What should I expect?
Patients should usually plan to stay in the hospital for 1-2 nights after their surgery. We also ask that patients flying in from out of state stay in town for at least 10 days after surgery. Sometimes complications take a few days to appear, and this extra stay—as well as the hospital stay—ensures that our weight loss surgery team is nearby and available to help in the event of any complications or problems.
You should also expect to take about 2 weeks off of work in order to get used to the steady, consistent effort that staying hydrated requires. You can learn more about what to expect on our Pre-Bariatric Surgery Planning page.
Support Groups
We’ve worked to develop a strong set of support groups for you to join. Our support groups meet monthly, and you’ll have the floor to speak to others who have shared your struggle in a positive, nurturing environment. Support groups are an excellent opportunity for patients to share their experience and help each other along, because you’re all walking a similar path. Many patients report that their support group feels like a second family.
We do a number of creative things with our support groups, like guided shopping tours to help you find low-fat high-protein meals to help you lose weight. You can find a list of upcoming events on our bariatric resource page.
How BMCC Supports Your Journey
At the BMCC, we want to support you every step of the way on your weight loss journey. We provide pre-surgery bariatric resources like consultations and travel information, and post-surgery resources like support groups. We also offer bariatric surgery information and educational processes so that you can make the best, most informed decision about your weight loss.
Focused Individual Therapy/Support
Our team is here for you, and we offer individual therapy and support whenever you need it. Just give us a call or send us a message.
Bariatric Surgery Information
- Weight Loss From Bariatric Surgery
- Patients who undergo LAP-BAND® surgery tend to lose about 40% of their excess body weight*. Learn more here.
- According to the Obesity Action Coalition (OAC), Patients who undergo a sleeve gastrectomy tend to lose about 60% of their excess body weight*. Learn more here.
The OAC reports that patients who undergo a gastric bypass tend to lose about 70% of their excess body weight*. Learn more here.
- Patients who undergo the loop duodenal switch (SADI-S) surgery tend to lose about 95% of their excess body weight*. Learn more here.
- Quality of Life Enhancements
- Bariatric surgery decreases your risk of early death by up to 89% in the first 5 years after surgery alone*. Learn more here.
- Bariatric surgery increases quality of life, and patients typically report having more energy and needing fewer (if any) medications*. Learn more here.
- 80-100% of weight loss surgery (gastric bypass and duodenal switch) patients experience resolution of their type 2 diabetes*. Learn more here.
- 52-92% of patients experience complete resolution of their high blood pressure*. Learn more here.
- Weight loss surgery reduces patients’ risk of some cancers by as much as 80%*. Learn more here.
- Bariatric surgery significantly reduces patients’ joint pain by reducing the stress on your joints*. Learn more here.
- Bariatric surgery improves patients’ sexual function and reduces pain, and decreases depression*. Learn more here.
- Bariatric surgery patients experience substantially reduced fatty liver toxicity (90% improved)*. Learn more here, and here.
- Bariatric surgery can substantially improve female patients’ fertility*. Learn more here.
If you’d like to see the scholarship on bariatric surgery, these studies provide a good foundation:
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4392891/pdf/nihms-677429.pdf
- http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/pdfExtended/S1550-4131(15)00338-1
- http://www.medicaldaily.com/growing-brown-fat-protein-critical-reprogramming-white-fat-identified-could-lead-314234
- http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/27/3/234.full.pdf+html
- http://genesdev.cshlp.org/content/26/3/271.full.pdf+html
- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22963820
- http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/714569
- http://www.cell.com/cell-metabolism/abstract/S1550-4131(15)00338-1
Patient Paperwork
Before you come in for your appointment, it’s very important to make sure to fill out your Patient Intake Form (below). If you haven’t filled it out, you won’t be able to come in for your appointment.
Medical Release Form
Before you come in for your appointment, it’s very important to make sure to fill out your Medical Release Form (below). If you haven’t filled it out, you won’t be able to come in for your appointment.
Hotel and Family Lodging
There are a number of hotels in the area. The ones that we recommend are listed below. Just ask for the “hospital rate” when you’re making a reservation.
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Meet your Bariatric Physician Dr. Joshua Long
MD, MBA, FACS, FASMBS
A nationally renowned and double-board-certified Denver bariatric surgeon, Dr. Long uses a partnership care model with each patient to tailor care to their individual needs. Patients routinely thank Dr. Long for his warm, compassionate bedside manner. He’s considered to be at the top of his field, having performed well over 2,000 surgeries in all places consistently throughout the site.