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Things to think about when you are considering Weight Loss Surgery (WLS)
by Sue Widemark
1. ... According to at least two major studies, the complication rate (serious and can be life threatening) was 20 -40 percent (Mayo Clinic Study - 20 percent in five years - proximal gastric bypass, Livingston studies - 800 patients in 8 years - 40 percent)
>>>>Dr Edward Mason, inventor of the gastric bypass: "For the vast majority of patients today, there is no operation that will control weight to a "normal" level without introducing risks and side effects that over a lifetime may raise questions about its use for surgical treatment of obesity. ... htm
>>>>>"The American Society of Bariatric Surgery says weight loss surgeries have increased from about 20,000 in 1995 to an estimated 45,000 in 2001. ... You might have to go back to the hospital for repeat surgeries for hernias, bowel obstruction, blockage of the opening between the pouch and the intestines (this is very painful until you have the surgery done) and scopes (tubes down your throat to see if all if ok). ... Many weight loss surgery post ops do not become "thin" or "slender". Often from the quick weight loss, plastic surgery is required to remove a lot of loose skin.
>>>>"Weight Loss surgery does not make most people thin - it makes very obese people less obese" (REF: Flancbaum, Louis: THE DOCTORS GUIDE TO WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY (NY, 2001) )<<<<
7. Many Weight Loss surgery patients only eat less than 900 calories a day. ... Greg Adams, a general surgeon at Valley Medical Center in San Jose: "I think its a plan of controlled starvation" ( http://www. ... With a gastric bypass, for many patients, a goodly portion of the weight loss may be temporary. Despite the low caloric intake of most gastric bypass patients (under 900 calories a day) up to 50 or 60 percent of patients gain some to all of their weight back. (there are over 1400 members on the Yahoo groups Weight Loss surgery support groups for those who are fighting re-gain). ... If you didnt like exercise before surgery, you might not like it after. ...
>>>>>Dr Edward Livingston, director of the University of California At Los Angeles Bariatric Surgery program wrote: "By doing this surgery, youre creating a medical disease in the body. Before you expose someone to that risk, you have to be absolutely sure that you are treating an illness which is equal to or greater than the one you are creating." Ref: p 175, Self Magazine, April 2001 "Would you have surgery to lose weight?"
>>>>>If you believe this surgery will restore you to complete and normal health you are mistaken. ...
Kaiser Permanante release form for Weight Loss surgery
http://obesitysurgery-info. ... Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) might not fix depression. ... Ive seen people develop massive eating disorders, Ive seen people who are terrified of gaining weight. ... Prolonged strict dieting (lower caloric intake) can permanently damage your metabolism which means you may gain back weight faster. ... It was invented in the 1960s and modeled on a surgery invented in 1898 for bleeding duodenal ulcers. ...
The only thing new about the gastric bypass is the mass advertising we see on TV featuring stars who are "new ops" who do not tell about what complications they have experienced.
Approximate Word count = 2668
Approximate Pages = 10.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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