The gastroenterologist said that after two years of stomach surgery, about 50% of people gain weight again about 10% of reached weight. "It is still not considered a surgical failure, because if the person weighed 120 pounds and was 70, that is, lost weight 50 pounds, she can gain 7 pounds weight, which is not much," he says.
But 50% of those who gain weight in the first two years, missed 10% fatten further six years after the surgery, which considers the failure. But how to maintain weight after surgery?
The doctor explains that it is simple when you visit the doctor regularly and follow his instructions, even after past years of surgery, with psychological support, regularly exercise and especially, follow a balanced diet."People have difficulties in eating solids but we noticed that they take caloric liquids such as soft drinks and beer and of course they gain weight, no reduction of the stomach can prevents it," he says.
The electrical engineer Junior says that takes a lot of fluid per day, about three liters, two are from water. Regarding alcohol, said that contrary to what most people who know who did this surgery is getting to drink the same amount. The difference is that I drink more slowly, "he says.
Another important point that makes the treatment successful, the doctor said, it's therapy. It should be started before surgery and "at least one year after the procedure because one of the biggest problems of who is overweight is anxiety".
The patient is instructed to chew the food very well, which makes the meal take longer. He says that at a lunch with friends all ate and repeated while he was still in the first plate, with a small amount of food. "I can not even eat fast and when I tried, I just regurgitating," he says.
Still on the psychological, the patient believes that it is the key point of surgery. He says the problem of obesity is in the head and therapies are therefore of great value to improve self-esteem and anxiety. "I've been doing therapy before surgery and continuing now. I think that is the main point of postsurgical treatment, "he explains.
The physical exercise is also vital. "Everyone should practice exercise and those who did this surgery, even more, because of sagging," he explains.
The patient is walking every day, and play football twice a week and also dance class, also twice a week. Exercises hypertrophy, such as weight training are only allowed three months after surgery and he tells you want to get them to help with sagging skin. "There are too much skin left and if needed I will do surgery to cut the skin" he says. He received full support from family to do this surgery. He said his mother supported him from the start but his father was against it at first, but after starting therapy and to open up about what he felt in relation to obesity, his father went to support 100%.