Comments on: Bariatric Surgery

By: melissa41

melissa41 — Mon, 14 Jun 2010 20:01:04 +0000

can anyone tell me if i can get this surgery done, and get help getting it financed?and how long does it take before i could go back to work? one more question,please, how old do you have to be before they will operate on you?

By: Sherry

Sherry — Sat, 22 May 2010 04:36:46 +0000

Donna, hire a lawyer that has medical background and he/she will get better answers for you.

By: debbie burnette

debbie burnette — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:49:21 +0000

my sister is two years out and is at 146 lbs but i know there are several different kinds of the surgery. I learned this when my best friend went to dallas and had hers. she almost died and they had to redue it here in tulsa

By: debbie burnette

debbie burnette — Tue, 18 May 2010 00:47:03 +0000

I had this surgery in 2001 with no problems at all/ most of my family have also had it done with no problems. Iam in oklahoma and the dr was grosbe. I would take her there and let him fix the problem unless he did the surgery

By: Herschel Gentery

Herschel Gentery — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 16:47:05 +0000

Good Job on the articles you have here, thank you for putting your time into it!

By: Julie

Julie — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 12:56:43 +0000

I am curious where did she have her surgery and how much weight did she need to lose? Did she lose the weight she wanted even during these problems? Julie

By: Donna

Donna — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 07:17:36 +0000

I need advice. My daughter had laparoscopic bariatric surgery on Oct. 31, 2007. She is now over 2 years out and is very sick. She has had continuous problems since the first surgery. We have been to emergency rooms lots of times. She has had 13 endoscopies. She has had 3 feeding tubes, had her gallbladder removed, had Cdiff,and has been so sick she has not worked much during these 2 years. She now has severe pain on her left side which she has complained continuously about since the first surgery. Numerous CT scans have been done–the last one was on Oct. 31 of this year. Two doctors say the larger stomach is full of fluids. The surgeon said this week that he was going to put another feeding tube in–but he cancelled the surgery on Wednesday. He has said he is not doing anything else for her. Also, the first surgery took a long time. When I questioned the surgeon about the timeframe of the surgery, he told me there were complications. I asked what were the complications. He told me the intestines had been cut and needed repair. We are at wits end now because she is so sick. He then called her yesterday and told her according to the bllod work that was done for preops, there was something wrong with her liver along with the stomach. He seems to think the medicines they have been prescribing were causing a motility problem. He also knows she is in pain, but will not give any more pain medication. What can we do? I have contacted other doctors, but no one will take her. The preops were done, but the surgery was cancelled. This surgery has not worked for her–she could not be in the 95% that it works for. I am afraid her life is in danger.

By: Maida

Maida — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 18:02:38 +0000

I had stomack banding in July 2002 and moved to Labelle, after retiring from teaching and started my own restaurant. I never had a followup (my doctor in Miami moved, leaving no sources to contact). I heard of a support group in Lee County and was given this e-mail: bariatriceating.com, but was not able to get any info other than a message window. I wrote for info and for someone to contact me. I never received a reply to my inquiry.
Can you help me?
Thanks,
Maida