If you were more than 100 pounds overweight, would you consider having a gastric bypass?

Question

Could you abide by the diet after the surgery?
Could you pass the psychological exam to have the surgery?

Answer 1

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Answer 2

Considering that there are alternative surgeries that are much less dangerous and invasive, no I wouldn't go with gastric bypass. I'd choose the lap band. But I would diet first. It's not just about cutting your stomach in half, it's about rethinking your entire eating habits.

Someone I knew had the lap band done, lost 70 pounds and just ate and ate and ate until the rest of her stomach expanded. I'm sure that is VERY dangerous.

Answer 3

I have been over 100lbs my ideal weight... and no I would not consider gastric bypass, do not know what consequences it could bring.. you should try to diet, exercise. It will take time so do not expect to drop lbs like a snap.. BUT if all else fails then you should consult with your doctor... I think the psychological exam has to be done both before and after the surgery...

Answer 4

that is the criteria to have a gastric bypass. I was morbidly obese(100 + lbs) over my ideal weight.
I had a gastric by-pass and have never regretted it to this day.almost 30 years later.
You have to work at it stick with the amount of foods you can have and exercise too.
The exam is just a personality profile to see if you have the desire to succeed. You can pass it by just answering the questions honestly.

Answer 5

Unless it was a genetic condition that caused my weight problems absolutely not! I'm decently overweight (by a good 60 lbs), and I refuse to have surgery to "fix" that problem.
I'll diet and excersize before I'll go under the knife for a problem I created for myself anyway.

A frightening trend in the US is to throw surgery and medication at any problem we have ("You feel bad? Take this drug.", "Your child is overactive? Put him on this.", "You ate too many Big Macs? Let me cut your stomach in half.").
Not everything should be fixed with modern medicine and surgical procedures. People are just too lazy to give a damn anymore.

A friend of mine in high school had a gastric bypass done. You know what she ate afterwards for lunch?
MnM's. Candy. Chocolate. Cookies. Brownies. Cake.
It's no wonder doctors thought she needed surgery to fix her weight.

Answer 6

No I would never consider it. Although I am not more than 100 pounds overweight, I have seen two of my friends go through absolute hell after the surgery. Most of the time they didn't eat because they would just throw up after because the food was either too harsh or too much, and I'm talking one regular taco from Taco Bell would do this! I just don't think I could handle that kind of torture. One of them ended up in the hospital because of complications. She still isn't healthy.

Answer 7

If I was more than 100 pounds overweight right now I would head to weight watchers or something else first as I have seen what results weight watchers did to a friend who lost about 200 or more pounds with them.

Answer 8

My mom had it done many years ago and had good results in the way of getting rid of adult onset diabetes and losing weight. The other results were not so great, she had to take LOTS of vitamins, she would get a bad odor after eating red meats, bowel problems and etc. She didn't like to go to places like church because she was very worried about body odor. I am not sure if she would have done it knowing what she knew years later. She passed away 15 years after the surgery from nutritional cirrhosis of the liver at 64 years. Just so you know, she was not a drinker and lived a pretty healthy life outside of the eating disorder.

Answer 9

Think of the cost of that kind of surgery. Even if you had insurance, the co-pay and deductable would be a big amount. I think if you are willing to spend that much money, then I'd seriously try an organization that would help counsel while losing weight. One that you have to talk to someone each week when you weigh in.

Answer 10

I'd consider it, but I think there are safer options available. They have a surgery that puts an inflatable ring around the stomach to control how much you can eat. It is adjustable and has much fewer complications from the surgery since they aren't re-plumbing your whole insides.