Weight Loss Surgery: Is It Right for Me? What Happens During Surgery? How Do I Keep the Weight Off? by Garth Davis, Laura Tucker
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- Pub. Date: December 2008
- 320pp
- Sales Rank: 100,793
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Product Details
- Pub. Date: December 2008
- Publisher: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
- Format: Hardcover, 320pp
- Sales Rank: 100,793
- ISBN-13: 9781594630521
- ISBN: 1594630526
Synopsis
From the star of TLC's Big Medicine, the complete guide to weight loss surgery
Today, an estimated forty-four million Americans suffer from obesity. For most, the traditional prescription of "eat less, exercise more" simply doesn't work. Thankfully, there is another option— a proven path to reclaiming quality of life, to curing diabetes and other weight-related diseases, and to living without the constant emotional and physical struggles that being obese entails.
This option is weight loss surgery. Having performed more than one thousand weight loss surgeries in his career, Dr. Garth Davis—star of the hit TLC series Big Medicine—knows, firsthand, the surgery's ability to transform lives. In The Expert's Guide to Weight Loss Surgery, Dr. Davis combines cutting-edge medical advice and compassionate guidance into what promises to be the definitive handbook on the topic.
The book features a user-friendly breakdown of the various types of weight loss surgeries available today (gastric bypass vs. adjustable gastric banding vs. sleeve gastrectomy); a no-nonsense guide to finding the right doctor; and words of wisdom from dozens of patients who have undergone WLS. Most important, because weight loss surgery alters the digestive tract's size and structure, Dr. Davis lays out a complete diet and exercise plan to help ensure that readers' success is long term. This book should be required reading for anyone seeking a permanent obesity cure.
Biography
Garth Davis, MD, is a bariatric surgeon and star of TLC's Big Medicine. He is medical director of the Weight Management Center Program at the Methodist Hospital in Houston, Texas, and is a frequent speaker and guest lecturer across the country.
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A must read if you are considering bariatric surgeryby Anonymous
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April 28, 2009: Having made the decision to have bariatric surgery and listened to the medical staff's description of the process, I decided to check it out on my own. I sat down in my local Barnes and Noble and read about 1/3 of it immediately. I took it to my next educational session and shared it with the group and the Dr immediately put it on his recommended reading list. I felt completely at ease with my decision for surgery and felt super prepared for what would be happening. I would highly recommend this book.
Even though the author is somewhat of a public figure, he told it like it is without patting himself on the back.Very easy to readby Anonymous
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February 23, 2009: Dr. Davis' book was very easy to read with a lot of background information. I am having WLS later this year and this book, coupled with advice from my Dr., have cleared my mind of any questions or concerns I had. I have recommended this book to several people.
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