Dear Dr. O,

In 1999 I had a gastric bypass @ Cornell in NYC.  For me being 330 pounds at the time seemed like a great tool.

With these stomach surgs. please convey how serious they are.  I am holding my own weight at 182.  I have an hourglass shape so I actually look smaller than what the scale says!

Here's my problem from that surg.  I became vitamen deficent.  My body has not properly absorbed any and all vitamens.  I thought I was going to die until I found a great doctor here in OHIO. I wish you could meet him.

I take prenatal vitamens,  a weekly Vitamen D gel cap, Iron 3 x aday,  and a monthly b-12.

I hope there are more tests these days for a person who is considering having any weight loss surg.  I would recommend extensive mental health evalution and therapy one year prior to surg.  People before surg need to figure out WHY they became so obese and over eating is just a symptom...

Once a patient begins to drop the weight the mind and body need to be mentally connected also.  It can take years before the mind can actually see what your new body really looks like.  I am speaking from my own experience.  ALSO  society treats OBSESE people different than "normal" sized people and some sort of ethic etiqitte needs to be estatblished for the new clients.  Please for give my (sp) errors.  Please help us get a spell check here!

I would be willing to share my story and my doctors if you wish!

xox

Labelfree

This sounds very exciting.  It will be 10 years before the doctors in my area even KNOW about it.  This is something I think I would do. I don't do well with surgery.

Linda

This is just what I need to fix my bypass done in 1984.  To bad insurance does not cover it.  Looks like I will just have to have another bypass done.

can a person have this nonevasive surgery if she has not had gastric bypass surgery**i was going to have gastric bypass surgery but i declined because of the cost if a non gastric bypass person could have this new procidure how much would this cost be**

Doc,

I saw you on the Dr. Phil show this afternoon.  I don't know if he has better lighting or what, but you looked even better on Phil's show than on your own.

i had the by-pass done in 1998 in B.C. CANADA and I am having alot of problem with mine but have no one to talk to about it . i would love to get this new surgery done to fix it so i can have a new life or reversed it. So i would like to know if it is done in Canada please thank you Andree

i had the by-pass done in 1998 in B.C. CANADA and I am having alot of problem with mine but have no one to talk to about it . i would love to get this new surgery done to fix it so i can have a new life or reversed it. So i would like to know if it is done in Canada please thank you Andree

Well I have a great doctor that I see every 6 months.  I started out in 2001 with a weight of 348.  I had the RNY surgery done 7/6/01.  No complications.  I always take my multi vitamins twice a day, take calcium suppliments, Rocaltrol, vit. B and Vitamin B12 shots twice a month.  In the last year and a half I was in a car accident and broke my foot in 6 places 3 months later I fell and broke the opposite knee.  No exercising for a while.  I gained 45-50 lbs.  I am now at 194-200 lbs.  I want to get back to at least 150.  I had a tummy tuck in 2/03 and because of a hospital error I had a massive heart attack.  I don't need this extra weight, but it's hard to get it off.  I'm in my 50's and wonder if this surgery would be good for me.  I just want to be healthy. 

Dear Dr. Drew,

Hi My name is christina and i am frustrated because i can not recieve decent medical care. I have Malrotated small intestines, Hiatal hernia, Disk degenerative disease in my back , plus wieght gain due too medications went from 170 too 327 lbs. and im told its all in my head, Knee injury . Im told either because of my weight or my insurance or im cuacasion so i cant get help i need.

                                                                                      C

Dear Drew and Dr O,

Yes the year I had the surg at Cornell than my great surg and his team went to Columbia Pres Hospital. 

He runs the Obesity Center there.  His name was Dr Mark Bessler.  I was thinking about writing him a letter 10 years after surg.  The pro's  The cons

I think since 1999 some prodocols were developed which truly I feel are quite ness.  It took a long time for my brain to catch up to my body image if this makes any sense.

So much more is involved than that actual surg.  It is truly a brain/body/spirit adjustment!

xox

Labelfree

Hi Dr. O,

   I had gastric bypass in 2006.  I'm 5'2" and weighed 286lbs.  I lost down to 146lbs my lowest weight.  Total weight loss of 140lbs. I maintained a protein first diet with healthy carbs (along with exercise) I felt terrific.  I was active, had boundless energy and was loving life for the first time in 20 years.  I take a chewable centrum silver, bilinguial B12, calcium citrate, and eventually my weight started to slowly rise.  I now weigh 206lbs. which is a weight gain of 50lbs.  My morbitities are starting to rise as well.  I am afraid of gaining it all back.  I can't go back to feeling that way again.  I believe this stomaphyx might be the answer. 

Could you recommend someone in San Francisco?  Thanks!