If you are thinking about weight loss surgery, then you likely have questions about the task, your recovery and what life is like post-surgery. We’ve answered the most common questions we listen to below to help you understand what to expect from weight-loss surgery. Then, consider registering for an SSM Health Weight Management Services informational workshop.
This free seminar provides a high-level summary of all our weight-loss services designed to help you reach your weight reduction goals. Do one does intestinal abdomen or bypass stapling? We no longer perform intestinal bypass surgery and stomach stapling because of the risk of problems and high failure rate.
What is the recovery time? While recovery time depends on the specific treatment, you can expect to stay in the hospital for one to two days. Depending on your job, you might be able to go back to work in a single or fourteen days after weight-loss surgery, instead of the common six weeks for traditional surgery.
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Outpatient surgery for adjustable gastric banding may be accessible. What are the potential risks of bariatric surgery? Potential risks are the identical to some other major stomach surgery: infection, leg, and lung clots, bowel obstruction, and intestinal or abdomen leakage. Is bariatric surgery covered by insurance? Ask your insurance provider to confirm coverage for weight loss surgery.
Some insurance firms require conclusion of a medically-supervised diet program before approval. How do patients’ diet plan change after surgery? Our bariatric team shall provide assistance about what and exactly how you should eat post-surgery. In general, you will be on the liquid diet for four weeks following surgery and then steadily return to eating a normal diet, although in small amounts. How am I going to have the ability to walk soon?
You will be asking to walk or stand at the bedside on the night time of surgery and take several strolls the very next day and soon after. Upon leaving a healthcare facility, you might be able to care for all your personal needs, but you will need help with shopping and lifting, and with transport.
How soon may I drive? You should not drive until you have ceased taking any medications your doctor recommended associated with surgery and can move quickly and alertly. Usually, this requires seven to 14 days after surgery. When may I go to my normal activity level back again? Your ability to resume pre-surgery degrees of activity depends on your health, the type of the experience, and the kind of bariatric surgery you had.