Ideal Weight And having twins twice Within 10 Years After Gastric Sleeve
Surgery: Gastric Sleeve
Surgeon: Dr. Ahmed Hatem
Pre-surgical weight: 117 kg
Post-surgical weight: 74 kg
Weight lost: 43 kg
Our hero is a true example of continuous success. She performed Gastric Sleeve surgery with Dr. Ahmed Hatem, a consultant of bariatric and laparoscopic surgeries, through which she was able to reach her ideal weight after only 9 months and maintain it for 10 years, including all stages of life, where she gave birth twice. In both, God blessed her with two twin children. Her story provides an adequate answer to all the questions that patients may ask before performing Gastric Sleeve, and the most important of these questions are:
When can the desired results be achieved from Gastric Sleeve?
The rate of weight loss varies from one person to another, depending on the nature of his body and the degree of his commitment to implementing all the nutritional instructions directed to him, by the nutritionist charged with following him closely and informing him of all details related to the nature of his food in terms of quantity and type, which change week after week, especially in the early weeks after surgery.
Weight usually begins to decrease gradually after sleeve gastrectomy, and the body loses about 50% of the excess weight in the first six months of surgery, and this percentage increases to reach 60 to 75% in the first year.
Our hero weighed 117 kilograms before the gastric sleeve surgery and became 74 kilograms within only 9 months of the surgery, to enjoy losing more than 40 kilograms and reaching her ideal weight in less than a year! To begin a new life by marriage and family formation.
Is it possible to maintain the ideal weight when it is reached? and how?
This hero continues to maintain her ideal weight for over 10 years, despite going through many stages in those years as depression, pregnancy, etc., due to her commitments to the advice of Dr. Ahmed Hatem, consultant of bariatric and laparoscopic surgeries, without depriving herself of food or feeling any pressure or tension to maintain this ideal weight.
Does Gastric Sleeve negatively affect a woman's ability to conceive?
Of course not. On the contrary, many women, who found it difficult to have children because of their increased weight, were able to achieve the dream of motherhood after performing bariatric surgery. Overweight is a strict obstacle against pregnancy, due to hormonal disorders. Excess weight, especially in the abdominal area, leads to irregular ovulation, which reduces the chances of pregnancy and childbearing.
After Gastric Sleeve, are there complications during pregnancy?
Of course not, this hero became pregnant twice with twins, and pregnancy and childbirth went smoothly and safely. Our hero provides the strongest evidence of the importance of ideal weight in maintaining a woman's reproductive health. She also provides complete reassurance to all women who may be concerned about the sleeve gastrectomy and its effect on pregnancy.
We must make it clear that performing bariatric surgery protects the mother and the fetus. Being overweight may expose the mother to a lot of risks, the most important of which are:
- Abortion or fetal death.
- High blood glucose levels "gestational diabetes" as well as hypertension, both of which may cause preeclampsia.
- Resorting to the cesarean section in most cases, due to the difficulty of performing natural deliveries for obese patients.
- Some risks may harm the fetus, such as congenital defects, increased fetal size, poor growth, and obesity.
With the help of Dr. Ahmed Hatem, consultant of bariatric and laparoscopic surgeries, our hero was able to achieve a continuous ideal weight and a healthy new life for herself and her children.
