PCOS Messages for January, 2002: Re: Gastric By-Pass surgery

Re: Gastric By-Pass surgery

From: Renee (anonymous@obgyn.net)
Thu, 31 Jan 2002 07:50:39 -0800

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This sounds a lot like my father's experience. He's only in his late 50s, but has the bones of a 95 year old from severe osteoporosis. If he broke his hip (a high risk, since he's broken ribs by rolling in bed, and vertebrae--spine--by hitting bumps while driving) they would not be able to repair it since the hardware wouldn't hold in the porous bone. I think it's from his calcium and other nutrient deficiencies.

He's too thin, and looks ill most of the time.

I also feel strongly about this surgery, and wouldn't recommend it. It might be appropriate for those who really can't control what they eat (choosing food, and limiting quantity), but if they can't do that on their own, can they do the other self-management needs that is required with the surgery, such as chosing nutrient rich food and taking supplements? Besides, as others have said, it doesn't address the PCOS problem. That level of food restriction, and the types of food eaten, would have implications on insulin levels, and that would make everything worse, not better.

Just don't enter this decision without considering EVERYTHING, and trying EVERYTHING ELSE first.

Renee

Penhead wrote: >
> The larger problem, that they didn't warn her about prior to the
> surgery, was the long term effects. She has struggled for years since
> the surgery with anemia and calcium and B12 deficiency. And now that
> she is going through menopause, she is have a lot of problems with the
> absorption of hormones and nutrients. It is all related to the bypass
> surgery. She is seeing a lot of specialist because of this. The clinic
> who did her surgery has told her that they are seeing a lot of people
> who had the gastric bypass surgery with this problem.

-- Renee Cordrey, MSPT, MPH, CWS

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Don't follow in the footsteps of the masters. Seek what they sought. --Zen saying

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