Adams T. D., Gress R. E., Smith S. C., et al. Long-term mortality after gastric bypass surgery. N Engl J Med. 2007;357(8):753–761. [PubMed]
Adams and Smith (2007) collaborate and state, Success is measured by excess body weight (EBW) loss, which is current body weight minus ideal body weight. On average a person should lose 100 pounds off of their original weight before their surgery. Adams and Smith offer honest advice to patients that just received their gastric bypass. In summary, they dwell on how important it is to stay healthy, exercise, and follow up with doctors. After this is done, patients see a dramatic lifestyle change. This text makes me question my thesis about the direction I was going in toward lifestyle change. The author …show more content…
Gastric bypass cost anywhere from $20,000-$30,000. Realistically, No one can afford that lump sum of money. The author gives a complete explanation on different ways to take care of the expense. Some patients have to pay out of pocket due to the lack of insurance. With interest added, on average, a patient can pay $250 a month for nine years. The author also provides a table showing how the patient can break down the deductible if the patient does have some insurance. He also states some benefits of having the gastric bypass but there’s always a negative after a positive. The financial burden is the biggest issue with the patients deciding whether to get the surgery or not. This has definitely supported the thought I gave out during my thesis. I will, most likely, state this after I discuss why sometimes gastric bypass could be a good thing. Since this is the main topic, I will start with this then go to the side effects, lifestyle changes, …show more content…
They begin saying how patients experience so much anxiety and depression after living an unhealthy lifestyle. By being overweight, for most obese patients, food was their stress reliever. Sarwar (2005) states, many patients also experience changes in their social scenes, as many American holidays are centered on a big meal. They also share a various examples on how it is hard for new patients to adapt to their diets changes that are expected. Thanksgiving and Christmas, for example, is a family holiday focused mainly on eating dinner. This is a reliable scholarly source. The information from this source will be discussed in the middle of my paper as I begin to break each part of my thesis statement
Adams and Smith (2007) collaborate and state, Success is measured by excess body weight (EBW) loss, which is current body weight minus ideal body weight. On average a person should lose 100 pounds off of their original weight before their surgery. Adams and Smith offer honest advice to patients that just received their gastric bypass. In summary, they dwell on how important it is to stay healthy, exercise, and follow up with doctors. After this is done, patients see a dramatic lifestyle change. This text makes me question my thesis about the direction I was going in toward lifestyle change. The author …show more content…
Gastric bypass cost anywhere from $20,000-$30,000. Realistically, No one can afford that lump sum of money. The author gives a complete explanation on different ways to take care of the expense. Some patients have to pay out of pocket due to the lack of insurance. With interest added, on average, a patient can pay $250 a month for nine years. The author also provides a table showing how the patient can break down the deductible if the patient does have some insurance. He also states some benefits of having the gastric bypass but there’s always a negative after a positive. The financial burden is the biggest issue with the patients deciding whether to get the surgery or not. This has definitely supported the thought I gave out during my thesis. I will, most likely, state this after I discuss why sometimes gastric bypass could be a good thing. Since this is the main topic, I will start with this then go to the side effects, lifestyle changes, …show more content…
They begin saying how patients experience so much anxiety and depression after living an unhealthy lifestyle. By being overweight, for most obese patients, food was their stress reliever. Sarwar (2005) states, many patients also experience changes in their social scenes, as many American holidays are centered on a big meal. They also share a various examples on how it is hard for new patients to adapt to their diets changes that are expected. Thanksgiving and Christmas, for example, is a family holiday focused mainly on eating dinner. This is a reliable scholarly source. The information from this source will be discussed in the middle of my paper as I begin to break each part of my thesis statement