The Duodenal Switch (DS) is one of the most powerful tools that we have in modern weight loss surgery. It leads to significant weight loss and improvement in medical co-morbidities, however, many surgeons do not perform the DS because it is thought to have greater risks and difficulty in performing
Deciding to undergo reconstructive plastic surgery after massive weight loss can be daunting and scary. However, most patients feel that this type of plastic surgery is an essential component of their weight loss journey. In many patients' quests to be smaller, they view their weight loss surgery as "Part One
Celebrating LuvleeLisa's Journey Before & After RNY! I've struggled with obesity my entire adult life. After going through a horrible marriage and feeling no self-love or self-confidence, I decided to get my life in order because my 1-year-old daughter (at that time) did not deserve to live a miserable life.
Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe Don’t be chicken…go south of the border! It will seem as though you're south of the border with this Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe. Moist, spicy, cheesy…and really pretty quick! This delicious Chicken Chile Relleno Rolls Recipe can be served with a bowl of cool pico de
Meet the ObesityHelp Conference Speakers for Saturday! We are excited to announce the 2016 ObesityHelp National Conference Speakers and their sessions! This is going to be a fantastic conference in Anaheim, CA on September 30th and October 1st. It will be two jam-packed days of education, support and celebration! We'd
With nearly triple the incidence of worldwide obesity since 1910 plaguing the current world population, significant medical strides have been made to alleviate morbid obesity. Of the many bariatric procedures available today, the Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy (VSG) is one of the premier procedures to treat morbid obesity. The Sleeve Gastrectomy
On the message boards and in social media, WLS'ers sometimes get frustrated that they have "only lost (some number) of pounds." From years of yo-yo dieting, sometimes the numbers of pounds we've dropped have lost their meaning. That is until this list from ObesityHelp member Bette B puts the number
Celebrating Johnetta's Journey Before & After DS I had my first diet when I was 10 years old and was on a proverbial diet my whole entire life. Everything from Fen-Fen, Weight Watchers, shots, pills, cabbage diet, peanut butter diet, every crazy scheme imaginable. For me, the decision to have a
I was introduced to Asian chicken lettuce wraps at PF Changs, everybody’s favorite Asian restaurant, many years ago. They’ve become popular when we started to reduce the amount of what I refer to as “useless carbs” in our diets, those calorie-filled, nutrient-empty foods that we use to fill our plates
There is no doubt that for the vast majority of patients with type 2 diabetes, bariatric (or, as some surgeons prefer to call it, “metabolic”) surgery, can lead to marked improvement and even remission of diabetes. A paper published in The Lancet by Geltrude Mingrone and colleagues shows that even
