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Answers provided by Guy Slater & Shaw Somers, Streamline Surgical consultants

1 Who is eligible for weight loss surgery?

2 How do I choose whether to have a band or a bypass?

3 What is the difference in the rate of weight loss between a band and a bypass?

4 Is one weight loss surgery better than another?

5 How long does it take after a surgery before I am thin?

6 I've read about people dying having surgeries. How dangerous are these operations?

7 Is there anything I can do to lower my risk for surgery?

8 Is it a painful procedure?

9 How long does the operation take?

10 How long am I in hospital if I have a band or bypass?

11 What sort of pain will I have after the surgery?

12 How bad are the scars?

13 How do you decide whether to do a keyhole or open surgery?

14 Why do I have to see a dietician as well as you?

15 Why do I have to do a pre surgery diet?

16 I have diabetes type 2, can you cure it with a band or bypass?

17 After these operations, how long before I can go back to work?

18 Why do I have to take vitamins after my surgery?

19 Why do you take my gall bladder out?

20 Will I need plastic surgery once I have lost all the weight?

21 Is it true that my hair will fall out?

22 What is a reasonable weight loss rate? Is there such a thing as a normal rate?

23 What is dumping syndrome?

24 Does dumping syndrome wear off?

25 Why can't I have alcohol after my surgery?

26 Why can't I have fizzy drinks any more?

27 Once I recover from surgery do I just take other medicines e.g. antibiotics,
painkillers as normal?

28 What is head hunger?

29 Do you have a support group or ex patients that I can talk to?

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