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Bariatric surgeons generally tailor pre-surgery instructions to the individual patient. The surgeon will discuss the following weight loss bypass surgery directions with you prior to the surgery date. Patients should cease smoking at least 30 days prior, as smoking places a patient at risk for developing pneumonia, an increased hospital stay and time in the Intensive Care Unit on a ventilator. The surgeon may ask you to refrain from alcohol three weeks prior. Your physician may request that you halt certain over the counter medications prior to surgery including aspirin, Motrin, Aleve and Excedrin, along with some prescription medications.
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Where can I learn more about gastric bypass surgery and weight gain?
If you are looking for information on gastric bypass surgery and or weight gain this website would be the right one. www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/gastric-bypass
What is a gastric bypass medicaid?
Gastric bypass is weight reduction surgery. To qualify for madicaid coverage in receiving a bypass surgery one must be considered fully disabled without surgery.
Where can I find some information about bypass surgery for weight loss?
A good resource to read when considering gastric bypass surgery for weight loss is www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/gastric-bypass. Here you will find reliable information from actual doctors as well as patient testimonials.
What is the typical percentage weight lost after going through gastric bypass surgery?
Over time, patients lose an average of 60% of their initial weight. See http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/what-is-gastric-bypass-surgery
Where can I go to get information for bypass surgery weight loss?
If you are searching for information regarding bypass surgery weight loss, I would recommend going here: http://www.medicinenet.com/gastric_bypass_surgery/article.htm
What is the difference between a Gastric Bypass Surgery and Heart Bypass Surgery?
The Gastric Bypass Surgery is a procedure that reduces the size of your stomach, to help weight loss. On the other hand, a Heart Bypass Surgery is a procedure that replaces a block blood vessel in you heart with another blood vessel.
Is it safe to lose weight with gastric bypass surgery and are there any long term effects to losing weight quickly?
Gastric bypass surgery will work where diets do not. There are always risks when surgery is involed. Additional information is available at: www.ebariatricsurgery.com
Will i gain some weight after a gastric bypass?
If you have had Gastric Bypass surgery your doctor has already told you and reviewed with you how to eat after surgery. If you do not follow the diet your doctor has set out for you, you are going to gain weight. Follow the diet and you will not gain weight.
What is the best gastric bypass surgery?
There is only one type of gastric bypass surgery, but if you are looking for the most effective type of weight loss or bariatric surgery then gastric bypass is generally found to be more effective than other methods such as lap band surgery. That said, you will still have to worry about what you eat and the portion sizes of the food or you will not lose the weight. This is not a quick weight loss fix.
What are the effects of gastric bypass surgery?
Gastric bypass weight loss surgery permanently changes your life. You will lose a lot of weight very rapidly and this will cause skin "flaps," so you will probably want more surgery afterwards to fix that.
Where can I find more information on weight loss bypass surgery ?
Information on weight loss bypass surgery can be found at a local bariatric surgeon's office or several online websites, such as, www.mayoclinic.com, www.webmd.com, and www.medicinenet.com.
Preventing Weight Gain after Gastric Bypass Surgery?
< /p>While gastric bypass surgery can help a person lose weight, it is not an end all to keeping one's weight down. Weight gain after gastric bypass surgery is sometimes common among those that have received it because they are still stuck in the same eating habits they had before the surgery. But with a proper nutritious diet and exercise regimen, one can keep a steady weight without having to worry about gaining it back after their surgery.< /p>
