Bariatric Surgery
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June 05, 2006 by Renee @ 09:15 AM
The American Obesity Association offers some guidelines for those of you considering the procedure. You're probably a candidate for the procedure if:
- If you have a body-mass index (BMI) of 40 or higher.
- If you have a BMI between 35 and 39.9 and a medical condition including high blood pressure, high cholesterol, diabetes or other cardiopulmonary disease.
- If you have tried weight loss through diet, exercise, and/or weight-loss drugs and are still obese.
- If your quality of life is suffering due to obesity.
- If you have difficulty completing everyday tasks such as cleaning, working and cooking.
- If you are willing to make needed lifestyle changes after surgery, including diet modification and starting an exercise program.
Obviously it's not a decision to be taken lightly. There are two sites in the directory dealing with WLS & Gastric Bypass.
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Gastric Bypass should be only for those who can't lose any other way. I was morbidly obese and can't lose any other way. I lost 100 plus pounds with WW but I had lost weight in the past so I didn't really qualify even though my BMI was bigger than 40.