Gastric Bypass Truth

Did you know that there is a higher suicide rate about 2-3 years after weight loss surgery? I saw a news story on it recently and really liked what it had to say. Unfortunately, too many people think that bariatric surgery is going to solve all their problems. If I were only skinny, we think, [...]

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Well now this is a cool story. First off, I can’t imagine anyone is surprised that morbidly obese women are more likely to be sexually dysfunctional. OR that losing weight would help, OR that such drastic weight loss would bring on “psychological changes.” DUH. Still, we know how these science types get excited when they [...]

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OK, this will be a complete departure from the norm for this blog. It will be a bit controversial. But hey, isn’t the point of having a blog being able to say what you think? I came accross this article today in the Boston Globe about the health care debate: Official Says Mass-type Care Could ‘Wipe [...]

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I found the following story by a local TV station in Tulsa, OK. I thought it was more balanced than most, so I wanted to share it here. They mention the incredible benefits of weight loss surgery, and then spend a good bit of the segment with a man who’s had some significant problems as [...]

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Well here’s another great gastric bypass surgery benefit: Better sex. Maybe. If you’re a man with ED anyway. If you’re a woman, well, it’s all in your head. Isnt’ that typical? Here’s what the article, “Hospital Says Weight Loss Surgery May Lead To Better Sex” has to say:

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Here is another post I wrote at the end of January but couldn’t publish due to computer problems: Many thanks to Yvonne at Bariatric Girl for turning me on to this incredible resource – and for mentioning little ole me in the process! It’s a website called the Weight Loss Surgery Channel. And it is [...]

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Sometimes I am amazed at the things that are reported as “news,” even though they should be common sense. Nonetheless, it seems scientists have proven that bariatric surgery success improves with exercise. Researchers from The Miriam Hospital’s Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine say, “Previously inactive patients who became physically active after bariatric surgery lost [...]

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There’s been a flurry of articles this week regarding pregnancy after bariatric surgery. Researchers looked at both gastric bypass and Lap Band® patients to see if their pregnancies were negatively affected. It’s only been a few days since research hit that showed getting pregnant after gastric bypass to be easier. This research goes one step [...]

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I liked this story, and with all the less-than-pleasant posts of late, thought it was a great time to bring some balance with some positive news. But it turns out that one of the many benefits of gastric bypass surgery, in addition to weight loss, is that women who’ve been infertile often find themselves joyfully [...]

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You have gastric bypass surgery, for the most part, because you want to lose a whole lot of weight. Sure, there are benefits beyond weight loss. But let’s face it: the number one reason for rearranging your insides is to dump as much fat as possible. So pretty much everyone who’s gone under the knife [...]

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