Question:
GASTRIC BYPASS SURGERY

WHAT ARE THE FIVE GOOD POINTS ABOUT THE SURGERY AND WHAT ARE THE FIVE DOWN FALLS.    — pjcraft1956 (posted on July 13, 2008)


July 13, 2008
1) no more meds, weight loss, healthier, smaller clothes, and will live longer. 2) can always have complications, takes the fun out of eating out, costly on the pocketbook
   — usfour

July 13, 2008
Cures Diabities, Will lose 80-90% of your excess weight, today the gain backs are rare, Eliminates most drugs your currently are taking fast, and you don't have to go for fills all the time. Bad side is you will take supliments all the rest of your life, as you will have mal-nutrition, there are issues for at least 6 weeks tht make you ask what have I done, but that will pass, you don't love eating any longer, and the good stuff will make you sick, and finally, you can trade one addiction for another, meaning you may stop overeating, but there are some cases of excessive gambling, shopping, and other aditicve things thathappen to about 10% of RNY patients. Also you will never drink heavy again, and eating Fat, sugar, or Carbs in excess can make you sick for several hours.
   — William (Bill) wmil

July 13, 2008
GOOD POINTS: 1. No more meds. 2. Increased mobility. 3. Better choice of clothing, can shop anywhere. 4. Knee issues minimized. 5. Able to live life and enjoy it again. DOWNFALLS 1. Cannot eat certain things I used to love. 2. Taking vitmains and supplements everyday 4 rest of life. 3. Can get upset stomach in public - embarrasing. 4. Constantly think about food and fluid intake, etc. 5. Blood work every 6 months to check everything is A OK
   — jammerz

July 13, 2008
Wow. I couldn't limit myself to only 5 good points but the bad points would be less than 5. Then again those would be my points. Ask the same about reasons to have children or anything else and you'll get soooo many answers. What I think is a good point someone else might think is bad and vise versa. No one can answer your question for you...only for themselves.
   — Caribou ME

July 13, 2008
The good far outweighs the bad... Cures type 2 diabetes in over 90% of patients. Reverses other conditions like high blood pressure, knee pain. You feel better, you look better, you can easily fit in to an airplane seat or amusement park ride. You can cross your legs when you sit down. Shop for normal sized clothes and look nice in them. Be accepted more readily in society. So many good things... The bad things are not being able to eat sweets or enjoy dining out. But you get over that, and it's a small price to pay. Some nausea at times for some people. For me, having to take vitamins every day for life is not a big deal. In a nutshell, I am soooooo glad I had the surgery.
   — Gina S.

July 13, 2008
You lose weight, you get healty, no more meds, fit into clothes, your life will be extended, no more comorbitdities. Down side, You cant eat everything that you want. carbs, sugars. You can still eat. I eat everything. Jsut in moderation. I am almost 5 yrs out from RNY and Ihave lost 150LBS and I kept it off. No more co-morbidiites, No meds, blood pressure is great, no more sleep apnea. It saved my life
   — Joanc

July 14, 2008
I just have to say that I'd caution you from posting that gastric bypass "cures" diabetes. It's always amazing what the FDA seems to smile at, and what it frowns upon. I'm unable to share with you how many people have been "cured" of diabetes with my weight loss method. The common factor is the weight LOSS, not the procedure. The good points about the surgery would be able to be reduced to "weight loss", rather than listing hundreds of other factors, since the side effects of weight loss are all of these other bonuses. So - my "good points" list for Gastric Bypass? Most people lose weight.
   — Ruth Shapovalov

July 14, 2008
I disagree with Ruth S. comments about it being weight loss, and not the surgery itself that cures Diabetes. Yes, weight loss through dieting or any means can cure Diabetes. However, Doctor's have been finding that in the vast majority of patients who have Gastric Bypass Surgery, their Diabetes is completely reversed within a few days or weeks of surgwery, before any significant weight was even lost. Doctor's were puzzled by this, and an Italian Doctor began researching it. He found that Gastric Bypass Surgery cures Diabetes in over 90% of patients so quickly due to the surgery itself. I can not explain it in great detail because I am not a Doctor, but the jist of it is that, when they cut/alter the lower intestine during the surgery, this alteration causes hormones to be released that rapidly causes a reversal of Type 2 Diabetes. Doctors are now hoping to come up with a modified version of this surgery, for people who are Type 2 Diabetics, but not overweight. The modified version of the surgery could be used to cure Diabetes in thos patients as well, without the weight loss. I appreciate Ruths comments about how Diabetes can be cured through weight loss (like dieting) but, as I have just explained, she is misinformed about the fact the Gastric Bypass DOES cure Diabetes, the surgery itself cures it, not only the weight loss.
   — Gina S.

July 14, 2008
5 good points: lose excess weight, live longer, eat healthier, control diabetes and shop for normal sized clothes. 5 bad points: can gain some weight back, appetitie comes back like before weightloss surgery, food cravings can be over whelming sometimes like wanting sugar, dumping can be horrible for hours and you will not necessarily come off all meds. As well as if any damage done to joints from Rheumatoid arthritis and neuropathy from the diabetes cannot be cured, but managed. My doctor told me that my diabetes is not cured but is controlled and if eating healthy and exercising should stave off the high blood sugars.
   — mspisces

July 14, 2008
This website gives you the advantages, disadvantages, risks, and recovery time. http://health.ucsd.edu/specialties/lapband/about/options.htm
   — dyates2948

July 14, 2008
It's much harder than I thought it would be to eat - I'm still very limited in what I can eat. Even though eating a lot less, am spending more on food because of the limitations. Very difficult to eat out, cause food at the more affordably priced places tends to be high carb & high fat. And I would do it over again without a second thought. My blood pressure and blood sugars are normal, and I'm off three meds. Have more energy. Feel better. Can fit in an airplane seat - and don't even need a seat belt extender. No more backaches. Feet don't hurt anymore. Can sit in any chair without worrying about breaking it.
   — Susan C.




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