AllMed Healthcare Management Blog: 03/17/06
Friday, March 17, 2006
Former USC Heisman Trophy Winner Gets Gastric Bypass (Bariatric) Surgery
Davis, or A.D. as he is fondly referred to by friends and fans, left Scripps Memorial Hospital in La Jolla, California, where he had the surgery, just two days after his operation. "I've been feeling great since my surgery. I've experienced little to no pain -- this little ON-Q pump is amazing. After having gone through this, I'd never have surgery without it and I'd definitely recommend that others who want or need surgery ask for ON-Q," boasted Davis.
Davis chose nationally renowned surgeon Dr. Alan Wittgrove, Medical Director of the Wittgrove Bariatric Center at Scripps Memorial Hospital, to do his gastric bypass surgery and agreed for the procedure to be broadcast live and archived on the Lite and Hope website (www.liteandhope.com). Singer Carnie Wilson, who had gastric bypass surgery in 1999, narrated Davis' surgical cybercast. Davis' goal is to spread the word to others suffering from morbid obesity and its related problems like diabetes and sleep apnea. "I want people who are suffering like I was to know there is hope -- and that the surgery doesn't have to hurt if you get ON-Q," said Davis.
A pioneer, Dr. Wittgrove performed the first laparoscopic bypass surgery in the world in 1993 and currently he leads the team at the Wittgrove Bariatric Center, an American Society for Bariatric Surgery (ASBS) Center of Excellence. Having successfully performed 5,000 laparoscopic surgeries, Dr. Wittgrove underscores the significance of patient ambulation (getting up and moving around) after surgery. Ambulation is paramount to speed recovery and rehabilitation and to prevent problems.
posted by Dr. Skip
