@Eddieim sorry to hear about your wife. Surgeries can go wrong unfortunately. I have seen it happen a few times over the last 15 years. I try to educate my patients and their families more after the surgeon leaves the room (if I am knowledgeable about what is happening). I think that there are times when we suck at really ensuring the patient/families understand what is going on. For that, I am truly sorry.
I wouldn't have gastric bypass. I wish i had not ever had lap-band.
There is actually a disease called Familial adenomatous polyposis where there can be hundreds or thousands of polyps throughout your body
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However, polyps can be the beginning of cancer.
Scar tissue can form in stents. A stent is kept in place basically by health tissue growing "into it" but some people produce scar tissue that can lead to restenosis. In my experience, patients with restenosis have terrible diets and don't change their eating habits or lifestyle.
I always find it interesting that the sickest patients (meaning diabetics, coronary artery disease and such) are those who have medicare (prior to retirement years) and medicaid. I guess it makes sense, as this population is generally poor generationally. And of course, I am only going by those who tell me that information to begin with. I don't see a high percentage of those who are not on disability or generationally on medicaid, in the hospital for the same disease processes..... yet I know they exist because I personally know enough people that fall into that category also.
I grew up poor, and was poor until about 15 years ago. Makes me wonder about my next 20 years.
@zannej they spray your throat and also sedate you (concious sedation), I actually saw a little bit of my colon, but they must have given me more meds because I remember about 30 seconds and then was out again until in recovery. You can have a colonoscopy without sedation so that you don't have to have someone take you, you have to tell the MD in advance. however.... I wouldn't recommend it. During my 30 seconds, I remember being uncomfortable and feeling alot of pressure.
I would try the oil pulling, when I got my upper denture, I had pressure sores until we got the fit correct. I would swish 2 teaspoons of coconut oil a couple of times a day and it was very helpful and helped health the wounds faster