Long Island medium

so I'm sitting here watching Long Island medium and there is a woman who had a son pass away after the bypass from sepsis. How common is this?

i have decided to get the bypass and ever since then I feel like I am hearing stories. I am petrified 

Funny, I just saw that on TV too.

Serious complications are quite rare and there are risks associated with ANY surgery, not just WLS. You would have to ask your surgeon for his/her personal stats with respect to complications or deaths. There are always going to be stories about terrible complications and outcomes. Keep in mind there are SO many more success stories!  When I was considering RNY surgery 9 years ago I weighed the pros and cons of having the surgery vs not going through with it. I was willing to take the risk to immensely improve my health vs dying at 50 from obesity-related illnesses.

Take heart, think positive, take a look at all the successful people here on this site.

VERY best to you,

Karen :)

Most people who die are super morbidly obese with a myriad of co-morbidities.   The rest of us do just fine ...

I think this is similar to Baader-Meinhof Phenomenon.  http://www.damninteresting.com/the-baader-meinhof-phenomenon /  

Once you start thinking about something, you see it EVERYWHERE.  Easier said than done, but try not to worry too much.  If these complications were common, no one would be getting these surgeries!  Have faith in yourself for doing your research and picking a good surgeon.  

We all had second thoughts....fear of the unknown. If I could just share with you how wonderful this journey result has been, you would do this as soon as possible! But you should also talk to your Dr. You need to know and understand everything to the utmost! Good luck!

Less than 2% develop leaks (that would lead to infection) is my understanding, the stats of complications for weight loss surgery are about the same as any abdominal surgery. 

Best wishes on your surgery. Hope all will be smooth sailing.

A friend of mine has a very high pain tolerance. Notice I said has, not had. The day she went home she was having pain and called her doctor. They asked her on a scale of 1-10 how high was her pain. She said 4. Well it turns out there was a leak in her pouch and she was leaking stomach juices for 3 days before it was caught. She went in for emergency surgery and woke up 3 weeks later. That being said, she is fine today. These complications are very rare so just listen to your body and if you feel anything is off don't be afraid to call. I would be more concerned about a clot, which is why it is so important to walk after surgery. Any surgery has risks.

I saw that last night. I think it is more common for us to die of heart failure or stroke.Or some other health related disease.

OMG , i was watching too, last night "Long Island medium ", and I hear that story. For a moment really change my mind and decision . And , today, all day long my mind was there thinking about the surgery I'm going to have ,at the and of next month. Thank you for posting this , because I was ready to do'it . Let's see what other ladies think about this? Good luck everyone and God be with us! God bless everyone!