About the book
While gastric bypass surgery is often touted by the media as \"the easy way out,\" and American health care professionals increasingly endorse weight loss surgery for a population plagued by obesity and its complications, A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery discloses the sacrifices, suffering, and commitment required to endure this complicated procedure. Using personal diary entries between 2002 and 2006, Darlene K. Drummond details her life-altering decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. Drummond, an African American woman diagnosed as morbidly obese, diabetic, and hypertensive, describes her family history of chronic illness and obesity and shares conversations with health professionals, family, friends, coworkers, and support groups both before and after the procedure. She also includes her weekly grocery expenses, out-of-pocket medical expenses, reactions to media stories on celebrity personalities battling complications of obesity, as well as chronicles of the cognitive and behavioral changes she experienced along the way.
Editions of A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780791474396
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780791474402
- PDF
- ISBN 9780791478318
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While gastric bypass surgery is often touted by the media as \"the easy way out,\" and American health care professionals increasingly endorse weight loss surgery for a population plagued by obesity and its complications, A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery discloses the sacrifices, suffering, and commitment required to endure this complicated procedure. Using personal diary entries between 2002 and 2006, Darlene K. Drummond details her life-altering decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. Drummond, an African American woman diagnosed as morbidly obese, diabetic, and hypertensive, describes her family history of chronic illness and obesity and shares conversations with health professionals, family, friends, coworkers, and support groups both before and after the procedure. She also includes her weekly grocery expenses, out-of-pocket medical expenses, reactions to media stories on celebrity personalities battling complications of obesity, as well as chronicles of the cognitive and behavioral changes she experienced along the way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery about?
While gastric bypass surgery is often touted by the media as \"the easy way out,\" and American health care professionals increasingly endorse weight loss surgery for a population plagued by obesity and its complications, A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery discloses the sacrifices, suffering, and commitment required to endure this complicated procedure. Using personal diary entries between 2002 and 2006, Darlene K. Drummond details her life-altering decision to undergo gastric bypass surgery. Drummond, an African American woman diagnosed as morbidly obese, diabetic, and hypertensive, describes her family history of chronic illness and obesity and shares conversations with health professionals, family, friends, coworkers, and support groups both before and after the procedure. She also includes her weekly grocery expenses, out-of-pocket medical expenses, reactions to media stories on celebrity personalities battling complications of obesity, as well as chronicles of the cognitive and behavioral changes she experienced along the way.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Biography: general > Biography: science, technology and medicine
Where can I read a sample of A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780791474396
How long is A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery and how many pages does it have?
A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery has 158 page(s)
Who is/are the Author/s of the book A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery?
Darlene K. Drummond
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
A Diary of Gastric Bypass Surgery is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780791474396) and paperback(ISBN 9780791474402) and pdf(ISBN 9780791478318)
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