2007-09-01 19:47:06 · 6 answers · asked by preciselyright 3 in Health ➔ Diseases & Conditions ➔ Other - Diseases
My boss (retired) had the operation.
She said she wouldn't have had it if she could have changed her eating habits on her own.
She had to attend classes before and after so they could monitor her progress.
She said some ppl in the class gained all their weight back, and then some.
She has lost a little more weight since then (5 years now) and looks fabulous.
It's not something for you to have if you're looking for a quick fix.
You need to be ready to make a commitment, cause it's a life changing decision. You WILL need to change your eating habits.
2007-09-01 20:08:51 · answer #1 · answered by Shmooks 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't say too much positive only because the people I know that have had it done, eventually gained weight back. Some of them gained it all back. Once you've done this surgery, some side effects (including malnutrition) you'll have forever even if you gain the weight back.
When the surgery first came out people thought it would be a permanant solution, I'm not seeing that for most people. But there are some that do keep it off. You have to change your eating habits. One girl I knew was eating Chicken Nuggest and Shakes. Of course the next time I saw her, she was back to her old weight.
2007-09-01 19:54:42 · answer #2 · answered by Crunchy Sweet 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
"could desire to I truly have gastric bypass surgical operation?' -- Sweetheart, you are able to no longer probably ask this question at an cyber web internet site. that is plenty too very own a determination to permit suited strangers to have a say in it. Is the surgical operation volatile for my weight?" -- in case you have been 500 or extra kilos, it would be very volatile and a lot of surgeons does not do it except you had adequate weight alleviation first. yet people 350 kilos have this technique executed. ANY surgical operation incorporates inherent possibility however the extra obese the affected person, the extra suitable the hazards. however the possibility of issues is decrease whilst the technique is executed at a surgical operation midsection that performs extra suitable than a hundred a 300 and sixty 5 days and whilst executed by way of an exceptionally experienced well being care expert. "What could desire to I do?" -- Get your mom and dad' help with. you would be wanting a referral out of your physician to have a consultation with a bariatric well being care expert. i will't advise any particular technique, a bypass is just one in all them, yet you're asking approximately bariatric surgical operation. in case you have an drawing near weight-appropriate well being project, that could desire to be a scientific justification for this type of technique. you will could desire to alter your way of life and your attitude on nutrition completely....and that's till now a technique. yet you are able to desire to comprehend that surgical operation isn't a magic answer and in spite of in case you are able to desire to wind up having a technique, like lap banding, typcially you will have a one hundred twenty pound weight alleviation, or there abouts. you have extra pores and skin that could desire to require further surgical operation. that could desire to advise some scarring. truly, you will could desire to hunt for suggestion from with a bariatric well being care expert and talk this at length. A well being care expert will inform you once you're a sturdy candidate, the hazards and advantages of a surgical operation, which technique may be outstanding for you and precisely what to anticipate. And that is high priced and except you have a verifiable weight-appropriate sickness, your pals' scientific assurance will possibly no longer cover it. assurance might could desire to be shown.
2016-10-03 12:27:13 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might want to watch this show on either Discovery Channel or TLC called Big Medicine. It follows these 2 bariatric surgeons and their patients on their stories of getting gastric bypass surgery and it tells the after stories of some. What are you going to regret?
2007-09-01 19:54:02 · answer #4 · answered by christigmc 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I have never had it, but I've heard good and bad stories. Some people say it's saved their lives and their much happier. A few say it's the biggest mistake of their lives and they feel sicker every day. You should read the link below for stories from real patients. Just think it through carefully, and make sure that you've tried every other healthy option (with a good effort) first. Good luck.
2007-09-01 19:55:04 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
My friend has had a hard time with hers. She's gained most of the weight back, but has also had severe complications. She's had a few organs fail, and has had her gall bladder removed. She didn't change her eating habits for very long, so it doesn't matter how small your stomach is, if all you each is chips and beer. Sorry, no positive experiences to tell.
2007-09-01 20:13:51 · answer #6 · answered by Jenni D 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋