On Mon, 6 Oct 2003 07:33:44 -0500, "Jamie Johnson"
wrote:

has anyone on here had gastric bypass surgery? or can anyone refer me to a
site where I could get unbiased information on the surgery?


Jamie,

You'll find that GB surgeries are not well received here. The bottom
line is, yes, you get the surgery, but you MUST alter your lifestyle
and eating habits in order to lose weight.

I recently read (but I can't recall where) that 2 our of 3 people who
have some sort of GB surgery fails. This happens because they think
the surgery is a cure all, but they don't learn that they must change
their eating habits and lifestyle in order to lose weight.

I think you'll be hard pressed to find a truely unbiased report on the
subject. Doctors who perform the surgeries will have thier biased
websites to promote it.