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Bariatric Surgery Didn't Work for This Patient - She Now Weights More
Than When She Started
The following article was written by a reader who wanted to share his
reasons for choosing gastric bypass surgery. For privacy reasons, his
name is not included.
"It didn't work for me..."
When you first decide to have gastric bypass surgery done, usually
at the recommendation of your doctor, the first hurdle you must fast
is your insurance company.
As you wait for them to approve the operation unfortunately it gives
you lots of time to think. It also gives your friends time to tell all
the stories of people they know or have heard of that had gastric bypass
surgery.
Some of those stories are really scary, but you just have to keep telling
yourself that isn't you. Just because that happened to them doesn't
mean it will happen to you.
I have to admit that I did have problems. I had a allergic reaction
to the anesthesia that was used and developed chemical hepatitis from
it. It caused swelling and closed off the top opening so I could not
even hold down water. Of course I had to spend about a week in the hospital
while they treated that.
When I finally got to the point where I could at least keep down some
food I found that I still had problems trying to eat any solids like
meat. At first the doctors told me I was just trying to eat too much
at once - that I just hadn't really learned how to reduce my bites.
It took a while but I finally convinced them that there was a problem.
They took a scope and went down my throat and discovered that with
all the swelling I had from the chemical hepatitis the setures had popped
loose. Instead of being around the stomach opening part of them were
going across the opening like a clothesline. The food was getting caught
on the sutures and caused a lot of pressure until the food managed to
slip off and do down.
They had to go down my throat again and snip the sutures that were
across the top. Unfortunately that also loosened up the other ones so
the opening into the stomach was no longer as small as before.
By this time I had lost about twenty pounds but truthfully I have to
admit I wasn't sure it was all worth it. I can't say the surgery worked
for me because of all the complications I had. The doctors refused to
go back in and fix things so today I still have staples and the two
stomach "pouches" but I can eat about anything.
Unfortunately I can also eat about as much as I want. One doctor did
suggest that they might be able to go in again by using a scope and
reduce the size of the stomach. I have thought about it but the cost
and getting it approved through insurance is a problem and I didn't
really see a loss of more than the twenty pounds.
I guess the question is would I recommend the gastric bypass surgery
to anyone? I am not really sure. It didn't work for me, I wish it had,
but I do know lots of people who had no problems and it worked great.
I have gained back the twenty pounds plus about thirty. I guess if
I ever won the lottery and could find a doctor who understood all the
problems I had and would really listen to me, maybe.
For more personal stories from people who have experienced gastric
bypass surgery - click
here.
Note: The information given here should
not be taken as medical advice. Be sure to talk to your doctor
about any concerns you may have about gastric bypass surgery.
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