I am trying to explain to a friend soe of the things that the lap band can help as far as co morbitities are concerned. i started a list but know that more are out there. please help.

Diabetes Melitus

hypertension

coronary heart disease

stroke

Congestive Heart Failure

Restrictive lung disease

Sleep Apnea

Degenerative Arthritis

Infertility

GERD

Increased risk of Breast or Uteran Cancer

Varicose Veins

Psychological Incapacity

By restrictive lung disease, is Asthma part of that?

Resperatory failure.

i think ashtma would fall under that

Tina,

Here is a piece of a web site I found that has a good list of the comorbitities

"<!--StartFragment --> An individual is morbidly obese if he or she is 100 pounds or more overweight or has a body mass index (BMI) of 40 or more (insert BMI Calculator link). The term morbid means unhealthy or diseased. Excess weight has many negative effects on a person's health. Morbid obesity may cause or accelerate the development of diabetes, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, heart attacks and strokes, lung disease, arthritis, various types of hernias, gallstones, varicose veins and phlebitis, skin conditions, infertility, and injuries. Morbid obesity may increase the rate of complications in pregnancy, surgery, and injuries, and the incidence of certain cancers in women (breast and endometrium). Morbid obesity may also lead to sleep apnea and Pickwickian Syndrome. In a study of several hundred men at the Veterans Hospital in Los Angeles, it was found that in morbidly obese men between the ages of 25 and 34, the risk of death was 12 times greater than their normal weight peers. The same study has not been performed on women, although similar results would be expected."

More of this artical can be found at: http://www.weightlosssurgerycenter.com/aboutobesity.php#mo

Dyslipidemia (high cholesterol sp?)