Pass the mention of gastric bypass surgery in a circle and someone will probably tell you that they know someone who had that surgery and gained all the weight back. The truth is, while it is possible to regain weight after gastric bypass surgery, people who have the surgery are much more likely to maintain […]
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This is an account of my experience with manual gastric bypass. While researching this surgery I found it so helpful to read, read, and then read some of the other surgery patients. Both success stories and failure! My experience has been one of those success stories and I am happy to share it with anyone […]
Are you considering having Gastric Bypass Surgery? According to the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS), more than sixty percent of the American population over the age of twenty are overweight. This health epidemic has led people to undergo surgery as a way to lose their excess weight. In 2002 alone, more than 67,000 obese […]
Gastric bypass surgery has given a new life to many people who otherwise might have died from their obesity. I tipped the scale at 412 pounds when I went into the hospital to have my gastric bypass surgery. It did, indeed, save my life. I lost a little over 140 pounds. I didn’t lose all […]
Many patients don’t understand how to eat after Gastric Bypass surgery. The myth is you can eat anything you want but that is far from the truth. You must maintain a healthy high protein diet after Gastric Bypass surgery. A healthy diet consists of 60 to 100 grams of protein each day. After gastric bypass […]
Are you wondering how it is possible to gain weight after gastric bypass surgery, and the reasons why it occurs? We have all heard of a celebrity who had this procedure done, or we know someone personally who had gastric bypass surgery. Perhaps you had the surgery done or you are considering it. For a […]
Before gastric bypass surgery OK, you’ve decided the best way for you to lose weight is to get gastric bypass surgery. What next? The first step is to find a surgeon who has performed at least 200 surgeries with a 99% survival rate. If you don’t have this information, ask the surgeon. Your primary care […]
Roux-en-Y (often abbreviated as RNY) is generally considered the “gold standard” for weight loss surgery and has been performed in various forms for over 40 years. The surgery process usually begins 2 weeks before your surgery date with a prescribed liquid diet. These 2 weeks leading up to your surgery date will be both mentally […]
Bariatric surgery is becoming more and more common these days and gastric bypass is considered the gold standard for bariatric surgery. In this procedure, the stomach is stapled to make a small pouch that limits the amount of food a person can eat. Then there is the bypassed part of the
For the most part, those who have participated in gastric bypass surgery are on their last leg in finding a way to shed a lot of pounds quickly. Most of the time, this is because the problem has gone well past the stage where it is purely cosmetic. Most of the patients of gastric bypass […]
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