Dangers of Gastric Bypass and Lap-Band Procedures
1There are dangers involved with Gastric Bypass surgery. Case studies show high insulin levels following meals, confusion, shaking, sweating, headaches and black outs. The patients eventually needed partial or complete removal of the pancreas, in order to prevent dangerous declines in blood glucose. Patients also experienced Dumping Syndrome, when the small intestine fills too quickly with undigested food from the stomach which can cause abdominal cramp and diarrhea. Other research has uncovered a higher-than-expected risk of death following surgery for obesity, even among younger patients. 2Lap-Band surgery carries risks
Sara is a thirty three year old lesbian black female. She reports that she was 5’9” in eighth grade and has always been larger than everyone. She also reports that her grandmother was present in her life and would control her diet with slim fast starting around eighth grade, and her brother lived with her as well. Sara has stated that growing up, she did not feel safe, and that there has been trauma causing her life struggles. Her close friend, Julie, reports that she is aware of Sara’s condition but only because she has brought it up when something apparent relates, but declines to discuss in any further detail. Julie states that it is hard to believe Sara is struggling with such a condition and for so long because
Anorexia Nervosa may be described directly as an eating disease classified by a deficit in weight, not being able to maintain weight appropriate for one’s height. Anorexia means loss of appetite while Anorexia Nervosa means a lack of appetite from nervous causes. Before the 1970s, most people never heard of Anorexia Nervosa. It was identified and named in the 1870s, before then people lived with this mental illness, not knowing what it was, or that they were even sick. It is a mental disorder, which distorts an individual’s perception of how they look. Looking in the mirror, they may see someone overweight
Eating disorders can be viewed as multi-determined disorders because there are many different factors that can play into a person developing an eating disorder. Each case is different and to get a clear picture of the disorder it must be looked at from numerous angles because often times it is a combination of different issues that contribute to someone developing an eating disorder.
The question of whether the public’s health is an individual’s responsibility or the government’s responsibility has been a sticky topic for quite some time now. In order to get closer to an answer, it is important to evaluate the roles individuals have in protecting and improving their health versus the roles the government has. To better understand the situation, I will discuss the case study of obesity. Is it the individual’s responsibility to exercise in order to avoid being obese or is it firstly the governments responsibility to provide safe environments with parks, for example to improve the individuals’ health? This paper will discuss the causes of obesity, what makes obesity an individual’s responsibility, what makes it the government’s
Due to the risk involved, liposuction is not the answer to having a great body. Liposuction is one of the most popular forms of cosmetic surgery today. Those seeking the perfect body seldom understand the risks involved in this invasive surgery. One of the risks of liposuction is that fat cells can grow back in the area where the procedure took place. Another risk associated with this procedure is over-aggressive fat removal. Poor work performed by untrained doctors poses many problems in itself. Pulmonary Thrombosus, Lidocaine Toxicidy, and imbalances of bodily fluids also are serious risks associated with liposuction, not to mention the ultimate danger with any surgery, death. What exactly is this procedure for which so many people are willing to take the chance?
Mr. P is a 70-year-old male with originally seen at gastrointestinal surgical Oncology clinic after esophagogastroduodenoscopy (EGD) at his local hospital showed a 5cm laterally spreading polypoid mass with submucosal invasion in the second part of the duodenum. The pathology study of the mass showed tubular adenoma. Once surgical resection of the mass was considered, initial preoperative cardiac evaluation revealed high risk of perioperative complications. Cardiologist was consulted and Mr. P underwent left heart catheterization (LHC) after abnormal pharmacologic stress testing result. LHC revealed normal coronary arteries and normal left ventricle ejection fraction of 55%. Cardiologist cleared Mr. P for surgery based above result.
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When I analyzed my case study I knew my patients had something in the bowel system or nervous system. My first thought was a stomach flu because like everyone in my family including myself has had the stomach flu and these symptoms of high fever, nausea, headache and fatigue are very similar to a stomach virus. One thing that made me rethink about my diagnosis was that I don’t recall a stiff neck being associated with a stomach virus. A stiff neck, however, is associated with the nervous system which makes it much more serious. As I did more research I was lead to believe that it must be a bacterial infection that must have been contracted through either sharing drinks, sneezing or coughing, because for 5 kids out of a school of 900 students for them to have these symptoms they must have been related to each other or have been very close friends.
...ect the patients body, to allow them to watch for and avoid those foods if at all possible (Crohns and Colitis Foundation of America, 2012). Diet can also be affected by shortening of the bowel during surgery, causing absorption issues which may indicate needing more food or special nutrition to make up for what is being otherwise lost.
With an estimated one in three American adolescents being classified as overweight or obese many parents are turning away from traditional lifestyle modification approaches to more radical methods of combating adolescent obesity. Excessive weight at young ages has been linked to a wide range of comorbidities including hypertension, type 2 diabetes, and elevated blood cholesterol which is connected to higher and earlier death rates in adulthood (Kelleher, Merrill, Cottrell, Nadler, & Burd, 2013). Since the early 70’s the prevalence of overweight adolescents has increased from an average of 5% to an alarming 18% with obesity being the number one health concern for parents trumping drug abuse and smoking (www.heart.org).
More than 40,000 people a year are so desperate to lose weight they turn to the controversial, sometimes life-threatening surgery such as Gastric Bypass. I will be explaining what the surgery entitles, disadvantages vs. advantages. And most important, is Gastric bypass surgery the right choice when considering the risks. The most common form of “stomach stapling” is gastric bypass. In this procedure, a small pouch is formed in the stomach and stapled shut. The small intestine is then cut and stapled onto the pouch, shrinking the stomach’s ability to take in food. The technique involves removing a section of the stomach and rearranging the small bowel to divert bile and pancreatic secretions away from the food stream. Fats and starches flow through without being absorbed. In order to be a candidate for the surgery, patients must be considered morbidly obese or at least 100 pounds overweight. Before an individual gets the go-ahead, he or she meets with doctors and psychologists to rule out all other ways of help. Surgery may sound like the best option for a morbidly overweight person, but a small figure comes at a high price. There are health risks and the side effects can be fatal. Three people will die during every 1,000 procedures, according to the ASBS. Let me tell you about more disadvantages. More than one-third of obese patients who have gastric surgery develop gallstones. Nearly one in three develop nutritional deficiencies. Patients could also be at risk for anemia, osteoporosis and metabolic bone disease.
In the late 1960s, the early surgical experiences for adult obesity were first published. It was not until the 1970s and 1980s that bariatric procedures for adolescents with morbid obesity were first reported. Jejuno– ileal bypass was done in at least 20 adolescents (age range 11–20 years) with preoperative weight range 120–150 kg. The expected macronutrient malabsorption resulted in 34–36% weight reduction for these patients. Significant improvement in hyperlipidaemia, T2DM and quality of life were also reported, although at the expense of fat-soluble vitamin loss, electrolyte disturbances and diarrhea in some. Owing to the reported risks of electrolyte abnormalities, vitamin malabsorption, and liver and renal damage, this operation has been
Dumping syndrome (DS) can be classified as early dumping syndrome (EDS) or late dumping syndrome (LDS) based on the timing of the symptoms after eating. It is a condition that is seen in up to 20% of individuals who undergo gastric, bariatric or esophageal surgeries. The rapid emptying of largely undigested food particles into the small intestines may lead to a host of complications including nausea, diarrhea, abdominal pain, hypoglycemia, tachyarrhythmia and alterations of consciousness.
Gastroparesis is defined as a persistent heterogeneous defect in the gastric motility. It is characterized by the delayed emptying of solid meal in the absence of mechanical blockage. The symptoms can be mild or severe and they are mostly nausea, vomiting, epigastric pain, early satiety, fullness, anorexia, and/or weight loss.[7] Gastroparesis severely affects the patients’ nutrition, health, and social interactions. Some studies suggest there are many etiologies for gastroparesis but in a large number of patients the cause is still unknown. [8]
There are many Cons’ that are associated with cosmetic and reconstructive surgery. Some procedures can leave a person scared for life physically or even mentally. For instance, “Liposuction is the removal of fat cells to produce smoother contours, if to much fat and fluid is removed at once the patient could go into shock, bleed internally, or worst of all die.” (Margie Parent 2002) After some cosmetic and reconstructive surgeries sometimes it is found very common for a person to have a hard time adjust...