Filmed on 05/01/2016
CH, 48 years old female, suffering from obesity with body mass index (BMI) above 44. Her medical background includes diabetes mellitus, fatty liver disease, sleep apnea, renal stones and migraines. She did not maintain weight loss achieved with diets and tablets. She was offered a laparoscopic (keyhole)gastric bypass. Before the procedure underwent a mandatory psychiatric assessment.
She recovered well from the surgery. Started losing weight in a steady fashion and her mobility improved as well since the procedure.
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Tell us about your experience of this procedure. I didn't know what to expect really. Basically I just felt like I'd been kicked by a horse. Yeah, but other than that, it's not as bad as I thought. So, yeah, pretty comfortable, just a bit tender in places. Other than that, yeah, I've been up and about, so... Is there anything that you would want to tell a prospective patient who's about to undergo the procedure? Obviously, you know there's going to be pain, you know, but at the end of the day, if you've got to go for a procedure, go for it, and you know, in a couple of days' time, you'll forget all about it, so yeah, go ahead, do it. Was there anything that you experienced which was unexpected? No, I don't think so. The only thing I didn't realise was I'd be having a drain burn. You know, I suppose part and parcel of the procedure, I suppose. to have any excess blood, yeah that's it really. Glad to get home now. Thanks very much. That's okay, thank you.
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