Bariatric Surgery Considerations

You have been overweight for many years and it is now beginning to take its toll on your health and you would like to reverse that trend

. If this sounds like you and you have been on more weight loss programs than you can count, weight loss surgery may be an option that you want to consider. This alternative is drastic, but if you are more than 100 pounds overweight you are in a critical situation.

Price is a big consideration when it comes to this surgery, but the good thing is most insurance plans will cover at least part of the cost and my insurance company paid the entire cost. The Roux-en-Y costs between $25,000 and $35,000 and the Lap Band is between $10,000 and $20,000. If you do not have insurance, the lap band is probably going to be the option that works best for you. If you cannot afford to pay for it out-of-pocket, most surgery centers and gastric band manufacturers have financing options available for this procedure.

The cost of being obese will exceed the cost of the surgery over time. Most bariatric surgical facilities and hospitals that perform this surgery have an intensive program leading up to the surgery. There is blood work, a physical, insurance paperwork and there is the education. You will be expected to know about nutrition, exercise and mental health when it comes to eating before you undergo any type of gastric bypass surgery.

The is something you should think about for some time before coming to a decision, because your life will change and you have to be a person that can adapt to these changes. There may be some foods that you can only tolerate in small amounts and there are may be some foods that you will never be able to eat again. And on the other hand, you may eventually be able to eat everything that you have eaten in the past in smaller portions. Weight loss surgery is all about changing your life and that should be your greatest consideration...how badly do want your health to change.

by: Marjorie Salada

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