Before & After VSG with Miguel! Why I Decided to Have WLS Before & After VSG with Miguel: My decision to have weight loss surgery was to regain my health. I had lost the desire to exercise and my weight would not come off as it would in my earlier days.
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One of the most preventable complications following bariatric surgery is dehydration. Identifying the potential causes, signs, and symptoms of dehydration after bariatric surgery, as well as providing early education in prevention and treatment are key factors in reducing one’s risk for this common problem. Dehydration After Bariatric Surgery Dehydration: Causes
The first RNY surgery (gastric bypass surgery) was performed in 1954 and has since evolved with changes in technique, as well as the introduction of newer generations of surgical technology and advances in research, to its current iteration. Introduced in the 1990s, the RNY surgery (laparoscopic Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, is
The Pandemic of Chronic Obesity, SARS, and COVID-19 As a society, we have gone through many pandemics such as SARS (Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome), COVID-19, and the ongoing pandemic - chronic obesity. Chronic obesity has many serious health issues that impact people with the disease of obesity. History of Pandemics -
Bariatric Surgery Maintenance from a Long-Term Post-Op Twelve years ago, at a miserable 305lbs, I decided to get weight loss surgery. Although I experienced many ups and downs throughout my journey, I have been able to maintain a weight loss of nearly 150lbs for the last seven years. But no
How To Handle Meal Boredom! Ever feel bored of the same old thing? Are you always trying to think of what to make for dinner? You are not alone. Boredom is the number one reason people stray from making healthy choices. Meal boredom is common but can cause us to stray off our
On this journey of life after weight loss surgery, there can be many questions, doubts, and beliefs about who you are, who you aren’t anymore, who you should be, and who you want to become. The road to becoming the ‘new’ you can be littered with various thoughts, both positive
Find out how Bariatric Surgery impacts Type 2 Diabetes! It is important to know how bariatric surgery impacts Type 2 Diabetes. Blood sugar, like many other physiologic parameters, is regulated by the body. The brain and all the cells in your body require sugar as one of the molecules that
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