Archives: September 2024
How Quickly Can You Get Bariatric Surgery?
We get it. Many bariatric patients have lived years or even decades with the cloud of excess weight hanging over them. After dozens of diets, commercials, weight loss plans, and even medically supervised diet plans, it’s easy to look no further and give up, resigning to a less-than-optimal physical situation. It’s no wonder, therefore, that when our patients finally decide to have bariatric surgery, they want to do it right away.
Back Pain – An Unusual Postop Symptoms of Bariatric Surgery?
Every patient’s body is unique when it comes to bariatric surgery. Their reaction to anesthesia during the trauma of surgery and the significant changes they experience as they lose weight are also different. As such, it’s important to discuss some seemingly strange but also perfectly normal sensations, feelings, and circumstances patients may experience after their procedure. To get us started, let’s discuss back pain.