Tag Archive: RNY

Bariatric Surgery More Effective Treatment for Type 2 Diabetes

May 18, 2014 · 0 comments

Results of a three-year Cleveland Clinic study indicate that bariatric surgery is more effective for treating Type 2 diabetes when compared to medication alone, even in patients who were not morbidly obese. The study followed 150 patients who were were overweight or mildly obese and had diabetes that was not well

Weight Loss Surgery May Change Sense of Taste and Smell

April 25, 2014 · 0 comments

Weight loss surgery patients reported a change in their sense of taste and smell, according to a recent study conducted with 103 British patients. The patients all underwent Roux-en-Y (RNY) gastric bypass surgery. Forty-two percent of patients reported a change in their sense of smell after surgery. Seventy-three percent reported

I Started Living The Day I Had This Surgery

March 17, 2014 · 0 comments

A Before And After Celebration Featuring: Bobbie Carter OH Username:  tgrlnh Surgery Type:  RNY Weight lost:  205 pounds (In 18 months!) Surgeon:  John Gens, MD I was 28 and on the brink of death.  I started living the day I had this surgery. I had wanted weight loss surgery for

Robin Is Rocking His RNY Surgery

February 24, 2014 · 0 comments

A Before And After Celebration! Featuring: Robin Tracy OH Username:  pa_guy Surgery Type:  RNY Weight lost:  115 pounds Surgeon:  Ehab Akkary, MD It was rough in the beginning trying to get this journey kicked off.  It seemed like one speed bump after another. Then I finally found the right surgeon

Crossing The Border For Weight Loss Surgery

February 17, 2014 · 0 comments

My Journey to Mexico for Bariatric Surgery by Charles Sutker OH Username: Chasman I remember that helpless feeling as my physician sat across from me telling me that I was standing at the edge of a cliff. "Now is the time, to lose weight or face a lifetime of  battles

No One-Size-Fits-All Solution For Weight Loss

January 28, 2014 · 0 comments

 Weighing Your Options There is no one-size-fits-all solution for weight loss. Some of us need to lose weight for health reasons, while others want to drop a size for, say, an upcoming reunion. Plus, weight can be affected by genes, metabolism, behavior, culture, environment and socioeconomic status, which differ greatly

ObesityHelp Advocates Care About You

January 21, 2014 · 0 comments

Making A Difference In The Fight Against Obesity We would like to say thank you to all of the Bariatric and Plastic Surgery Professionals who are currently sponsoring our ObesityHelp community and advocacy outreach missions. This month, we are proud to feature the following professionals for their commitment to supporting

Happy 16th Birthday ObesityHelp.com!

January 9, 2014 · 0 comments

Sixteen years ago today Eric Klein, founder of ObesityHelp, had a vision and registered the domain name that has brought so many people together and helped to save and change countless lives worldwide: ObesityHelp.com!  He wanted to create an online community where individuals who were fighting the disease of obesity

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Post-op Regain?

January 6, 2014 · 0 comments

 Getting Back on Track-From One Patient to Another A lot of you are familiar with my story. I had RNY Gastric Bypass on 02/12/2008. At my highest weight I was 291 lbs. I decided to have WLS, after years of procrastination, mainly for my health and my children. I am

Post-op: When to Call the Doctor

December 11, 2013 · 0 comments

and Other Post-Op Concerns For those who have chosen weight loss surgery, it's important to remember that inherent in all surgery are risks as well as benefits.  And while statistics show that the benefits of weight loss surgery greatly outweigh those risks, post-op problems, including the occasional buyer's remorse, may