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HOUSE CALL: Comprehensive approach to weight loss – San Angelo Standard Times

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Kenny Jastrow, Shannon Medical Center 12:28 p.m. CT April 11, 2017

Kenny Jastrow, general surgeon at Shannon Medical Center(Photo: Shannon Medical Center)

Obesity is a rapidly increasing epidemic more than one third of the adult population in our country is obese. This serious condition leads to additional health problems including diabetes, heart disease and stroke.

If left untreated, obesity can be fatal.

Higher medical costs are another cause for concern regarding obesity. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention state medical costs for obese patients are about $1,500 higher than patients of normal weight.

Bariatric surgery is a tool to help obese patients with their battle to regain control of their health. Sleeve gastrectomy, a type of bariatric surgery offered nationwide, is now available via the Shannon Weight Loss Center.

The goal of bariatric surgery is to reduce the patients caloric intake and to curb hunger. The sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive procedure which narrows the size of the stomach, causing the patient to consume fewer calories. The operation removes the receptors that trigger hunger which causes the appetite to decrease.

Bariatric surgery is a permanent change to the body. The team at the Shannon Weight Loss Center must make sure patients are mentally and physically capable of tolerating the procedure. Therefore, we follow patients pre-and post-operatively to help them succeed. National standards are used to determine if a patient qualifies for surgery.

Patients should expect to lose 60 to 70 percent of their excess body weight after the sleeve gastrectomy procedure. How quickly the weight is lost varies for each patient. They may be able to stop taking medications and reverse conditions such as hypertension, high cholesterol and diabetes.

Surgery is only one part of our patients weight loss journey. We can make sure the operation is a success, but the patient plays a huge role in making sure the surgery is successful.

They must adhere to a diet and make sure they exercise. The post-operative follow-up is intense because we want to make sure they are adhering to the program. Patients are given a bariatric manual that offers an in-depth look into the operation itself including pre-and post-operative care and dietary plans.

We think it is important to offer this procedure to patients locally. We have had patients undergo the surgery and they go off their medications, their diabetes improves, and their blood pressure goes down. These factors combined can provide long-term quality of life. It is a huge help to some of our patients and that is always our goal.

For more information about the sleeve gastrectomy procedure, please call the Shannon Weight Loss Center at 325-481-2344 or visit shannonhealth.com/services/weight-loss-center.aspx to read the testimonial of a patient who is experiencing a second chance of life after her surgery.

Kenny Jastrow III is a general surgeon at Shannon Medical Center.

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