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Originally Posted by jblack  That is a good point. I know on the last episode of Big Medicine, they found out on the table that a guy had horrible cirrhosis of the liver, and decided to go ahead with the surgery.  |
was this due to drinking alcohol? i do not know if the impact would be the same comparing this to cancer? i wonder if there is a surgery that can help fix cirrosis? i wonder if there is a full list somewhere of things that would preclude people from getting this surgery but it appears to be doctor specific like we discussed
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Originally Posted by fr1endly2 Well im takeing this from a person that i knew from another gastric bypass
surgery board...
the surgeon did not do the gastric bypass.
WHICh was devastating.
I think people have to have fully healthy
colons.
A common complication that arises in many post ops
is bowl obstructions.....for various reasons.
SO i think they want the colon healthy enough
on a patient.
I think the cyrosis of the liver as seen on
BIG medicine...was a result of a VERY fatty
liver, and the gastric bypass surgery
will help cure a fatty liver....thus hopefully
prevent further liver damage so im sure
thats why they went ahead in that case.
BUT colon cancer could be completely
different thing, depending on how advanced
it was.....im thinkin in the person that i heard
this occur to it was very advanced colon cancer.
AGAIN im not a medical expert just something
i have read in my 3 years of being in the world
of bypass patients. |
i am curious why do the bowels get blocked from this surgery? you would think since you are eating less food that would make it easier on bowels?
i do wonder if the various stages of cancer have an impact of whether a doctor will do this obesity surgery. i think there are 4 stages with stage 1 and 2 being before it spreads. or i wonder if different types of obesity are permissible in some instances where other types of obesity surgery are not permitted?