#bariatric — Public Fediverse posts

FTTDK: I had bariatric surgery 5 weeks ago and got some bad complications. 2 weeks in hospital, 2 weeks of intense recovery at home. Last week was better.

I'm documenting this more on my FB feed because it's for my fam and old friends, but I would post here if there's interest.

#bariatric #weightloss #bariatricsurgery

Learned lessons

- very challenging to find a journal for this manuscript (obesity related journals = ‘out of our scope because it’s an environmental study’, environmental health related journal = no, it’s a clinical study)

- lot of pleasure when you work with colleagues with various backgrounds

- physical activity promotion strategies need to integrate climate change current and future issues

- I hate Fahrenheit temperature

#climatechange
#health
#prevention
#obesity
#Bariatric

Our study is finally published 🔓

"Associations of weather and air pollution with objective physical activity and sedentary time before and after bariatric surgery: a secondary analysis of a prospective cohort study"

https://doi.org/10.1088/2515-7620/ad64b2

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↘️ Daily time spent in Moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) after maximal temperatures ≥20°C

- MVPA before and after MBS and ST before MBS were negatively impacted by higher AQI

#climatechange #health #prevention #obesity #Bariatric

#Wegovy®, #Zepbound®, and similar medications continue to gain attention for effectively treating #obesity, and now there is discussion—with research underway—about their potential for improving certain #surgical outcomes.

The brand-name medications mentioned above belong to a class called GLP-1 (glucagon-like peptide-1) agonists. #GLP-1s mimic the actions of the GLP-1 hormone, which is secreted in the gut and sends an “I’m full” signal to the brain after you eat.

GLP-1 medications aren’t new. @Ozempic® (generic name: #semaglutide) received approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat type 2 diabetes in 2017.

After its weight-loss effects were studied, semaglutide (at a higher dose and sold under the name Wegovy) was approved by the FDA as an anti-obesity medication in 2021, and others have since followed.

Most recently, the FDA approved Wegovy for patients with #cardiovascular #disease and obesity or overweight after a study showed that those taking the medication had a lower overall risk of major cardiac events, such as heart attack, stroke, or cardiovascular-related death.

Now, some Yale Medicine surgeons believe, based on their ongoing research, that taking anti-obesity medications before and sometimes after total #joint #replacement and #bariatric #surgery can be beneficial.

“These medications have been transformative, in terms of expanding the pool of people who can safely undergo joint replacement surgery,” says Daniel Wiznia, MD, a Yale Medicine orthopaedic surgeon and co-director of the Avascular Necrosis Program.

“These anti-obesity medications are game-changers; they are changing the way people practice medicine.”

Often, patients who need a total hip or knee replacement must delay surgery until they lose enough weight to meet specific body mass index ( #BMI ) standards.
This is important in protecting the patient’s health.

“Weight increases a patient’s risk of postoperative complications, including wound-healing problems, stroke, heart attack, blood clots, and infection,” he says.

However, having patients take a GLP-1 medication before surgery, as well as improving their diet, has allowed more patients to reach a safe preoperative BMI, Dr. Wiznia says.

https://www.yalemedicine.org/news/anti-obesity-medications-before-surgery

NIH-supported study shows long-term benefits of surgery compared to medication and lifestyle change. People with type 2 #diabetes who underwent #bariatric surgery achieved better long-term blood glucose control compared to people who received medical management plus lifestyle interventions, according to a new study
#Medical #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2024/02/med02272402.html

Since 2008, Bellevue has performed more than 17,000 weight-loss procedures. In the first year of the pandemic, nearly 1,200 patients underwent #bariatric surgery, nearly as many as the roughly 1,400 who were hospitalized for Covid. @nytimes https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/07/business/bariatric-surgery-bellevue-hospital.html?smid=url-share

#Bariatric Surgery in Patients with #Existing Ostomy: A Preliminary Feasibility Study https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9233518/

Thanks, @RayPortelaMD et al., for this paper. These types of studies are much needed! However, I am disappointed that you did not have any data concerning #urostomates!

As I seem to constantly finish writing after you've all gone to bed. I wrote a thing, here it is...

#Blog #Bariatric #Gastric

http://touchthefrog.blogspot.com/2023/07/decisions-decisions.html

Collective and interdisciplinary work :ageblobcat: :

Plots performed with awesome "ggstatplot" package #rstats

Factors Associated with Excess Skin After #Bariatric #surgery a Mixed-Method Study

see graphical #abstract for findings

#academia #research #obesity #quebec #canada

https://doi.org/10.1007/s11695-023-06698-w

Our #preprint is out :ablobcatenjoy:

Associations of #weather and #airpollution with #physicalactivity & #sedentary time before and after #bariatric #surgery: a prospective cohort study

Data from #Boston #RhodesIsland

Major findings in #climatechange perspective

#academia #research #obesity #PlanetaryHealth #health

https://www.medrxiv.org/content/10.1101/2023.03.22.23287589v1

Not a review of "The Whale," but a voice from the medical POV:

"Fraser is daring to speak up publicly concerning the stigma, discrimination, and injustice surrounding obesity and those trying to treat their obesity."

https://www.medpagetoday.com/popmedicine/popmedicine/102322

#TheWhale #BrendanFraser #obesity #bariatric

Wrote another thing, you might like it...

#Blog #weight #bariatric

http://touchthefrog.blogspot.com/2022/12/another-big-decision.html

I had weight loss #surgery 10 months ago. I weighed almost 400 pounds. Today I finally reached “#Onederland “, and am now under 200 pounds.
#bariatric surgery gave me my life back and I have zero regrets doing it.