Oct 18, 2015 · 7 comments
Marion H. Campbell (Bethlehem, PA)
OK, but did they reverse the weight loss surgery? If not, why not?
Bil Morbid (NY)
surgery for obesity, along with associated weight loss, could improve the brain’s opioid neurotransmission. The latter is involved with generating sensations of pleasure, thus the surgery could help normalize these neural circuits that stimulate feelings of pleasurable when one eats. This suggests a novel mechanism as to how obesity surgery could help with weight loss.
Source:http://www.healthunits.com/surgery-for-obesity-affects-how-we-feel-about...
Syreeta (Baltimore)
This society likes to take the short way out when losing weight. I watch what I eat and exercise daily. I follow this process https://goo.gl/mU17cg I've lost 15 pounds already. How ever long it toke to put on the weight it will take just as long to remove it
JWB (NY)
While it seems like a quick fix, the surgery is not something to take lightly, nor is it something that is rushed into by the medical community and their patients. Patients must go through a long period of group therapy, appointments with nutritionists and demonstrate a particular need for the surgery. It's wonderful that you have the will and fortitude to push yourself, but what do you do if your debilitating weight problem has rendered your body in no condition to exercise appropriately--pressures on joints, especially on the knees and back for instance.
Ellen Freilich (New York City)
Does the patient still have the gastric sleeve? Sounds like the gastric sleeve, supposedly an improvement over the weight-loss gimmick known as the Lap-Band - has some of the same issues as the Lap-Band. I know of a number of women, two in their 20s and several middle-aged, who died because of the Lap-Band. Severe complications like these (and complications are known to be under-reported to the FDA) should be heeded by the public and potential patients. People should run as fast as they can away from these junk medical devices and the accompanying junk surgery.
JWB (NY)
It isn't a device, it is a surgical procedure. It reduces the stomach by 70 - 80% which turns the stomach into a "sleeve" shape instead of the usual sickle reservoir. It has a higher success rate and is safer than the lap-band.
Amber Samson (Buffalo)
I'm terrified of any form of surgery and especially if it's not extremely necessary. I can't imagine getting into such shape to be forced to have my stomach cut and ripped out. This truly is a form of addiction. When I noticed I gained a few pounds I started The Loaded Gun Diet immediately and got rid of them without any fuss or deprivation.
So I can't believe people do this to themselves.