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1.0 out of 5 stars
Uniformed, misinformed, book does great disservice !, October 30, 2004
This review is from: The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: Everything You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass and Bariatric Surgery (Paperback)
I have just finished reading The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery. This is the most incomplete and misleading publication I have every read on weight loss surgery! I am appalled at the minor attention given to certain subjects (A PAGE AND A HALF !) on the "Positive Aspects of Weight-Loss Surgery" pg. 44)..........and a whole chapter on the NEGATIVE ASPERCTS?
In the page-and-a-half devoted to "positive aspects", there in not one word of mention about the single biggest and most phenomenal effect of the surgery: cure or major lessening of diabetes and its terrible effects.The focus seems to be on body image (fountain of youth), an attitude every knowledgeable person associated with bariatric surgery discourages. This is a procedure for health and mental well-being, not vanity.
The Personal Stories" section is outrageous. The stories here are goulish, and almost all are so negative that most readers would be influenced with a picture of this subject akin to a horror story. I have never seen a collection of first-person accounts on this subject anywhere that is so negatively balanced. Where are the stories of uncomplicated and total success that are included in almost any other publication on the subject and all over the internet?
I am, frankly, infuriated that I spent my hard-earned money on this almost useless book and the statement on the back cover that "It is the most current and relaible source of information for anyone who wants to make an informed decision about gastric bypass and bariatric surgery" is laughable. It worries me this book may be the only one that some poor prospective patient out there will read and the book has done a disservice to any reader.
If you want good information, save your money.
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17 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars
Scary for pre-op patients, April 21, 2005
This review is from: The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: Everything You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass and Bariatric Surgery (Paperback)
I have read numerous books on the weight loss surgery beforehand and I have to say this is the worst one. It is scary to read preop. It focuses on the death rate (which if you are considering this surgery you already know it) but the author goes into detail about it.
It makes you feel like a failure that you need this surgery. It repeatedly lists that after time you will basically gain back 50% of the weight back.
It devotes a whole chapter to negative aspects of the surgery but not much info on the positive aspects of it.
The only good thing about this book is the weight loss surgery quiz.
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars
This book should be updated......., April 5, 2007
This review is from: The Patient's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery: Everything You Need To Know About Gastric Bypass and Bariatric Surgery (Paperback)
I am a post RNY person and this book while offers some different perspectives and yes, some very scary personal experiences from a few people doesn't do the surgery justice. Everyone is different and while all of us go through our own experiences w/ the surgery, going in (if you did your research) knows the pros & cons. For many of us the pros outweigh the cons a 100 to 1! It is a very viable and safer now than ever before option for many of us who are dealing w/ obesity. It's hard for me to appreciate such negative-ness about something that while yes, it's not a quick fix and yes,you better be aware of the problems that could result ,you are most responsible for the outcome. You can't do what you did that caused wt. gain, you have to change. That's what it's all about! Hundreds of people have had really great results and live a much more productive life than they had previously! My personal journey is mine, no one else's. So to yours will be if you go this route. It's 2007 and the medical changes and updates and experience grows daily! My personal opinion is this book doesn't do gastric bypass justice in 2007. I'm a happier, healthier and thinner person for it! There are much better books than this out there that cover the pros and cons, save your money on this one!
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