Medical Malpractice Lawsuit & News Blog

Family Ties with Gastric Bypass Surgery

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 09:28:11 -0400

Ten members of an extended family underwent gastric bypass surgery. All had painful memories of growing up and all agree that it was one of the best things they have done for themselves.

The stomach is divided into two sections, creating a top piece that is the size of a golf ball that receives the food. The rest of the stomach remains in place but is no longer attached to the new small stomach, it is traced down to the next part of the digestive tract, called the small intestine. The small intestine is then attached to the new small stomach to catch food.

A very small amount of food will completely fill the new stomach, and the person feels full immediately. When the food passes into the small intestine, the hormonal craving for food decreases and the brain's desire for food shuts down.
Everyone did the surgery for health reasons. People were borderline diabetics with high blood pressure.

Two years after her surgery, one woman feels like a new person who lost more than half of my body weight enabling her to walk and exercise and went back to work after being retired for a dozen years.

Although the surgeries were a success, people should know that the gastric bypass surgery is a tool and not a cure for obesity. People still need to eat properly and take vitamins.

The doctors provide u a tool kit with guidelines on what to eat and what not to eat, because your body reacts to food differently after the surgery. You have to eat proteins first, because you're not going to eat the volume of food that you used to. You have to take vitamins and drink water and exercise; no snacking allowed.

Having gastric bypass surgery is a lifelong commitment.

The surgeon performs around 200 surgeries a year and candidates have to be 90 pounds over their ideal weight.

Complications can be caused by not following instructions. A leak between the stomach and the intestine may develope or a pulmonary embolism can be caused by a clot that forms and goes to the lungs. Clots can be a result of a patient not walking around enough after surgery.

The best patients are willing to make the commitment by researching what the surgery involves.

see: http://www.yumasun.com/articles/bypass_41016___article.html/expands_gastric.html

Gastric Bypass Surgery & Pregnancy

Mon, 21 Apr 2008 14:04:52 -0400

How safe is pregnancy after gastric bypass surgery? One study said that women who became pregnant after gastric bypass surgery experienced complications, such as bleeding and restricted growth of the fetus. A newer study suggested that weight-loss surgery protects obese women and their babies from gestational diabetes.
It is recommended that women wait a year to 18 months before getting pregnant after gastric bypass surgery. Rapid or persistent weight loss may deprive a fetus and mother of iron, folate, vitamin B-12, and calcium. Be sure to take your vitamins for a healthy baby and healthy mom.

see: http://www.mayoclinic.com/health/pregnancy-after-gastric-bypass/AN01828

Family Ties with Gastric Bypass Surgery

Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:57:50 -0400

Ten members of an extended family underwent gastric bypass surgery. All had painful memories of growing up and all agree that it was one of the best things they have done for themselves.

Two years after her surgery, one woman feels like a new person who lost more than half of my body weight enabling her to walk and exercise and went back to work after being retired for a dozen years.

Although the surgeries were a success, people should know that the gastric bypass surgery is a tool and not a cure for obesity. People still need to eat properly and take vitamins.

Having gastric bypass surgery is a lifelong commitment.

The surgeon performs around 200 surgeries a year and candidates have to be 90 pounds over their ideal weight.

The best patients are willing to make the commitment by researching what the surgery involves.

See: http://www.yumasun.com/articles/bypass_41016___article.html/expands_gastric.html

Senator Proposed Health Insurance Cover Gastric Bypass Surgery

Wed, 16 Apr 2008 08:40:09 -0400

If a Republican Senator from New Hampshire has his way, gastric bypass surgery could be covered by health insurance. According to his legislative cronies and health insurance companies it won't be an option any time soon.

The Senator had gastric bypass and had to pay more than $20,000 out of his own pocket. Government officials paying for their own health insurance and medical procedures is an eye-opening rarity. The Senator decided to pursue the measure after learning his family health insurer, Cigna Health Care, would not cover the procedure. Doctors advised Clegg to have the bypass because it also would correct problems with his metabolism.

Cigna's lobbyist said the insurer covers gastric bypass surgery in some, but not all, of its insurance plans. Mandating it as a benefit on all policies would raise premiums.

The SB 312 is compassionate and it is well-meaning but a tremendously bad idea according to political cronies.

Anthem, another health insurance carrier, said the gastric bypass procedure is too new to know the long-term impacts. Gastric bypass surgery improves diabetic symptoms but does not alter risks from high levels of cholesterol or blood pressure.

Another thought is that this costly surgery would lower medical costs by improving health and reducing the risk of worker injuries.

see: http://www.nashuatelegraph.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080416/NEWS02/484626802/-1/OPINION01

Lap-Band Gastric Bypass Surgery

Mon, 14 Apr 2008 13:23:27 -0400

The type of bariatric surgery called Lap-Band involves applying a prosthesis around the stomach to create a small gastric pouch. By creating a smaller gastric pouch, the Lap-Band limits the amount of food that the stomach will hold at any time do that the patient will feel comfortably full with a small amount of food. Because of the slow emptying, the patient will continue to feel satiated for several hours reducing the urge to eat between meals.

In a 2006 case, a patient, a young girl, was unable to keep down certain foods after her surgery. The girl's parents brought her to the physician's office and each time was seen by a staff member and the Lap-Band was adjusted. The situation escalated to the point where the girl was rushed to the ER. Endoscopy surgery revealed that the band had migrated to around the esophagus and some tissue was then permanently damaged.

Failure to Diagnose Breast Cancer

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:53:17 -0400

In February, a Philadelphia jury awarded 12 million dollars to a woman who was not diagnosed by her two physicians until after a time that her cancer had progressed to an incurable stage. Contributing to the failure to diagnose was the lack of consideration of her medical history to escalate tests and the incorrect record notation that one of her risk factors was unchanged from the previous year.

Cancers are the second most common medical condition associated form of medical malpractice called failure to diagnose. Failure to diagnose occurs when the medical practitioner incorrectly or negligently performs their professional duties. Examples include failing to recognize symptoms, failing to properly follow up on care, improperly reading diagnostics or failing to order screening or diagnostic tests.

The Dangerous Disappointment of Gastric Bypass Surgery

Mon, 7 Apr 2008 16:42:40 -0400

For many, gastric bypass surgery is a true godsend. This is because some people simply can not win the battle with their weight. No matter how much they diet and exercise, they simply can not get their excess weight under control. Sometimes genetics are too hard to overcome. Gastric bypass surgery and lap band procedures provide the best hope. However, it is not without precedent for these surgeries to be botched and the fallout of this is serious. The pain and complication that derive from weight loss surgery procedures can serious impact the quality of life and in such instances the faulty physician should face consequences.

Medical Malpractice and Misdiagnoses

Fri, 4 Apr 2008 14:22:04 -0400

There are a number of instances of medical malpractice and one of the most underreported are cases of misdiagnosis. In one famous example, a woman complained of chest pains and visited her doctor. The doctor stated that there was nothing wrong with her and that the pains would go away. Well, the pains did not go away and the patient visited a new doctor for a second opinion. The new diagnosis was she was in an advanced stage of lung cancer! Needless to say, the first doctor had committed malpractice as his misdiagnosis delayed her very necessary treatment longer than necessary.

Medical Malpractice and Accutane

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:28:35 -0400

Without a doubt one of the most dangerous drugs ever released on the market was the anti-acne drug accutane. For those not familiar with this drug, it has been known to cause severe liver damage as well as increasing the risk of suicide in depressed patients. Yes, it truly is that dangerous. However, it is still a legal drug and simply prescribing the drug alone is not malpractice provided the prescribing physician followed every necessary step to ensure the safety of the patient when prescribing the drug. If they did not, however, then they may be liable for a medical malpractice suit and this is where seeking the advice of a qualified attorney is necessary.

Psychiatric Drugs and Medical Malpractice

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 16:26:48 -0400

Medical malpractice lawsuits have increased dramatically in recent years due to a number of dangerous and faulty psychiatric drugs that have been introduced into the marketplace. Drugs such as risperdol and zyprexa have come with a host of health problems for the recipients and this is why there have been a number of lawsuits levied against psychiatrists who prescribe these drugs. Because of this anyone who have been prescribed these drugs and has suffered health problems as a result should seek the advice of a qualified medical malpractice attorney. After all, if you are dealing with pain and suffering as a result of being prescribed dangerous psychiatric drugs then the need to seek a proper recourse would be the wise thing to do.