OK, OK, if you haven't tried a low carb diet yet, try it, because if you have a gastric operation, you will be on a low carb diet later. If you are seriously thinking of an operation, find out as much about it as you can. Read the good, the bad, and the ugly here: Surgery: Gastric Bypass & Lap Band.
And why not actually view the procedure as well? At this website, you can see a preview of the weight loss surgery to check to see if you will be able to view it, and also send in questions to the doctors beforehand. This is cutting edge marketing of medicine here folks, and I can't say that it is a bad thing. This is what they will perform:
The Roux-en-Y procedure, which Dr. Naaman will perform, combines the two main principles of bariatric surgery - restriction and malabsorption. The surgeon divides the stomach, creating a small pouch that greatly restricts the amount of food the patient can eat. The procedure also reroutes and shortens the small intestine, decreasing the amount of food energy absorbed by the body. The bypassed stomach and intestine segments are reattached below the pouch, so the fluids and enzymes provided by those organs can drain into the intestines and facilitate digestion.
This is my 1st time to your site and i love it. The link to the good bad and ugly about wls didn't work. I'm researching this surgery and would love to see what you found. Would it be possible for you to email me the link? Thanks!
Posted by: Debbie | May 30, 2005 at 12:06 AM
I am considering the wls I have already seen a a suergon and started the approval process.I was required to have 6 months of physician monitored weight loss program. loss 55lbs in 5 months now still 280lbs, now reconsidering please send info & link.
Thanks
Posted by: Maria Kirkland | August 23, 2005 at 10:20 PM
Maria,
The link is embedded in the text, but here it is, in case you had trouble clicking on it above.
http://www.or-live.com/memorialhermann/1387/
Katherine
Posted by: Katherine | August 24, 2005 at 11:13 AM