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Originally Posted by PricklyPear  Thankyou so much for replying to my message.
You know...I did think that it was permanent and will have to eat no more than 5 oz of food at a sitting the rest of my life. I am glad to hear its NOT permanent.
You see...I know once I get the weight off...the weight I have gained from having my babies..I can keep my weight down. I have the education on nutrition and can maintain my weight very well. Once I have my weight down, I will be able to exercise much better.
I am just afraid of all the side effects listed above.  |
I am curious, what is stopping you from exercising now? Even starting with things like taking long walks can make a difference.
Your fitness level before the surgery could have an impact on the short term complications as well. This is a good read.
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Gastric bypass surgery involves stapling of the stomach to create a small pouch, and then attaching a portion of the small intestine directly to the pouch so that food bypasses the rest of the stomach and part of the intestines. The researchers found in their study that patients with a poor fitness level, almost 17% of them had suffered from a serious short-term complication due to the procedure, like kidney failure, clots, in blood vessels, or even, as with one case stroke, and in one case death. They also but found that in contrast, in the patients who were fit during the procedure less than 3% of them had any complications or any death.
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Poor Fitness Might Increase The Risks After Obesity Surgery
Something else to consider going into Gastric Bypass.
Also to consider, operations performed in the morning have been shown to have less post-op complications
Surgeries Performed In The Morning Have Less Post-Op Complications
I guess what I am saying is that there could be ways to mitigate some of this procedural risk.
You also need to determine if the risks of the surgery are worth the big impact it would have on your long-term health, assuming you can keep the weight off.
This was a study done by JAMA on bariatric surgery risks, but keep in mind this study was from surgeries performed from the late nineties to the early 2000s. Risks have gone down over the years through both medical advances and doctors having more practice.
JAMA study on the risks of bariatric surgery