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Weight Loss Surgery : Preparing for Bariatric Surgery : Bariatric Surgery Video and Quiz

If you are interested in pursuing bariatric surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina, please watch the following bariatric surgery video on the Facts About Weight Loss Surgery.  After viewing the video, you will need to complete the quiz at the bottom of this page.  Once we receive your quiz, you will be mailed a packet of information to start your evaluation process for bariatric surgery.

The video may take a minute to begin playing, we appreciate your patience. 

After watching the bariatric surgery video, please return to this page and complete the following quiz, which will be kept with the rest of your paperwork.  The purpose of this examination is to make sure that you understand the important points of bariatric surgery.  You will not receive a grade.  Instead, we will review in more detail any incomplete information about your health and bariatric surgery.  It is our goal, through this bariatric surgery video and quiz, for you to have a thorough understanding of bariatric surgery prior to your procedure.
1. There are several operations available for morbid obesity.
2. Staple or suture lines NEVER leak and result in infection or cause tunnels between
the stomach or intestines and the skin.
3. Blood clots can form in the legs after obesity surgery. These clots can travel from the
veins in the legs to the lungs and cause shortness of breath, chest pain, and possibly
death.
4. A few months after surgery, you don't have to worry about dieting and can eat
whatever you want.
5. I am guaranteed to permanently lose weight after my surgery.
6. A second operation can be necessary due to bleeding, hernias, infection, ulceration,
bursting of the staples or stitches, leaking, blocking of the intestines, or for other reasons.
7. This operation will commit me to a life-long need for follow-up visits, periodic
nutritional assessments and blood work.
8. Obesity surgery is not very risky or serious surgery.
9. Weight loss with LAP-BAND surgery is less than with gastric bypass surgery.
10. Weight loss occurs more slowly after LAP-BAND surgery than after gastric bypass
surgery.
11. There are no complications associated with LAP-BAND surgery.
12. Alcohol and sugar are not recommended after gastric bypass surgery.
13. Weight loss surgery will cure my depression.
14. There is a chance that I might die as a result of gastric bypass surgery.
15. The benefits of bariatric surgery are dependent on my compliance with
the bariatric program recommendations for lifestyle change.
16. Diabetes, high blood pressure, and sleep apnea may not significantly improve
after surgery.
17. After weight loss surgery, I need to exercise in order to maximize my weight loss.
18. Possible complications after gastric bypass surgery include stomach ulcer,
stomal stenosis, leak or blood clot.
Please only submit this form if you are interested in being evaluated for surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Thank you.

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