Gastric-bypass surgery?

Is there any reason they won't give him a platlet transfusion? And giving prednisone makes me think that he probably has another disease occurring that is causing him to loose all his plat...

The dangers of not doing the surgery is infection, amputation, gangrene, and the infection can spread. She can ask to try angioplasty to open up the artery first if that would ease her some, it i...

It is dangerous, but it is probably more dangerous to do nothing. I had a triple bypass earlier this year. The information I was given was before I signed the consent form indicated about two pe...

If I was interested in that kind of surgery, I would go to my family doctor. He will be able to answer all your questions. In fact he can refer you to a doctor that can help you. Please, be very ca...

He'll be very inactive for a few weeks, then gradually begin to do more and more. If you know some subjects, or fiction writers, your in-law likes, get them a couple of books to read to help ...

It does if you have comorbidities relating to your obesity. These comorbidities include but are not limited to sleep apnea, type II diabetes, stasis ulcers, paniculitis, GERD etc. At your BMI I r...

DON'T DO IT! There is a much better procedure then bypass surgery. It's called a lap band (I'm sure thats how its spelled). Instead of literally cutting your stomach in half they pla...

by-pass is a "surgery" where as angioplasty is an "interventional" treatment. In angioplasty, a very very long thin flexible needle is inserted from the inner-thigh region ma...