You probably know quite a bit about gastric bypass surgery at this point, but one thing you might not be sure of is the post-op considerations. You will obviously be instructed to eat certain foods, and you may not be able to consume solid food at first, but aside from these obvious restrictions you might be wondering how much weight you will lose.
The general rule for the average patient is that they will be able to lose fifty percent of their excess weight in six months. Take note that this does not mean fifty percent of their total weight, it means that they will lose fifty percent of excess which is certainly better than nothing. Most patients will not lose their entire excess weight, and due to this many people will not consider gastric bypass surgery of any type to be a complete success.
You may not lose all of the weight you wanted but you will most certainly lose a decent percentage of it and to many patients that is what matters. When diets fail and all hope is lost, gastric bypass surgery may very well be the answer.