Paul Dally, MD
PeaceHealth Medical Group
Center for Weight Management
8716 E Mill Plain Blvd.
Vancouver, WA 98664
360-514-2500
When the weight is over
Long-term success after bariatric surgery
WHEN YOU S TAR T
dropping pounds after bariatric
surgery, it’s easy to think of your operation as the end of your
weight loss efforts. But really, it’s just the beginning.
The surgery will help you lose weight. However, to
maximize its benefits, it may be helpful to think of your
operation as a work in progress. In other words, what you do
after leaving the hospital is just as important as what your
surgeon does while you are in the operating room.
LIFE AFTER SURGERY
“Diet and physical activity are the keys to managing
weight, and they take on added importance after bariatric
surgery,” says Paul Dally, MD, a bariatric surgeon at
PeaceHealth Medical Group.
To help you lose weight, keep it off, and stay healthy after
weight loss surgery, dietitians and bariatric experts offer
these recommendations:
Step out.
Strive to get at least 150 minutes of physical
activity each week.
Nourish your body.
Focus on giving your body the
nutrition it needs. Eating slowly, chewing food well,
and avoiding liquids within 30 minutes of meals will
aid in digestion and feelings of fullness with much less
food. Bariatric surgery patients are advised to take daily
multivitamins and minerals for the rest of their lives.
Get tested.
Blood tests are required at regular intervals
after surgery and annually. Lab work is performed to check
for any changes that may occur in the postoperative period.
Follow up.
Regular visits with your bariatric surgeon are
important to monitor the effects of your surgery and your
overall health. Significant weight loss after bariatric surgery
may resolve or improve medical conditions such as diabetes.
Overall, it’s important for you to maintain a close
relationship with your bariatric surgery team to maximize
your weight loss success.
WEIGHT LOSS CLASSES
Weight Loss
Surgery
101
When:
Wednesday, Jan. 15,
Feb. 5 or 19, March 5,
6:30 to 8:30 p.m.
Where:
HEC
Learn about the various weight
loss procedures we offer, ask
questions, and meet one of our
bariatric surgeons. To register,
visit
For more information,
call our Weight Loss
Surgery Coordinator at
360-514-4265
.
How to make
varicose veins vanish
YOU MAY HAVE
inherited your mom’s lovely legs—
and unfortunately, maybe her varicose veins, too. These
swollen, often bluish blood vessels are more common in
women than men, and the tendency to develop them is
often hereditary.
Not all varicose veins require medical intervention.
Some are remedied by making lifestyle changes or by
wearing compression stockings.
But if that’s not the case for you—if your veins are
causing severe pain or blood clots, for example—your
doctor might recommend a medical procedure to treat
them. Various methods are used to close off or remove
problem veins. Many are done in the doctor’s office, and
the recovery is usually quick.
Among the treatment options:
Laser treatment
—an alternative to surgical stripping
of varicose veins in the legs. A small laser fiber is inserted,
usually through a needle stick in the skin, into the
damaged vein. Pulses of laser light are delivered inside the
vein, which causes the vein to collapse and seal shut.
Radio frequency
—another minimally invasive
procedure, where the physician inserts a catheter and
heats the vein wall using temperature-controlled RF
(radio frequency) energy. This causes collagen in the wall
to shrink and the vein to close so blood naturally reroutes
to healthy veins.
“These procedures are really low impact,” says Yolanda
Vea, MD, a vascular surgeon with PeaceHealth Medical
Group. “Patients can walk away from the vein procedure
and be back to everyday activities typically within a day.”
To learn more about treatment
options for varicose veins, visit
www.sw-medicalgroup.com/
VeinTreatments
.
Yolanda Vea, MD
PeaceHealth Medical Group
Thoracic and Vascular Surgery
505 NE 87th Ave., Suite 301
Vancouver, WA 98664
360-514-1854
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