Gastric Bypass surgery?

Question

Have you or anyone you know had this surgery? If so how has it been since the procedure?

Thanks Billy L but I live in Bermuda and can't get the free trial offer.

I have done a lot of research and am considering the Lap-Band. I'm over 40 and it's next to imposible to lose a couple of pounds. Thanks.

Answer 1

Weight loss surgery-like gastric bypass surgery have become very common and very safe now. My cousin got her Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery in India. She has lost more than 65 lbs in 5 months and is very happy with the results. The price for obesity surgery is very less in India. My cousin just paid 25% of the cost she was quoted in America. She got her surgery from a company called Forerunners Healthcare.

Forerunners Healthcare is very famous in India. I read a lot about them in the Newspapers and magazines. I have read a lot of their patient stories also. They arrange financing for USA, Canadian, UK and other international patients who plan to have surgery abroad for low cost, as bariatric surgery and weight loss surgery is not covered by insurance. They also have photos pasted of their International patients. You can checkout their website. There are huge cost savings. As a doctor I personally believe that your Obesity surgery can be easily handled in India, as the quality of healthcare available In India is simply best in the world. The surgeons are USA/UK trained and facilities are 5 star.

http://www.forerunnershealthcare.com
Hope this helps.

Answer 2

My friend is/was very overweight. She had a Lap band procedure and at first it was very painful... Basically, they put band around your stomach to close off a portion of it and they fill it with saline to a desired size through a port on your side. Anyway, for 6-8 weeks she ate nothing but baby food/water. She could barely keep that down. She also has trouble with certain food combos like eating and drinking since her stomach is so small. She rarely goes out to eat, because at times she might eat something that "won't go down" and she'll end up throwing it up.... I would suggest if you like food and want to lose weight to try other options before such a surgery. She had to lose 50 lbs on her own before a doc. would do the surgery... It's not a miracle cure you have to really want to change your eating habits for the long haul.. Also, she goes frequently to the hospital for "maintance" where they adjust her port and stomach size.. She's had some minor complications with infections and doctor's missing her port and filling her body with saline which was quite painful from what she said..... Also, it helps to join a support group....Oh since she's had the surgery she's lost about 100 lbs and she was close to 400 lbs... So, it does work for the right person....She is single, never married/children....

Answer 3

My step daughter got the surgery about 8 years ago. She weighed about 350 at that time. She lost a bunch of weight, started feeling better, and started eating more. She slowly gained most of it back. She is now just under 300.

All the surgery does is make your stomach smaller so that you can't eat as much. It doesn't help your mind. Over eating is not physical, it's mental. She always said that "I can't do it", as she was eating her 3rd plate of food, or super sized fast food. After the surgery she had to eat no more that 1/4 cup total food. She was never satisfied. That is where the mental comes in.

Doctors who preform the surgery are the big winners. Get paid & go to the next person.

Answer 4

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Answer 5

My former roommate had lap band surgery. She's pleased with it but we live in different states now and I haven't seen her in years...she was morbidly obese when we shared a house.

Talk to your doc, do tons of online research, find message boards where people chat post-surgery so you can hear from them, and then you can make a more informed decision on whether or not its right for you. It's not a magic bullet, but for those who are extremely overweight and diet/exercise isn't the way for them, the surgery can be a blessing.

Answer 6

I have the Lap-Band...placed almost 2 years ago. Before weightloss surgery, I did contemplate gastric bypass, at least until I read and researched and spoke directly with people who had had bypass done. It was then, that I decided that bypass was far too permanent for me to consider. Some people had no complications...some people had many, along with regrets...and some people actually regained weight after the two-year window of loss opportunity slammed shut. Yes, you body will relearn to absorb calories in the intestines, but will never learn to grab the nutrients. A lifetime of supplements is a requirement with bypass. Weightloss is faster out of the gate, but at two years out, studies show that the results of either surgery is very similar. BUT, with the Band, I still have the opportunity to keep the weight off, or continue to get closer to my goal weight. Starting at a size 26 and going to an 11, feels wonderful!!!

I am speaking from experience, life with the Band is different. There are monthly visits to adjust the band, there was a month that I was too tight and could not eat properly, but a quick trip to the Dr. to remove some saline corrected that issue. I would be happy to go into more detail of that reality privately.

Being 120 pounds lighter is totally worth the lifestyle and food choice changes I needed to make to remain there. No weightloss surgery is a magic fix. Not only did I need to learn to eat healthy, limit junk food, etc. I also needed to address an eating disorder, brought on by a need to suppress my emotional issues with food. FOOD ADDICTION. Without working an any mental issues linked to food, no weightloss surgery will be as successful as it could be.

There are medical factors involved that need to be addressed. How much weight you need to lose, underlying medical conditions, as well as compliance. Only a competent doctor that is well trained in Bariatric Surgery is able to guide you in the right direction. The focus should be the health improvement overall, NOT how fast or how skinny you can get. The price is too high if something should go wrong with whatever surgery choice that is made.

Just exactly how committed to getting and staying thinner are you? I am not going to sugar-coat the truth...I KNOW exactly how to cheat my Lap-Band. I KNOW exactly how to gain weight. I KNOW that I need to exercise regularly. I KNOW that I if I don't stick to my new lifestyle...IT will come back, period.

I totally recommend hitting the Internet and doing all the research you can Google up. READ, READ, and read somemore. I spent a solid 6 weeks reading profiles and message boards, trying to better understand what I was getting into by seeking weightloss surgery.

At 37, I am 7 months pregnant with my fourth child, cruising along in a totally normal pregancy with no complications. I have gained 6 pounds total, which is mostly all baby. I do have to choose carefully what I eat, especially when dining out, however, the very foods that cause me trouble are very poor food choices to begin with, things like bread, potato chips, cakes, pasta, pizza...just about 95% of the usual fair at ANY fast food joint out there. I still enjoy salads, get plenty of lean protein, steamed veggies, and limited treats. Currently, I take a multi-vitamin a day, really no different than many other folk that have NOT had surgery.

Don't get me wrong, I am not biased about my surgery type. It truly isn't for everyone. I know a few of my Dr's patients that had the same procedure done that I did. Quite honestly, I noticed that they aren't as compliant, didn't do their research, and really aren't as pleased with their results as I am with mine. I advocated research and completely understanding of all that is involved in seeking ANY type of weightloss surgery.

Go into this with your eyes wide open and read both sides. There will be regets from all directions...gastric bypass or lap-band. If you do your best to completely understand the entire process BEFORE signing into any surgery, you will be better prepared to deal with what comes at you on the other side, whatever side you choose.

Answer 7

Go by what the doc says.

Eat only when hungry and not more than three times a day with nothing in between except water. Include plenty of uncooked food in ur meals, like vegetables and fruits. Chew at least 32 times to activate ur body systems to tell u that u r hungry or full.

Take light exercises and brisk walks regularly preferably twice a day.

U will achieve what u have never dreamt in ur life.

Answer 8

I have had Gastric Bypass Surgery, and I'm down 180 pounds. I am almost a year out.

I would highly recommend it if all other diet attempts have failed and the extra weight is endangering your health.

Answer 9

Dont get the bypass. That is old hat. I would look at the lap band procedure. Same results and less cutting and you don't have to take supplements for the rest of your life.

Answer 10

Music forces you to eat more. According to a survey by the journal Psychology as well as Marketing, soft, classical tunes encourage you to take time over your dinner, so you consume more foods. So, switch off – silence will always make you more aware of what you’re putting in your mouth.