Table of Contents: What Exactly is Bariatric Surgery? Bariatric Surgery Benefits Bariatric Surgery Gets a Bad Rap What is the Point of Bariatric Surgery? Which Procedure is Best? Your New …
Am I Morbidly Obese?
Reviewed By Patricia Sullivan, BSN, RN, CNOR, CBN In order to qualify for weight loss surgery you have to be considered morbidly obese. By definition this term means that you …
Weight Loss Surgery In Mexico – A Candid Look
Let’s be honest, we’d all love to have weight loss surgery in our home city with a surgeon we know and trust. While most insurance companies do offer some sort …
Questions You Must Ask Your Bariatric Surgeon
Bariatric surgery is not a quick process. Yes, the surgery only lasts a few hours. But it often takes 6 months to get approved for surgery. It takes a year …
Weight Loss Surgery Is Not A ‘Solution’
Weight loss surgery is not the solution you are looking for. If you’re calling it a ‘solution’ then you better go look somewhere else. Solution implies that you found something …
Weight Loss Surgery – 6 Must Have Items For Your Hospital Stay
You’ve made the decision to have weight loss surgery. You’ve gone through the insurance process and you’ve made all of your appointments. The big day is coming and its time …
Stomach Stapling Surgery – What is it?
You’ve probably heard the term stomach stapling. But what does that mean exactly? Is stomach stapling a procedure to lose weight? Did you know there are two common weight loss …
Which Weight Loss Surgery Forum Should I Join?
Weight loss surgery is a big decision. Weight loss surgery is also an emotional roller coaster. Successful patients typically have a strong support group. And while family is wonderful to …
Suggested Reading Before and After Surgery
You can never read and learn enough when it comes to a life-changing procedure like weight loss surgery. People that succesfully keep the weight off know that weight loss surgery …
What is a Comorbidity?
A comorbidity is a disease that is the result of, or strongly related to, a primary disease. As it applies to weight loss surgery, the disease is morbid obesity and …
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