Helpful Links for Pre and Post Op Weight-Loss Surgery
Laparoscopic Associates recommends you know all you can about weight-loss surgery: LapBand, Roux en Y, Doudenal Switch, Vertical Gastrectomy procedures and diet
Obesityhelp.com (obesityhelp.com):
Good resource for patients to learn more about obesity surgery.
This is also an excellent site for preparation for insurance authorization.
There are documents for your psychologist and nutritionist, etc.
Obesitysurgerybook.com (obesitysurgerybook.com):
You can purchase the book from this website, it is very useful
as it is comprehensive and unbiased. Details about the procedures
are reasonable, and we will answer additional questions for you.
It is oriented towards patients interested in the Roux-en-Y gastric
bypass.
ASBS (asbs.org):
The American Society of Bariatric Surgery website (Organization
of Bariatric Surgeons).
Obesity.org (obesity.org):
Official site of the American Obesity Association. Also, there
are specific IRS tax deduction benefits (obesity.org/subs/tax/taxbreak.shtml)
described on their website.
CPMC (cpmc.org):
California Pacific Medical Center Hospital website. Find directions,
hotels, and specifics about the hospital.
NIH Medical Guidelines (rover.nhlbi.nih.gov/guidelines/index.htm):
The National Institute of Health clinical guidelines on various
medical problems including obesity. Very detailed and comprehensive
with an electronic textbook. Aimed at health professionals.
US Department of Agriculture (nal.usda.gov/fnic/):
Provides patients with a wealth of nutritional information and
resources about the value of foods. This site has a downloadable
PDA database, which can serve as a great resource to patients
following surgery.
R-Kane (RKane.com): Leading supplier of well-liked, good-tasting protein soups and drinks for bariatric surgery patients. We offer many of their products in our office for your convenience.
GlycemicIndex.com (glycemicindex.com):
Describes the issues regarding the quality of good and bad foods
for effective weight loss and good health.
Amazon.com Listings (amazon.com):
Perform your own search of textbooks that may help in your research
of weight loss surgery, healthy eating and exercise habits, and
proper nutritional guidance.
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These are a number of helpful weight-loss surgery links:
Duodenalswitch.com: The most comprehensive site for patients interested in the duodenal switch. It was developed by a patient. You can reach a chat room and ask other patients about us. Please note that we are the only surgeons in the Western United States performing the DS totally laparoscopically.
Yahoo Groups Forum Obesity Surgery: An online support and informational group for prospective, pre-op, and post op patients interested in the DS, RNY and Lap Band WLS for patients of Drs. Jossart and Cirangle .
Fitday.com: FitDay.com is a free web site designed to help you track and analyze the important aspects of your diet and fitness.
Your personal FitDay account serves as a food and exercise journal.
You track the foods you eat and the exercises you do on a daily
basis.
Weight
Loss Products Products to help you look and feel your best.
Obesitysurgerybook.com: You can purchase the book for about $23.00. It is very useful because it is comprehensive and unbiased. Detail about the procedures is reasonable, and we will answer additional questions for you. It is more oriented towards patients interested in the Roux en Y gastric bypass.
Obesity Help: Good resource for patients to learn more about obesity surgery. This is also an excellent site for preparation for insurance authorization. There are documents for your psychologist and nutritionist, etc. You can find numerous testimonials on us here.
Organization of bariatric
surgeons
Obesity
Treatment
Official site of the American Obesity Association
Obesity Law: Helpful tips on how to get faster approvals from insurance companies. We strongly recommend this for any patients who have concerns about their insurance. For any patients who are denied or excluded it is well worth it to contact Walter Lindstrom and see if he can help.
Hospital Website:
Find directions, hotels, specifics about the hospital.
Additional Obesity
Help
Weight
Loss Directory Comprehensive resource for weight-loss related
Web sites.
Laparoscopic Surgery in the News
The Bypass Effect On Diabetes, Cancer
(CBS) April 20, 2008 - It's pretty well known to doctors that the most successful treatment for obesity is surgery, especially the gastric bypass
operation
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EndoGastric Solutions Receives FDA Clearance For First Transoral Surgical Product: StomaphyX(TM) Gets Clearance First
Medical News Today April 3, 2008 - EndoGastric Solutions, the world leader in endoluminal
intragastric surgery, is pleased to announce that it has received clearance
from the US FDA for its StomaphyX device.
(click here to read the entire story)
San Francisco Bariatric Surgeon Now Offers a New FDA-Approved Treatment for Obesity.
PRNews, February 8, 2008 - As the obesity epidemic in America continues to grow, it becomes even more
important for overweight patients to understand their choices and use the
services of an experienced bariatric surgeon. The doctors at Laparoscopic
Associates of San Francisco (LapSF) remain leaders among bariatric surgeons by
announcing it will now offer the REALIZE band to their patients.
(click here to read the entire story)
New study shows adjustable gastric banding effective in curing diabetes.
JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association), January 23, 2008 - New study shows adjustable gastric banding effective in curing diabetes.
(click here to read the entire story)
Obesity Surgery Can Cure Diabetes
American Society for Metabolic & Bariatric Surgery, January 23, 2008 - News headlines around the world read Obesity Surgery Can Cure Diabetes after the first randomized controlled study of the effect of Laparoscopic Adjustable
Gastric Banding (LAGB) on type 2 diabetes was published today in the Journal of
the American Medical Association (JAMA).
(click here to read the entire story)
Hospitals Pressured by Soaring Demand for Obesity Surgery
The New York Times, August 29, 2003 - Doctors and hospitals across the country are scrambling to satisfy the booming demand for surgery that shrinks the stomachs of severely obese people.
(click here to read the entire story)
Taking Heart In New Surgery
(CBS) November 29, 2002- Ann Wilson and her sister Nancy -- of the rock group Heart - have sold 30 million records over their career. These days, they’re still rocking as hard as ever, in part because Ann’s in her best shape in almost 20 years.
(click here to read the entire story)
Manhattan Congressman Sheds Pounds by Surgery WASHINGTON, November 15, 2002 — If the usual rigors of serving in Congress were not enough, Representative Jerrold Nadler, a Manhattan Democrat, struggled for years with the personal torment of being so overweight that he could not make it up even a single flight of stairs to the second floor of the Capitol to vote on the House floor. He used the elevator instead. (click here to read the entire story)
The skinny on Roker's weight loss: Gastric bypass
USA Today, November 3, 2002 -As any NBC Today viewer knows, weatherman Al Roker has lost a lot of weight. Until now, only those who were close to Mr. Roker knew the secret of his 100 pound weight loss. Recently, however, he decided to share with the public the details of the weight loss surgery that he has undergone which is responsible for these amazing results.
(click here to read the entire story)
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