Website Resources for Weight Loss Surgery (WLS) or Obesity research
**These recommended websites are intended to assist you in your
research only and are not to be taken as medical advice.**
Surgery Information
American Obesity Association http://www.obesity.org
Information on obesity and bariatric (weight loss surgery) and
a BMI Calculator.
American Society of Bariatric Physicians http://www.asbp.org
Information on bariatric surgery and its history and member surgeons.
Association for Morbid Obesity Support http://www.obesityhelp.com/morbidobesity
This site has information on morbid obesity resources by state, patient
comments on individual surgeons, message boards, and a chat room.
Medic Alert Emblems
Medic Alert http://www.medicalert.org
or call 1-800-423-5378
I would suggest a medic alert emblem inscibed: Gastric Bypass No NG
Tube without Endoscopy (or Scope), No NSAIDs and any allergies or other
medical information. To have the Gastric Bypass No NG Tube inscribed,
you will need to call and not place your order on-line.
Legal Information
Obesity Law and Advocacy Center
http://www.obesitylaw.com
Iformation about insurance coverage and claims processing for weight-loss
surgery. The Obesity Law & Advocacy Center is a full-service private
law firm devoted to representing morbidly obese persons in a variety
of legal matters.
Vitamin & Protein Supplements and Fitness/Nutritional Tracking
Vitalady http://www.vitalady.com
Small company dedicated to helping people remain nutritionally balanced
and healthy for life, especially after weight loss surgery. Owners (a
husband and wife team) are both WLS patients. Great site for ordering
protein drink samples, so you can try out the many brands available
at general nutrition or vitamin stores before you buy them in big canisters.
This site does offer fairly priced nutritional supplements as well.
Fit Day http://www.fitday.com/
This site helps you keep track of what you eat and exercise. What I
really like about it is that it total calories and protein for you.
On-Line Support Groups
Yahoo Groups Gastric Bypass Info Central
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/GastricBypass-InfoCentral
Lots of information here at your finger tips - obesity search engines,
surgeon info and insurance data base access, breaking plateaus, surgery-type
info with pictures,the History of Weight Loss Surgery--and so much more.
They have a busy message board and welcome new members.
Yahoo Groups OSSG-Protein Group
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/OSSG-Protein
This group is for weight loss surgery folks who are devoted to using
this surgery "tool" to get healthy, and stay healthy.. Beware, you are
entering a protein mix zone... Join at your own risk. Here you will
find great protein shake recipes and other protein information. Eat
it, drink it, mix it, blend it, sprinkle it on popcorn, cook with it,
but dont boil it.
Yahoo Groups OSSG-Graduate List
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Graduate-OSSG
A Yahoo Groups support forum for people who are at least one year out
from WLS and have passed the pre-op and immediate post-op periods. A
good source for longer-term "Graduates" of WLS to meet and share issues
that arise after at least one year has elapsed since surgery and real
life begins to settle in. These might include issues like weight maintenance,
body image, happy success stories, serious warning stories, long-term
living ideas.
Charlotte County Gastric Bypass Support Group
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