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Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies
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- ISBN: 9781118356210 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1118356217 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 9781118356227 (electronic bk.)
- ISBN: 1118356225 (electronic bk.)
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1 online resource (387 p.) - Edition: 2nd ed.
- Publisher: Hoboken : John Wiley & Sons, 2012.
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| General Note: | Description based upon print version of record. Chocolate-Covered Cherries Shake |
| Formatted Contents Note: | Weight Loss Surgery For Dummies, 2nd Edition; About the Authors; Dedication; Authors' Acknowledgments; Table of Contents; Foreword; Introduction; About This Book; Conventions Used in This Book; Foolish Assumptions; How This Book Is Organized; Icons Used in This Book; Where to Go from Here; Part I: Is Weight Loss Surgery for You?; Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of Weight Loss Surgery; Is Weight Loss Surgery Right for You?; How Does the Surgery Work?; What Are the Risks and Benefits?; Which Surgeon Should You Go To?; Will Your Surgery Be Covered by Insurance? |
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Introduction 1
Part I: Is Weight Loss Surgery for You? 7
Chapter 1: The Ins and Outs of Weight Loss Surgery 9
Chapter 2: Voting for Surgery: Are You a Candidate? 19
Chapter 3: Incision Decisions: Your Surgical Options 33
Chapter 4: Understanding the Risks of Surgery 53
Chapter 5: Drafting Your Dream Team: It's More Than a Surgeon 69
Part II: Preparing for Surgery 79
Chapter 6: Paying for Surgery: No Assurance of Insurance 81
Chapter 7: Making the Grade: Testing Prior to Surgery 91
Chapter 8: Preparing Yourself Physically and Mentally: Getting in Tip-Top Pre-Op Shape 103
Part III: The Hospital Experience and Beyond 115
Chapter 9: Checking In and Out: Your Hospital Stay 117
Chapter 10: Knowing What You Can Eat for the First Few Months 133
Chapter 11: Starting on Solid Food 155
Chapter 12: Home Sweet Home: Returning after Surgery 171
Chapter 13: Hi-Ho, Hi-Ho, Itââ¬â¢s Back to Work You Go! 181
Part IV: This Time I'm Going to Make It: Ensuring Success 189
Chapter 14: What Is Success Anyway 191
Chapter 15: Food for Thought: An Eating Plan for the Rest of Your Life 201
Chapter 16: Getting It in Gear: Making Exercise Part of Your Routine 233
Chapter 17: Enlisting Outside Help 249
Part V: Changing Outside and In 257
Chapter 18: Avoiding Potential Pitfalls: Physical Challenges 259
Chapter 19: Dealing with Post-Op Emotional Issues: What's Eating At You? 269
Chapter 20: Me, Myself, and I: Your Relationship with Yourself 281
Chapter 21: Working At Relationships: Family, Friends, and Everyone in Between 293
Chapter 22: Now That Iââ¬â¢m Thin, What about the Skin? 307
Part VI: The Part of Tens 319
Chapter 23: Ten Weight Loss Surgery Myths 321
Chapter 24: Ten Benefits of Weight Loss Surgery 327
Chapter 25: Ten Ways to Stay on the Straight and Narrow 331
Index 335
