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11/17/2008 04:41 PM
Medicare Will Not Pay for Bariatric Surgery to Treat Diabetes Unless Patient Hits BMI of 35 (Senior Journal)
Nov. 17, 2008 – Medicare will draw the line at a body-mass index (BMI) of 35 to determine if a senior citizen is morbidly obese and qualified to receive coverage for bariatric surgery as a treatment for beneficiaries with type 2 (or non-insulin-dependent) diabetes, according to an announcement today by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS).

11/17/2008 10:35 AM
Physical activity after bariatric surgery improves weight loss, quality of life (EurekAlert!)
( Lifespan ) A new study suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes.

11/18/2008 03:03 PM
Bariatric Surgery Before Pregnancy Benefits Moms, Babies (HealthDay via Yahoo! News)
TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- Women who get pregnant after having weight-loss surgery have a lower risk of maternal and newborn complications than pregnant women who are obese, according to U.S. researchers who analyzed 75 studies.

11/18/2008 03:19 AM
Physical activity post bariatric surgery perks up weight loss, quality of life (New Kerala)
Washington, November 18 : Increased physical activity after bariatric surgery helps patients drop more weight and improve their quality of life, reveals a new study.

11/18/2008 11:24 AM
Weight Loss, Quality Of Life Improved By Physical Activity After Bariatric Surgery (Medical News Today)
A new study by researchers from The Miriam Hospital's Centers for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine suggests increased physical activity after bariatric surgery can yield better postoperative outcomes.

11/18/2008 03:31 PM
Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery (EurekAlert!)
A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to an article in the Nov. 19 issue of JAMA.

11/19/2008 12:47 PM
Dr. Mary Mason: Bariatric surgery (KMOV St. Louis)
Dr. Mary Mason wants to hear from you. She's answers your health questions every Wednesday on News 4 at Noon. This week, she's answering questions on bariatric surgery.

11/19/2008 01:02 PM
Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery (PhysOrg)
A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

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  Gastric Bypass Complication: Gastrogastric Fistula

Author:
Kaye Bailey

While the success rate of gastric bypass surgery is very good, complications from the weight loss surgery do occur. One of the rare complications is a gastrogastric fistula or leak in the newly reduced stomach pouch.

Recently a LivingAfterWLS reader named Margo suffered such a complication. She had surgery on July 11th. On August 18th she suffered a setback when a gastrogastric fistula was identified in the surgical area of her stomach. The fistula was identified with an upper gastrointestinal contrast study (UGI).

A fistula is an abnormal connection between an organ, vessel or intestine that results from trauma or surgery. In gastric bypass the separation of the gastric pouch from the main stomach decreases the incidence of fistula formation and stomal ulcer but does not eliminate it. Leakage of ingested food through the fistula may allow the small pouch to empty faster, leading to increased volume of meals and increased appetite. Patients stop losing weight or begin regaining weight. Surgical intervention may be necessary to correct the fistula.

In Margo's case the leakage was causing vague symptoms such as nausea a couple of hours after eating. She said after two times of trying to vomit producing nothing but bile she knew her pouch was working. Margo added, "Luckily, after that I kept myself from retching, or I might have made it worse. I felt increasing but very vague pain in my stomach, but not necessarily in the area I knew my pouch resided. I went back to liquids only, and that did not help, either. This lead to the Upper GI."

Fortunately she was early enough post-op on a limited liquid and soft food diet that she did not experience peritonitis, inflammation of the abdominal organs due to bacteria from the intestinal gastric contents.

After the fistula was identified Margo was put on IV feeding and her weight loss has stopped. She said, "I am hanging in, but just barely. Still glad I had WLS, though, and glad I discovered LivingAfterWLS."

Nearly a month after identifying the fistula Margo is still on the IV feed but is able to add a few things to her diet. "I have had a second Upper GI and the fistula has improved a bit. My doctor now has me drinking liquids: when I get up to 48 oz of liquid, and 400 calories (of protein drink) for "several days" I can abandon the IV feeding and go back to square one. I'll spend 2 weeks on a liquid diet, and then begin to add soft foods. I'll have at least one or two more UGI's."

Margo says it hasn't been easy to keep a positive spirit. "I want to add my positive spirit does not come naturally-I have been deeply depressed, but at least now I have something to aim for, and that has helped quite a bit."

Take a minute to send some warm vibes her way, and leave her a comment here. I'm sure she'd love to know how much we are pulling for her. She said, "I appreciate your prayers and interest a lot, and am determined to muddle through this setback-and any others thrown my way-because I want to continue to lose weight so I can live!"

Kaye Bailey © 2005 - All Rights Reserved

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11/19/2008 01:02 PM
Risk of maternal and newborn complications may be lower after bariatric surgery (PhysOrg)
A review of previously published studies suggests that rates of adverse outcomes for mothers or pregnant women and newborn babies, such as gestational diabetes and low birth weight, may be lower after bariatric surgery compared with pregnant women who are obese, according to an article in the November 19 issue of JAMA.

11/19/2008 12:47 PM
Dr. Mary Mason: Bariatric surgery (KMOV St. Louis)
Dr. Mary Mason wants to hear from you. She's answers your health questions every Wednesday on News 4 at Noon. This week, she's answering questions on bariatric surgery.

11/18/2008 10:24 PM
Weight-loss surgery helps with pregnancy: study (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Women who get pregnant after weight-loss surgery tend to be healthier and less likely to deliver a baby born with complications compared to obese women, researchers said on Tuesday.

11/11/2008 10:06 PM
Gastric Bypass Surgery Sometimes Helps Women Conceive (WDSU New Orleans)
Losing weight isn't the only benefit of gastric bypass surgery for some women trying to conceive.

11/20/2008 05:17 PM
Pregnancy and fertility following bariatric surgery (News-Medical-Net)
Women who undergo weight-loss surgery, known as bariatric surgery, and later become pregnant after losing weight may be at lower risk for pregnancy-related diabetes and high blood pressure - complications that can seriously affect the mother or her baby - than pregnant women who are obese, according to new findings from the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality that are published in the ...

11/18/2008 05:06 PM
Weight Loss Surgery Helps Fertility (NBC 5 Chicago)
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11/18/2008 08:31 AM
Surgical study highlights pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery for severe obesity (EurekAlert!)
( Wiley-Blackwell ) Severely obese patents who underwent gastric bypass surgery had lost up to 31 percent of their BMI after four years. Blood pressure problems fells by 76 percent and diabetes by 90 percent. But 27 of the 50 patients experienced complications and ten patients had to be operated on again. The study, published in the British Journal of Surgery, was carried out to see if a longer ...

11/18/2008 03:13 PM
Gastric bypass surgery may help pregnancy for obese women (WSLS Newschannel 10 Roanoke)
Undergoing gastric bypass surgery can improve pregnancy outcomes for obese women. Researchers at the Rand Corporation analyzed data from 75 studies that looked at various health issues among women who had bypass surgery.

11/18/2008 07:29 AM
Pros And Cons Of Gastric Bypass Surgery For Severe Obesity (Science Daily)
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to an article in the British Journal of Surgery.

11/18/2008 10:47 PM
Pros and cons of gastric bypass surgery (News-Medical-Net)
Severely obese patients who underwent two different gastric bypass techniques had lost up to 31 per cent of their Body Mass Index (BMI) after four years, with no deaths reported among the 50 study subjects, according to the November issue of the British Journal of Surgery.

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