Pernicious anemia (also known as Biermier’s anemia , Addison anemia , or Addison-Biermer anemia ) is one of the many types of megaloblastic anemia1 and is caused by the loss of gastric parietal cells and the subsequent inability to absorb vitamin B 12 . Usually seated in an atrophic gastritis, the autoimmune destruction of gastric ...
Roux-en-Y gastric bypass surgery is one of the lesser known – yet most effective – types of bariatric surgery available for severely overweight people. It ranks near the top of the list when it comes to how much weight patients lose – and keep off – afterward. Patients have two options when it comes Roux-en-Y ...
I have a family friend who recently underwent gastric bypass surgery. Thankfully she made it safely through the operation and is now recovering at home. While I wish her all the best in her battle against obesity, I began to wonder if there was something less invasive that she could have done. No; I don’t ...
It has been almost eight years since I had my gastric bypass. Eight years ago we were about to welcome in a new millennium. People were worried that all the computers would crash and some actually thought there was the possibility that life as we know it would cease to exist. The year 2000 brought ...
In May of 2000, I was one of the many people in the United States to get something called a Roux-En-Y Gastric bypass. You hear horror stories and success stories when people talk about getting weight loss surgery done, so I would like to share my own experience that is completely honest about pro’s and ...
Roux-en-Y (often abbreviated as RNY) is generally considered the “gold standard” for weight loss surgery and has been performed in various forms for over 40 years. The surgery process usually begins 2 weeks before your surgery date with a prescribed liquid diet. These 2 weeks leading up to your surgery date will be both mentally ...