Recovering from Lap Band Surgery

Life for many has changed in recent years, weight loss surgery has been saturated with glitz and glamour – convincing people that undergoing such a procedure is really no big deal. Forgetting that complications do exist, many care only about the final outcome: weight loss. A new body, a second start and a time to [...]

Lap Band Surgery: What You Need to Know

Fifty years ago if someone told you that you could change the size of your stomach and not compromise any organs, you would have shaken your head in disbelief. Now today, the age of technological advances is changing that opinion.

About Lap Band Surgery – Gastric Banding

Gastric banding more commonly known as lap band surgery has become the most common bariatric weight loss surgery in Australia and Europe. Since its approval by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration it has become a very popular method of weight loss surgery in the United States.

Bariatric Surgery Pre-Op Blood Work

Today I went into the lab to have my blood drawn prior to next weeks pre-op for my weight loss surgery. I was dog-tired having been at the computer until late last night and a bit hungry having fasted for the past 16 hours. A cup of strong black coffee would have been perfect but [...]

Bariatric Surgery Risks

When considering any type of surgery we want to know the risks. As a bariatric surgery patient that will be receiving laparoscopic weight loss surgery on July 16th 2008, believe me I looked into the bariatric surgery risks. I might not be a genius but I am certainly not a fool.

Does Weight Loss Surgery Cause Gallstones?

The National Health publication titled Dieting and Gallstones discusses the benefits and risk of rapid weight loss as it relate to the development of gallstones. As a person that will soon be receiving bypass surgery I truly believe that it is important for each of us to understand all risk and benefits. The publications states,

Psychological Assessment for Bariatric Surgery

As part of the consideration for bariatric surgery you are commonly required to go through a psychological assessment. The first thought that went through my mind was “how crazy is this?” For goodness sake, I was not applying for a sex change; I was requesting gastric bypass surgery.

During what I would liken to [...]

Steps Towards Weight Loss Surgery

Weight loss surgery is not a decision we want to make without understanding what it is and what we are getting in to. This is a decision that each of us must carefully make for ourself.
Is weight loss surgery right for you?
This is a decision each of us must carefully make. There are several steps [...]

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