Gastric Band Operations are not the answer
The NHS has recently revealed that more and more people are now having Gastric Band operations as a quick fix to sort out their weight problems but according to The Department of Health, the Gastric Band surgery does carry a risk and people must only use it as a last resort.
I would like to echo what The Department of Health have said. Gastric Band Operations can be dangerous and have cost a number of lives as well as causing a lot of pain for patients who have had the procedure done.
A Gastric Band operation does not teach you about food and does not allow you to keep the weight off if you are not prepared to understand about food.
An operation to have a Gastric Band fitted cost in the region of £8,500 to have it done privately if you do not fit in with the strict guidelines the NHS have. And for an operation that cost so much, it should be guaranteed to work with no complications but unfortunately you do not receive that guarantee and is not always the safest way to lose weight.
When people saw the results of what A Gastric Band Operation done for the likes of Fern Britton, people thought that it was a magic wand to make you thin over night, but unfortunately it does not work that way and now The Department of Health has decided to explain to people that it is not a quick fix and the operation does carry a risk.
The truth of the matter is, like with any operation, it does carry a risk and unfortunately people have died as a result of having a Gastric Band fitted while other people have had serious complications where they have had to have the Gastric Band removed which means another operation while others have had to have adjustments due to pain which again has meant another operation for the patient.”
If you are thinking about having a Gastric band Operation then you seriously need to look at what the operation does involve and do your research.
A recent report revealed that women who had a Gastric Band fitted caused her a lot of pain as well as costing her, her marriage. The woman in question admitted that she did not do enough research into the operation and did not look into alternative ways to lose weight.
There is a range of post-operative problems reported with gastric bands, and according to research patients could experience one or more of the following symptoms:
Nausea and vomiting
Reflux or regurgitation of food
Slipped band
Obstruction or blockage
Constipation
Diarrhoea
Difficulty swallowing
If these complications cause you serious discomfort your band may need to be adjusted or removed. This involves further surgery, exposing you to all the associated risks once again.
Joanna McDermott who paid £8,500 to have a Gastric Band fitted to lose weight explained that she has regretted having the operation done and explained how unhappy it has made her.
Joanna who had never heard of Weight Loss Hypnosis, weighed more than 20 stone and wanted to be slim so she turned to having a Gastric Band fitted because she thought the operation was like a magic wand that would change her life forever, but three years on and she regrets having the operation which has left her constantly ill and has even resulted in her gaining weight instead of losing weight.
"Having the gastric band fitted has ruined my life," says Joanna. "Not only has it been a waste of money, but I've never felt so sick in my life. I wish I'd never had it done."
"Since the Gastric Band operation, I've never had a full week when I've been able to keep every meal down," she says. "And there have been times when I could not even drink anything because it would all come straight back up."
Joanna became stressed and as a result of all the stress that resulted from having the Gastric Band Bypass, sadly her marriage to her husband ended.
"I used to be a happy-golucky person. Now I'm a prisoner in my own home. I don't even like driving as I feel the stomach pains are so bad they make me unsafe."
"Ironically, the only food I can eat without being sick is chocolate," she says. "And I can only keep that down if I melt it first. The problem is that it's very high in calories."
Joanna has now arranged to have another operation to have the Gastric Band removed.
There are other ways to lose weight, which includes Weight Loss Hypnotherapy where a Weight Loss Hypnosis expert will make you believe you have had a Gastric Band fitted without having the actual operation.
A leading Journalist Ellen Arnison who writes for The Scottish Daily Record, which is a leading publication in Scotland, decided to try Weight Loss Hypnotherapy for her to find out the real reason why this weight loss technique has become popular.
Ellen a 43 year old woman with three children decided she wanted to try Weight Loss Hypnotherapy after finding that her maternity dresses still fit her ‘snugly’ and decided it was time for drastic action in her bid to lose weight
"I'm really not very good at diets, they just make me hungry and obsessed," says Arnison. "Exercise is all very well but with a crawling baby, two older sons and a job, it's not easy to find the time or energy."
Ellen decided that she did not want to take the risk of having an operation to have a Gastric Band fitted which carries a number of risks and decided she would go with the safer option of weight loss hypnotherapy.
Weight Loss Hypnotherapy convinces patients that they have had a Gastric Band fitted to help them lose weight-allowing people even with no self-control to lose weight.
Three weeks after having Weight Loss Hypnotherapy, Arnison says that she feels thinner; "My scales tell me I've lost seven pounds. I see myself in the mirror and think, 'it doesn't matter about the extra bits, they'll be gone soon," she says. "Almost every meal I've had, I've not finished and I have certainly not fancied sweets or cake."
If you would like to learn more about Weight Loss Hypnotherapy then call me now on 0151 678 3358 or 07714 853 524 where I will spend an hour with you explaining how Weight Loss Hypnotherapy works and how it can help you to become your ideal weight.
