INTRODUCTION TO BARIATRIC SURGERY
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Understanding Body Mass Index (BMI)
Body mass index (BMI) is a way of telling if you are at a healthy weight. The higher your BMI, the greater your risk for obesity and health problems. Use the chart to figure out your BMI.
Deciding on Bariatric Surgery
For the surgery to work, you must change your diet and lifestyle. In most cases, the surgery is not reversible. So if you’re considering surgery, learn all you can about it before you decide.
Bariatric Surgery: Your Surgical Experience
Before surgery, tests will be done to check your health. You will be watched and kept as comfortable as possible throughout surgery and recovery. After surgery, you may stay in the hospital for one or several days.
Discharge Instructions for Bariatric (Obesity) Surgery
This surgery will make it difficult for you to eat a large amount of solid food. After the surgery, you must eat very small meals. Eating too much or too fast may cause unpleasant symptoms, such as nausea.
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