NEW PRODUCT! As regular visitors will know we don’t have a huge range of products on the website – just a select few that we think really will help those who are considering or those who have had WLS. So when we find a new one to stock we make a bit of a song[Read More]
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Less Pain and Better Function after Obesity Surgery
The tremendous growth in understanding obesity as a metabolic disease makes it easy to lose track of the physical aspects of this chronic, debilitating disease — but not for the people who suffer from it. The fact is that severe obesity extracts a terrible toll of physical pain and impaired mobility. So it’s great[Read More]
NSAIDs and Bariatric Surgery – What’s the Deal?
GUEST POST: If you’re a bariatric patient, you’ve probably heard the “NO NSAIDS” mantra. When you ask “why not?”, the general response is “they can cause ulcers” or something along those lines. Which is true… but do you know why that is? It’s not that I didn’t believe it, but I never understood why that would be.[Read More]
Does WLS Hurt? I’m Not Great With Pain!
I know that a good many visitors to our website have been considering weight-loss surgery over the summer months. Many have been waiting to get their summer vacation and children’s school holidays out of the way before making a life-changing decision. Many have also been fortunate to hear that they have funding and approval to[Read More]