Looking for info for my family

My Mother is extremely nervous about me having surgery. She was dead set against it when my husband had it a year ago but has come around. We talked and I told her all my reasons for choosing to have surgery and she supports me now. She is not crazy about it but will be there for me.She would like to have some information, in layman's terms ,about the Rny procedure. Does anyone know what I can send her. She is not real technically or very good on the computer so it would have to be simple. Any help would be appreciated

Thanks
Tressa Ü

Hey Tressa,
Do you want a link or just someone to sorta explain it in layman's terms?  Like this?

They basically cut away most of your stomach and reattach the intestine to the small pouch.  The smaller stomach helps restrict the amount of food and we don't absorb as many calories either.

Or, more technical....


What is Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass Surgery?
 
 
 

Gastric Bypass surgery for obesity, specifically, Roux-En-Y Gastric Bypass, is the most common gastric bypass procedure today.  RNY Gastric Bypass is an operation to create a small food "pouch" at the upper end of your stomach with a capacity of less than two ounces (<50 ml).  The pouch is connected to the middle small intestine (jejunum) by a small outlet of about 1.0 cm (1/2 inch) in diameter, thus bypassing the remaining portion of your stomach and some of your small intestine, the duodenum, and the first part of the jejunum.

This bypass surgery functions by limiting the amount of food or liquid which you can eat or drink at one time (by the size of the pouch, but also the size of the opening into the intestine).  It also limits the amount of calories and nutrients that can be absorbed, due to the partial intestinal bypass (malabsorption). 


Would it help to show her those two videos of all the people that came to the RYD Obesity Events?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jFsZifdQbg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_FGuaUkmo4

I would be happy to write a note too.  I think the videos say a lot though...
hugs, Y

Thankyou sooooo much,
    I sent the email just now to her with the info and links. I really do appreciate it. And watching the videos made me cry out of happiness for everyone.

{{{{HUGS}}}}

Tressa Ü