I'm a planner, ready for anything. In August 2015, I was ready for my new lease on life. I thought I knew everything possible about RNY Gastric Bypass and my necessary post-op eating plan. I had a plan…or so I thought. Immediately after my RNY, I didn't want to eat
There are two types of pouch malfunctions. The first type is “loss of restriction” which is experienced as weight regain and sometimes a change in hunger. The second type is that of a pathological process that produces symptoms such as nausea, vomiting, reflux, or pain. To understand how your pouch should
It is clear that weight loss surgery (WLS) is the treatment of choice for obesity and its associated diseases such as diabetes. Patients are typically able to achieve a sustained loss of 50-80% of excess body weight, with robust improvements in high blood pressure, diabetes, and obstructive sleep apnea.[1] However,
Celebrating Darlene's Journey Before & After RNY! I made the decision to have RNY Gastric Bypass in the summer of 2005. I recall an occasion when my father who was dying of lung cancer, looked up at me in his frail state whispered: “Please don’t fall on me”. I took notice
Is it possible to take a pill to create a gastric balloon and lose weight without surgery? Allurion Technologies believes you can. In fact, they've created the Elipse device which, according to Allurion Technologies, is “the first procedure-less gastric balloon” and suggests that it might be used to help those with a
Sitting in the doctor's office and listening to a surgeon go through a litany of possible surgical complications is just that: a list of medical conditions you believe will never happen to you. One percent, three percent, or even five percent of patients experience these side effects. Nope, you're going with the odds:
ObesityHelp.com has been contacted by members of the OH community and individuals that are struggling with obesity about the Full Sense Device. ObesityHelp reached out to Randal Baker, M.D., F.A.C.S., creator of the Full Sense Device, for an interview about the Full Sense Device. For information on what the Full
Happy Thanksgiving from ObesityHelp. The OH staff wishes our entire community a happy and healthy holiday. Did you know? Sarah Josepha Hale petitioned for a national Thanksgiving holiday for close to 40 years, believing that "Thanksgiving, like the Fourth of July, should be considered a national festival and observed by
August 13, 2014 - Over the past decade thousands of American and Canadian patients with weight problems came to Mexicali Bariatric Center seeking treatment with Dr. Alberto Aceves in order to undergo weight loss surgery. Our mentor, Dr. Alberto Aceves, was one of the world's leading authorities on bariatric surgery.
Leading weight-loss medical devices and access to global sales channel to fuel growth AUSTIN, Texas, Oct. 29, 2013 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ -- Apollo Endosurgery, Inc., a leading developer of medical devices and endoscopic surgical procedures, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase the obesity intervention
