03135oam 2200625I 450 991046544750332120200520144314.00-203-07469-61-299-28052-81-135-11487-010.4324/9780203074695 (CKB)2560000000099352(EBL)1143819(OCoLC)830161222(SSID)ssj0000833005(PQKBManifestationID)11465912(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000833005(PQKBWorkID)10899678(PQKB)10381767(MiAaPQ)EBC1143819(Au-PeEL)EBL1143819(CaPaEBR)ebr10672607(CaONFJC)MIL459302(OCoLC)830085761(EXLCZ)99256000000009935220180706d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrCut down to size achieving success with weight loss surgery /Jenny RadcliffeAbingdon, Oxon ;New York, N.Y. :Routledge,2013.1 online resource (257 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-415-68377-7 0-415-68376-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cut Down to Size Achieving success with weight loss surgery; Copyright; Contents; List of illustrations; Preface; Acknowledgements; List of abbreviations; 1 The obesity epidemic and weight loss surgery; 2 Obesity: a normal response to an abnormal situation?; 3 'I just want a normal life': the impact of obesity; 4 Accessing weight loss surgery; 5 Assessment for weight loss surgery; 6 Looking after your emotional well-being; 7 Weight loss surgery: the facts and figures; 8 'Pressing the re-set button': life after weight loss surgery9 'It's the best decision I ever made': success stories with weight loss surgery10 'I thought if I was slim the world would be some kind of fairy tale': the risks and challenges of weight loss surgery; 11 Taking control: FAQs and resources; Further reading; IndexCut Down to Size covers everything you need to know about bariatric surgery, from referral through to the challenges you may face after surgery. Most people who seek weight loss surgery have struggled for many years to control their eating, and have experienced increasing health limitations, self-consciousness and discrimination. People see weight loss surgery as their last chance for a better, more normal life. While hopeful fantasies about an alternative future make it hard to contemplate the risk of failure, some patients experience considerable emotional or physical problems. <ObesitySurgeryWeight lossElectronic books.ObesitySurgery.Weight loss.617.4/3Radcliffe Jennifer.960717MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910465447503321Cut down to size2177856UNINA