BOOK TO GUIDE YOU ON WEIGHT LOSS SURGERY GASTRIC BYPASS AND BARIATRIC SURGERY THINGS YOU OUGHT TO KNOW

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Millions of people are riding a weight loss roller coaster and they can't get off. Weight loss surgery also called bariatric surgery such as gastric bypass and gastric band is becoming a more common but not routine way of dealing with severe obesity. For many, the endless dieting and shelves of diet books have not payed off in permanent change. I have been reading an excellent book about weight loss surgery called Weight Loss Surgery Is It Right For You? Losing weight and keeping the weight off is absolutely harder for some people than others. Psychology as well as genetics have a role in whether people are fat or thin. But weight loss surgery while more common is not something to be taken lightly. Any surgery can have complications and risks. The decision to have weight loss surgery is one to be made carefully and thoughtfully.



A good place to start if you are thinking about this surgery is the book Weight Loss Surgery by Goldberg, Cowan,Jr. and Marcus. Goldberg is an LCSW who has specialized in eating disorders. Cowan and Marcus are physicians with much experience in bariatric surgery. As they point out in the book, "Weight loss surgery is a serious and complicated procedure that is performed on a high risk population It requires the ongoing involvement of talented and dedicated health care team..This surgery before and after requires demanding skills,continuing education and most of all long haul dedication".












This book is a way to get started. First, they discuss if weight loss surgery is a good choice for you. It is not for people who are just somewhat overweight. They talk about levels of obesity. Next it discusses the emotional and physical qualifications for bariatric surgery. Then they talk about the surgeries. I say surgeries because there are different kinds. Then they look at the important post surgery experience. How will your life change and how will your relationships with others be impacted?
Weight Loss Surgery Is It Right For You, by Goldberg, Cowan and Marcus is published by Square One Publishers.