Relationship Challenges before and after Weight-loss Surgery

 Relationship Challenges before and after Weight-loss Surgery by Walter Medlin, MD, FACS The weight-loss surgery journey is one of the most profound changes in our lives. Following nutrition, an exercise and follow-up program may be hard work, but the most challenging daily adjustment is, “the way people treat me differently.” She burst into tears. Why? I had just walked into the hospital room, saying “your nurse tells me you are doing...

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Weight Loss Surgery and Life Expectancy

Gastric Bypass Surgery Adds Years of Life Weight Loss Surgery and Life Expectancy For those who are obese, gastric bypass can reduce the risk of death by 40% over a 7-year period, according to a study in the New England Journal of Medicine. Gastric Bypass Benefits: The Research The study examined the medical records of almost 10,000 gastric bypass patients, from   1984 to 2002, and compared them...

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Exercise after Weight Loss Surgery

Exercise after Weight Loss Surgery When it comes to exercise after weight loss surgery, the first rule of thumb is: start slow. You didn't gain all the excess weight overnight, and you won’t lose it overnight, either. Fortunately, with bariatric surgery, you will lose more weight more quickly than you could with fad diets or sheer willpower. And, by adding exercise to the mix, not only will the pounds melt off faster, but you’ll...

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Is Sex Better After Weight Loss Surgery?

Overweight or obese men who lose weight following gastric bypass surgery may have more satisfying sex lives than their counterparts who do not have bariatric surgery. The findings appear online in the April issue of the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. Overweight men may experience sexual problems that include erectile dysfunction and shortness of breath during intercourse. The new study shows that dramatic...

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Revision for Weight Loss Surgery

Revision weight loss surgery Revision Weight Loss Surgery is a surgical procedure that is performed on patients who have already undergone a form of bariatric surgery, and have either had complications from such surgery or have not successfully achieved significant weight loss results from the initial surgery. Procedures are usually performed laparoscopically, though open surgery may be required if prior bariatric...

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Weight-Loss Surgery can halt diabetes symptoms — almost immediately

Weight-loss surgery is a drastic step.In Linda Nelson's case, a surgeon removed 80 percent of her stomach, took out her gallbladder and disconnected, rearranged and reconnected her intestines.TYPES OF BARIATRIC SURGERYRoux-en-Y gastric bypass: This is the most common method of gastric bypass. It works by decreasing the amount of food a person can eat at one sitting and reducing absorption of nutrients. The surgeon cuts across the top of the stomach, sealing it off from the rest of the stomach. The resulting pouch is about the size of a walnut...

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Mental Health Care needed before, after Bariatric Surgery

I REALLY LIKED THIS ARTICLE...a piece of advise I give anyone thinking about WLS, consider seeking out someone to talk to before and after you make the decision. WLS has a funny way of making most people (including myself), feel that when we wake up we are somehow a different person. The reality is that, we only look different in the mirror. Surgery makes us feel different because we learn how to love ourselves again and if this is...

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Bariatric Surgeries Explained

Bariatric surgery includes a variety of procedures performed on people who are obese. Weight loss is achieved by reducing the size of the stomach with a gastric band or through removal of a portion of the stomach (sleeve gastrectomy or biliopancreatic diversion with duodenal switch) or by resecting and re-routing the small intestines to a small stomach pouch (gastric bypass surgery). Long-term studies show the procedures cause...

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