Gastric Bypass Risks
Every time you go under the knife, there is a risk. The doctor may tell you that the chances of anything bad happens are as low as 1%. However, if something did go awry, your chance is 100%.Are there any risks associated with gastric bypass? The answer is surely a "No", if you have seen what the surgery has done to Al Roker of NBC's Today Show. Well, if you read about a new method to gauges the surgery's risks, the procedure isn't as glorious as NBC wanted you to believe when it documented Roker's operation, recovery and weight loss a few years ago. Stomach stapling sounds scarier in the Mayo Clinic's risk assessment.
Did NBC truly want to endorse gastric bypass by making Roker almost the spokesman for the procedure, or did it try to create the buzz to attract more viewers?
Besides all the medical risks, no one has mentioned the risk of being socially awkward. After the surgery, a person can only eat a mouthful of food at one setting. If you go out and have a 5-course dinner at a fancy restaurant, would you ask for the check halfway into your first course?
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