Gastric Bypass: The Choice Is Yours?
Not everyone that is overweight should have gastric bypass
surgery to help them lose weight. In many cases, this is simply
not the right choice because of the health risks and the
condition that some individuals are in. For those that this is
the right choice for, though, there are many more things to
think about besides the fact that you should lose weight with
gastric bypass help.
In order for you to make the right decision for you, there are
several steps that you should go through. Taking the time to go
through them honestly with yourself will help you to get a
better grasp on what lies ahead for you.
The first thing that you should understand and do is to find out
if you are a candidate for gastric bypass at all. To do this,
you will need to talk to your health care provider. They will
talk to you about several things.
Most will want you to try to lose weight for six months
time naturally, telling you that you need to lose a certain
percentage prior to being able to have consideration for the
surgery in order to lower your risks.
In most cases, health care providers will require that
you be a certain percentage over your ideal body weight. Even if
you are slightly below, they are likely to reject you for
gastric bypass because the risks are not outweighed by the need.
They will also inform you of the coverage of your
insurance. Some insurance companies only cover this surgery if
it is life threatening not to have it.
Once you have found out if you qualify for gastric bypass from
your doctor, you need to still make some significant decisions.
Choosing the right ones here will provide you with the best
decision for your own well being.
The first step is emotional. You need to seek out counseling. In
most cases, your health care provider will require this anyway.
The task is to determine why you are overweight. For some, it is
hereditary or otherwise out of their control. But, for the most,
it is the fact that they are emotional eaters or stress eaters.
Solving these emotional traumas can help to improve your chances
of success in gastric bypass.
Then, you need to take a hard look at your physical
consideration. While you may be thinking that this is the best
way for you to improve your health, there are many risks that
can go along with it. Your body is taxed from the surgery and
the increase shock to a body that is already working hard is
high. You will also need to cope with the fact that sometimes it
doesn't work as well as you would hope either. You will need to
talk to your doctor at length about the ability that your body
has to get through the surgery and to recover effectively.
But, this is not all. You still need to do some serious soul
searching. Although you may think that this is going to be a
great thing for you, the fact is that it will be heart
wrenching, painful and emotionally devastating. You will find
yourself asking questions such as these:
Why didn't people like me when I was overweight?
Why wasn't I good enough then?
I'm the same person, but now they think I'm beautiful.
Before I wasn't.
These are very difficult and traumatic things to think about,
but many patients of gastric bypass will need to seek additional
counseling after their surgery to help them through it.
Beforehand, though, you need to figure out if you can actually
handle the pain and worry that is likely to follow the surgery.
It is no small task to deal with.
Gastric bypass allows for individuals to receive some amazing
benefits. Losing the weight that the body has carried around for
so long will help individuals to feel better and to do more.
Their heart and other organs can get back to working at a normal
level as opposed to the higher levels that have been happening.
This can prolong their expectancy. And, you can live better, do
more and feel good with yourself.
Prior preparation for your gastric bypass will leave you open
and raw emotionally. It will take time to work through the
questions and concerns that you will have. And, it will be
difficult to realize the why's of this situation. Yet, when you
do work through these things and find that gastric bypass is the
right choice for you, you will greatly benefit from it. The key
is to work through everything and to know what to expect.
Gastric bypass will then be successful both physically and
emotionally.