Weight loss surgery is one of many deadly health care industry frauds perpetrated on Americans. This blog was created to put a hurt on the greedy and criminal weight loss surgery industry and offer alternatives to the many many people who need to and want maintain a low and healthy body weight without the risk of death and permanent injury.
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I am new here and just starting the process of informing myself. I went to one informational meeting and am waiting for my first consultation.
Boy, can I relate to all your feelings! The before/afters are so inspirational, and I'm so impressed by the hard work & success I see here. However, it is a huge ordeal. The drawbacks are very real. Many of the side effects (dehydration, malnutrition, kidney stones, possible gall bladder removal, constant heartburn...) make me hesitant.
We obviously wouldn't be considering this of we hadn't already tried and tried and tried other methods. I work out a lot and, if I do this surgery, I suspect it might be a long time before I can do an hour of high impact cardio several times a week like I do now. I'll really miss that. I'm afraid the surgery will make me feel really unhealthy for months but hope it may mean years and years of better health. I still haven't made up my mind. I just want you to know, you're not alone in being unsure. Hugs.
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Get your facts Gretta from an unbiased nonindustry source with no dog in the fight.
You are right to be reluctant Gretta. Weight loss surgery is EXTREMELY lucrative and it has a high rate of complications and mortality. You also should look into exactly how effective it really is and again get that information from a nonindustry source. Gastric bypass average cost is $32,500 in the US. Some surgeons do 4 or 5 a day. It's a money tree. The 32,500 in just the beginning. Then you have the gallbladder surgery in 1/3 of the cases CHA CHING! Then there is the the sagging skin surgery and the breast reductions. Then there are the complications and trips to various MDs for little or no help. Then there are the revisions surgeries. Then there is the cost of the shakes and vitamins you will be on for the rest of your life because of the malabsorption. Then there are the trips to the ER from the dumping syndrome. CHA CHING CHA CHING CHA CHING!!!
The essence of the Hippocratic oath is "first do no harm". Another precept is for MD to ask others for help. I know how to fix the cause of overeating aka caloric poisoning. I have offered my program for free to physicians. They won't even look at it, Arrogance. Do you think that MDs damaging a perfectly functioning digestive system and rejecting my help is compliant with the oath they took?
The Hippocratic Oath Modern Version
I swear to fulfill, to the best of my ability and judgment, this covenant:...
I will respect the hard-won scientific gains of those physicians in whose steps I walk, and gladly share such knowledge as is mine with those who are to follow. (They don't generally these days)
I will apply, for the benefit of the sick, all measures which are required, avoiding those twin traps of overtreatment and therapeutic nihilism.(Not even close in many cases.)
I will remember that there is art to medicine as well as science, and that warmth, sympathy, and understanding may outweigh the surgeon's knife or the chemist's drug. (This is a joke. Google Doctors Are and then put a letter of the alphabet after Doctors Are and watch the Google suggestions.)
I will not be ashamed to say "I know not," nor will I fail to call in my colleagues when the skills of another are needed for a patient's recovery. (So many of them are so arrogant and greedy that they will reject any treatment that actually can cure something and they will exploit any ailment for maximum profit)
I will respect the privacy of my patients, for their problems are not disclosed to me that the world may know. Most especially must I tread with care in matters of life and death. Above all, I must not play at God. (They think that the letters MD mean Me Diety)
I will remember that I do not treat a fever chart, a cancerous growth, but a sick human being, whose illness may affect the person's family and economic stability. My responsibility includes these related problems, if I am to care adequately for the sick. (They exploit illness for maximum profit and that is why the have cured no diseases since polio.)
I will prevent disease whenever I can but I will always look for a path to a cure for all diseases. (ROFLMAO!!)
I will remember that I remain a member of society, with special obligations to all my fellow human beings, those sound of mind and body as well as the infirm. (ROFLMAO!!)
If I do not violate this oath, may I enjoy life and art, respected while I live and remembered with affection thereafter. May I always act so as to preserve the finest traditions of my calling and may I long experience the joy of healing those who seek my help. (ROFLMAO!!)
Written in 1964 by Louis Lasagna, Academic Dean of the School of Medicine at Tufts University, and used in many medical schools today.
In this barbaric procedure 3/4 of the stomach is removed. The problem with that is, we need our entire stomach for proper digestion of the proper foods. After your stomach has been butchered it can not do it necessary role in the digestive process.
The aftercare for all weight loss surgery is substandard. They will tell you that it is ok to eat right after the procedure. Complications mean more money for these thugs.
What's the death rate from Gastric Sleeve Surgery?
The industry will tell you that the death rate from gastric sleeve surgery is one in 400. That's a lie. The industry will tell you that the death rate from gastric bypass is one in 200 when the real number is one in 50 and that is just within the first 30 days. It's hard to find good data on the actual death rate but based on the industry lies a reasonable guess would be one in 100.
When a fool asks one of these butchers what the death rate is they will cite industry numbers but they will plan claim that their death rate is much lower. Chances are they are lying. That is what criminal types do.
Complications from weight loss surgery are frequent. A study of insurance claims of 2522 who had undergone bariatric surgery showed 21.9% complications during the initial hospital stay and a total of 40% risk of complications in the subsequent six months. This was more common in those over 40 and led to an increased health care expenditure. Common problems were gastric dumping syndrome in about 20% (bloating and diarrhea after eating, necessitating small meals or medication), leaks at the surgical site (12%), incisional hernia (7%), infections (6%) and pneumonia (4%). Mortality was 0.2%.[30] As the rate of complications appears to be reduced when the procedure is performed by an experienced surgeon, guidelines recommend that surgery be performed in dedicated or experienced units.[4]
Metabolic bone disease manifesting as osteopenia and secondary hyperparathyroidism have been reported after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery due to reduced calcium absorption. The highest concentration of calcium transporters is in the duodenum. Since the ingested food will not pass through the duodenum after a bypass procedure, calcium levels in the blood may decrease, causing secondary hyperparathyroidism, increase in bone turnover, and a decrease in bone mass. Increased risk of fracture has also been linked to bariatric surgery.[31]
Rapid weight loss after obesity surgery can contribute to the development of gallstones as well by increasing the lithogenicity of bile. Adverse effects on the kidneys have been studied. Hyperoxaluria that can potentially lead to oxalate nephropathy and irreversible renal failure is the most significant abnormality seen on urine chemistry studies. Rhabdomyolysis leading to acute kidney injury, and impaired renal handling of acid and base has been reported after bypass surgery.
Nutritional derangements due to deficiencies of micronutrients like iron, vitamin B12, fat soluble vitamins, thiamine, and folate are especially common after malabsorptive bariatric procedures.
Seizures due to hyperinsulinemic hypoglycemia have been reported. Inappropriate insulin secretion secondary to islet cell hyperplasia, called pancreatic nesidioblastosis, might explain this syndrome.[32]
The death rate for gastric bypass is 1 in 50! A recent study by researchers at the University of Washington found that 1 in 50 people die within one month of having gastric bypass surgery, and that figure jumps nearly fivefold if the surgeon is inexperienced.
