Comments on: What are the Dangers of Gastric Weight Loss Surgery? https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/what-are-the-dangers-of-weight-loss-surgery/ The Official Blog of the Black Women Losing Weight Community. Tips, articles and weight loss resources for African American Women. Sun, 29 Dec 2013 22:16:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: Lashelle https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/what-are-the-dangers-of-weight-loss-surgery/#comment-102371 Fri, 13 Sep 2013 21:28:01 +0000 http://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/?p=5144#comment-102371 In reply to Anon.

I think this article is very well written, It is informative, without being biased. Weight loss surgery is ultimately a personal choice. However, I do feel like the healthcare industry has lowered the requirements for surgery too a dangerous level. Some physicians will recommend the surgery even for 30 or 40 pounds. I don’t particularly care for any elective surgery, so I’ll keep on pressing. Weight Watchers and daily committed workouts is where I’m at. God Bless

]]> By: Anon https://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/what-are-the-dangers-of-weight-loss-surgery/#comment-101158 Thu, 12 Sep 2013 18:59:21 +0000 http://www.blackweightlosssuccess.com/?p=5144#comment-101158 All surgeries that require anethesia pose the same main risks, such as clotting, pulmonary and cardiac issues. The sleeve is generally a low risk or low complication procedure. Most complications come from people not eating properly or by not following the doctors orders after surgery. I have never heard of or met anyone who had the bypass and gained the weight back in the first year. But I have read a few rare cases of banded or sleeved people gaining the weight back, but only after several years due to getting their bands unfilled or poor and over eating. So the risks are real, but rare. The benefits far outweigh the risks when you go by statistics of failed procedures versus those who die from obesity related complications.

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