Post Op Day 58
Friday, May 7th, 2010 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Protein and calories, Vertical gastrectomy, Weight loss surgery results, surgical weight loss, weight loss plan, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Hello everyone! I had to wait until I could articulate my feelings of late without crying. I was so happy and pleased with the surgical weight loss progress I had made when I last wrote. The weight loss has continued ...
Post-op day 30
Thursday, April 15th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized, Vertical gastrectomy, Vertical sleeve gastrectomy, weight loss surgery | No Comments »I am sorry that I have not written in a week. I didn't realize it had been that long. I made the 4 week mark on Monday, March 29th. Tomorrow will be 1 month out. from the vertical sleeve gastrectomy. ...
Post-Op day 9
Monday, March 29th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »I stepped on the scale this morning and weighed 367.1 pounds. I weighed 374.6 on morning of surgery. I spent 2 nights in the hospital as I was having esophageal spasms and difficulty making me liquid intake requirements. I went home ...
*Patient blog-Introduction to Sharon’s journey
Wednesday, March 24th, 2010 Posted in Uncategorized | No Comments »Hi! My name is Sharon and my story started when I hit puberty. I was always a normal weight kid until I stated turning into a little lady; it was all down hill from there. Fast forward to high school where ...
New Facebook pages
Friday, July 3rd, 2009 Posted in Bariatric surgery, Duodenal switch, EsophyX, Hawaii, LapBand, Realize Band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Stomaphyx, Vertical gastrectomy, surgical weight loss, weight loss surgery | No Comments »We have created two new Facebook pages; one for Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco and one for The Surgical Weight Loss Center of Hawaii. It's a great way to socialize with other patients, get the latest news, post your own experiences ...
FAQ: Information on leak tests
Friday, May 15th, 2009 Posted in Duodenal switch, Vertical gastrectomy, Vertical sleeve gastrectomy, weight loss surgery | No Comments »We have performed the vertical sleeve gastrectomy (vertical gastrectomy) in 1,300 patients and the duodenal switch in 900 patients, thus we have performed the sleeve gastrectomy procedure in over 2,000 patients since 1999. In November of 2006, after completing over ...
Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Update
Friday, March 27th, 2009 Posted in Diabetes, Duodenal switch, LapBand, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, San Francisco weight loss center, Vertical gastrectomy, Vertical sleeve gastrectomy, weight loss surgery | No Comments »Last week was the Second Annual International Consensus Summit for Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (Vertical Gastrectomy) in Miami, Florida. Over 400 surgeons from around the world attended. There were three days of presentations and discussions. Summarized below are some interesting points ...
Is Food Really Your Friend?
Friday, February 6th, 2009 Posted in Duodenal switch, LapBand, Realize Band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Uncategorized, Vertical gastrectomy, Weight loss surgery results, weight loss surgery | No Comments »“Food feels like my best friend.” I hear this from so many weight loss surgery patients. Maybe you can relate. When you’re upset, anxious, despondent, angry, or bored the instant calm that food provides can feel like your greatest ally. ...
Lapband Surgery
Friday, December 19th, 2008 Posted in Duodenal switch, LapBand, Realize Band, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Vertical gastrectomy, weight loss surgery | No Comments »There are two types of anatomical changes (restriction and malabsorption) created by weight loss surgery. Restriction limits or reduces the stomach volume and malabsorption separates the small intestines into two separate channels. For the past forty years each one of ...
Hair Loss After Weight Loss Surgery
Tuesday, December 16th, 2008 Posted in Duodenal switch, LapBand, Roux-en-Y gastric bypass, Vertical gastrectomy, weight loss surgery | No Comments »We are now selling a Hair Loss Kit to help reduce the incidence of hair loss after weight loss surgery. Hair shedding can occur as a result of rapid weight loss that occurs after the vertical sleeve gastrectomy, Roux-en-Y gastric ...