> ... it is believed that for every 200 patients, 1 to 4 will die ...
The only person I ever knew to have elected this,
died on the table. Just a single anecdotal data
point, to be sure, but hardly encouraging.
Dietary modification is vastly safer.
If it doesn't go in, it can't go on.
And in my experience, eating "balanced"
(40-30-30), also eliminates craving.
I read a book about dieting, and one chapter was on this gastric bypass surgery.
Most of the problems occur after the surgery, sometimes years after. That is when you start to see malnourishment and sometimes even the organs will begin to shut down.
I was (and have for most of my life) struggling with my weight some years ago and was actually looking into this procedure. I described it to my husband and his response was, "absolutely not".
I just learned once again about the procedure a bit too close for comfort. A colleague had it back in the mid-1980's. Beautiful lady, who wanted to save her marriage. She was never the same again, with continual health problems thereafter.
Two weeks ago, the 2nd person I ever knew to have the procedure died. Went into the hospital with such confidence and such hope about conquering the weight once and for all. Experienced e-coli, then septicemia, then gangrene. The family had the life support pulled yet death did not occur until two days after that. It must have been so painful.
Please caution anyone you know to get a second and a third opinion. The risk does not seem to be worth it.