Bariatric Surgery Abstract
Jillian Simpson, CMA-AAMA, CNA-CHPNA, CNA-RA
Owner/Post-Surgery Tech
Post-Surgery Care Of Atlanta, LLC
Biography
Started as a Certified Medical Assistant working at WellStar Health System for two years floating to various Physician Groups. I graduated from Chattahoochee Tech College with a Medical Assisting Diploma in 2009. I became certified Medical Assistant in Dec. 2010. Afterward, I worked at a Visiting Angels located in Dallas Ga as a Caregiver in 2015. In a few month of working, I pursued my Nursing Assistant at CPR with Mickey, Inc in April 2015 and completed in May 2015. Moreover, I worked at Encompass Health as a Hospice Aide for two years while employed I pursued and completed Hospice & Palliative Care Nurse Aide certification in 2016. I launched my Home care business specializing in Post-Surgery Care  in 2017. I am certified BLS CPR and certified First Aid. This year 2018, completed Restorative Aide program on We Care Online. I worked in Long-Term Care and Short-Term Care facilities for past year. 
Abstract
Bariatric Surgery is designed to eliminate obesity and morbidity obesity in the general population. Bariatric Surgery is a weight loss procedure to save people's life who have experienced health problems along with obesity. The common health problems I have observed from patients are: arthritis - osteoarthritis, diabetes, hypertension, high cholestrol, heart disease, thyroid disease, and sleep apnea. 
Also, Bariatric Surgery is a weight loss procedure for patients who have experienced short-term success in diet and exercising. What I have discovered about patients who have struggle with maintaining the weight loss is the cause of the fat cells: the sizes of the fat cells in the human body. Eventhough, a person loses the weight but the fat cells have not shrinks so it make it easier for the fat cells reproduces faster. The yo-yo diet is what it called failure to succeed in long-term weight loss. The yo-yo diet causes an extreme low self-esteem on the person's emotional and psychological damage. They feel the highs and lows of losing weights and gaining the unwanted weight back. 
Having the opportunity to sit-in on support groups listening to post-bariatric patients how certain procedures respond negatively to their body. For example, many patients are not happy with the gastric sleeve because it did not give them the weight loss results they desires. Some have experienced hair loss, extreme consipation and loss of appetite. Many of the post-bariatric patients struggle with gettting enough proteins, minerals, and vitamins each day. Many post-patients struggle with "how much is enough" to prevent malnourishment. Many have experienced "sugar hunger" or "craving sugar". Sugar is a slippery slope for post-patients because many of them have not masters self- discipline in eating habits. 
Learning about the process that pre-bariatric patients go through. Pre-bariatric patients are not getting enough information about the surgery and not evaluating the candidate more effficient in my opinion. There need to be more counseling sessions with the pre-bariatric patients to make sure the motives are substantials enough to withstand the future challenges of recovering and maintaining the weight loss successfully. Several post-bariatric patients struggle in learning to eating differently and removing bad habits that will hinders maintaining weight loss. In my opinion, the weight loss professionals, such as bariatric nurses, bariatric dietiticans, and bariatric mental health counselors are not being utilizes effectively. Emotional triggers from childhood hurts, toxic relationships, and mental health illnesses are stems to why recovery and maintaining weight loss successfully. 
My overall findings of Bariatric Surgery is education need to be given throughout the process. Bariatric Surgery is a serious procedure. Bariatric Surgery is not a shortcut but a lifetime journey of learning how to eat healthier and maintaining weight loss.