Your best option when cosidering any surgery or any weight loss plan would be to consult your doctor. They know your medical history and can explain what risks might affect you depending on any medications you may already be taking or how this surgery might affect your lifestyle.
You can learn more about a gastic band compared to a gastric bypass from your doctor, medical websites, medical blogs, health blogs, health websites, and medical specialists.
There are many sites that offer information about gastric bypass surgery. One such place can be found here: http://www.gastricbypass.com/Whole.htm You can also speak with your doctor for more information.
Gastic bypass surgery is a remedy to obesity, but it can also reverse or completely eliminate type 2 diabetes. This is because you are eating much healthier after the surgery.
You can find information on bariatric gastric bypass at your local gastroenterlogist's office. You can find one in the local phone book's yellow pages under Physicians.
People who had undergo gastric bypass surgery must stick to a certain diet, in order to keep the staple in the stomach from tearing or stretching, as this would defeat the purpose of the surgery.
People who have had gastric bypass surgery should not drink alcohol at all, generally-speaking. Certainly you should consult the doctor who did the surgery before even considering it.
Medicare pays for gastric bypass surgery only if it is deemed medically necessary.
Ontario, Canada offers many different places to have gastic bypass surgery. One of the most recommended is Ontario Bariatric Network; here is the website: http://www.ontariobariatricnetwork.ca/Roux-en-Y-Gastric-Bypass-Surgery.aspx.
Information on gastric surgery can be found at a local Bariatric surgeon's office or online at various websites. Some examples of websites that provide information on gastric surgery are as follows: www.yourbariatricsurgeryguide.com, www.mayoclinic.com/health/gastric-bypass/MY00825, and www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/gastric-bypass.
This website has many personal stories from many different people after they went through gastric bypass surgery http://www.arthritisgoutdiet.net/. Its even shows some pictures.
The website www.obeseinfo.com provides many before and after pictures of gastric bypass surgery. The pictures indicate the weight amount before and after surgery and also include a nice blurb from the individual telling you a little about their experience.
Sleeve gastic bypass is a new weight loss procedure by restricting the amount of food taken. The surgeon removes alomost 60% of the stomach laparoscopically.