Continue your lifestyle change with the help of a support group.
The St. Joseph Surgical Weight Loss Program Support Group meets on the 2nd Sunday of every month at the St. Joseph Rehab Center. Patients meet to discuss their experiences and share tips they have learned. Prospective patients are allowed to attend to see first hand how bariatric surgery can change their lives. Post-op patients are weighed and their percent body fat is determined. This information helps insure that the inevitable weight loss that occurs after surgery is composed of body fat rather than bone mass or lean muscle tissue. Speakers are invited to make presentations on related topics. A clothing exchange and door prize complete the sessions.
Important Information on Possible Complications of Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is a major operation. As is true with any surgical procedure, there are some risks which should be understood by anyone considering gastric bypass. Potential risks are the same as would be encountered by a clinically severe obese patient undergoing any other major abdominal operation. This may include mortality or death (1 in 200 patients). The level of risk depends upon the degree of obesity and co-morbid conditions which can increase complications of both the surgery and anesthesia. Possible complications include respiratory problems, infection, cardiac complications, leaks where intestine and stomach are sutured together, and blood clots in the deep veins of the legs. These clots occasionally migrate to the lungs. Less common complications include postoperative ulcers, obstructions, and strictures of the various anastomoses.
The signs and symptoms of possible risks of gastric bypass surgery [fall into two broad categories. Those occurring early in the postoperative period, and those occurring later after recovery from surgery] are covered in the pre-operative education class.
The St. Joseph Surgical Weight Loss Program Support Group meets on the 2nd Sunday of every month at the St. Joseph Rehab Center. Patients meet to discuss their experiences and share tips they have learned. Prospective patients are allowed to attend to see first hand how bariatric surgery can change their lives. Post-op patients are weighed and their percent body fat is determined. This information helps insure that the inevitable weight loss that occurs after surgery is composed of body fat rather than bone mass or lean muscle tissue. Speakers are invited to make presentations on related topics. A clothing exchange and door prize complete the sessions.
Important Information on Possible Complications of Gastric Bypass Surgery
Gastric bypass surgery is a major operation. As is true with any surgical procedure, there are some risks which should be understood by anyone considering gastric bypass. Potential risks are the same as would be encountered by a clinically severe obese patient undergoing any other major abdominal operation. This may include mortality or death (1 in 200 patients). The level of risk depends upon the degree of obesity and co-morbid conditions which can increase complications of both the surgery and anesthesia. Possible complications include respiratory problems, infection, cardiac complications, leaks where intestine and stomach are sutured together, and blood clots in the deep veins of the legs. These clots occasionally migrate to the lungs. Less common complications include postoperative ulcers, obstructions, and strictures of the various anastomoses.
The signs and symptoms of possible risks of gastric bypass surgery [fall into two broad categories. Those occurring early in the postoperative period, and those occurring later after recovery from surgery] are covered in the pre-operative education class.