Learn MoreI feel like I've won the lottery. I can keep up with my little guy, my health problems have reversed, I've gone from a size 28 to a size 4 in less than 10 months and have the most energy I can ever remember having. I've since learned bariatric surgery isn't the easy way out. I've learned to eat healthily and how to live a healthy life with exercise.
Dr. Kamya performs a wide range of general and bariatric surgeries.
Member of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, Sigma Theta Tau Honor Society of Nursing, Golden Key International Honor Society-Walden University Chapter.
She has been a resident of Southern Illinois for over 40 years and worked for 32 years in the Child Protection field with the Illinois Department of Children and Family Services.
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To understand a gastric bypass procedure, it is helpful to have a working knowledge of normal gastrointestinal (GI) functions. As food enters the mouth, it mixes with digestive enzymes and passes into the stomach. The stomach has a normal capacity of almost a quart and a maximum capacity of almost two quarts.
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Sleeve gastrectomy is a restrictive procedure. During this procedure, the surgeon cuts the stomach vertically and removes 80% or more to form a narrow, banana-shaped gastric tube (the sleeve). The tube is capable of holding about six ounces of food. Though reduced in size from a regular stomach, the sleeve does hold more food than the pouch formed during a gastric bypass procedure.
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