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It was my physician - a.k.a. 'the miracle medical man' - who first suggested Gastric Bypass operation as a method of controlling my weight - among other health factors. "Have you ever considered this?" he asked one day out of the blue. Well, no, I hadn't. Isn't this surgery only for hugely obese people? Why would I consider this? I was a little taken aback. True, I was somewhat overweight; at 5 feet, 10 and a bit, my weight had ballooned to 294 pounds. The real poundage started to accumulate after my knee gave out about five years before.
(note: I stood up one morning and my left knee seemed to snap backwards. From that point on, I was in constant pain. I could only hobble about three blocks before I had to stop and rest. No amount of chiropractic or therapy could help. My doctor sent me to a surgeon; arthroscopic surgery revealed that I had no cartilage left in my knee. Six months later I had Oxford Knee Replacement surgery - through the skills of Dr. Jose Guera at Toronto's Scarborough Grace Hospital). But the weight I had packed on remained. When I was younger, and dieting here and there over the years, I always lost the weight very quickly. After entering my 50s - not so much.
As well, three years ago, my doctor sent me for more tests and discovered I also had developed Obstructive Sleep Apnea - again likely due to my sudden increase in weight.)
Note: I have always been a "big guy" although no one has ever guessed that I was approaching 300 pounds. I seem to hide my weight very well. As I tell my friends - perhaps semi-facetiously - "I am very dense".
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BODY MASS INDEX (BMI)
It is very simple to discover your BMI. Just Google Body Mass Index and you will find many charts. Just fill in your height and weight and this will produce your BMI.
* Underweight
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Basic Criteria for Laparoscopic surgery:
* BMI (Body Mass Index) over 40
* BMI between 30 to 40 in conjunction with other associated diseases that may improve with weight loss such as: Diabetes, High Blood pressure, Sleep Apnea, Arthritis, Painful Joint condition, etc.
* Must be over the age of 14.
* Have tried to diet and exercise with little success.
* Be prepared to make substantial changes in your eating habits
* No dependency on alcohol or drugs
* Acceptable operative risks
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