastric bypass on the same day! We are the first couple this doctor has ever done without spacing them out by 1-week. We are still waiting for our surgery date but have done all our preop evaluations. We are looking at last week of Sept, first week of Oct. We've had numerous people in our family that have had the procedure and the other poster is right, do exactly what your doctor tells you and you will do fine. BEST OF LUCK! Deena
Has anyone here at gastric bypass
and is/was your insurance through your employer? Is there a way to find out if the benefit is covered before you accept a position? Company I am considering has bcbs and I know bcbs does cover, but not necessarily all carriers have this as an included benefit. Please no nasty replies. I am not interested in personal opinions, just whether anyone knows if coverage is provided by any of the companies that solicit these boards.
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass? Anyone have a
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Gastric bypass surgery~~Anyone out there
Do tell!! The good and the bad!
A lot of gastric bypass patients have vitamin D deficiency
also iron, calcium, and B12. But I have known other people who also had a D deficiency.
My cousin had a bypass, take it 1 day at a time, and do what the doc tells you. nm
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