Written Patient Letter Contents
You should write a typed letter addressing each of the fifteen topics. Write one typed page on each topic. Typed not hand written. The typeface to be used 12 point and the line should be 1 to 1 and ½ space on each page.
1. Understanding the Risks of Obesity
2. Understanding Morbid \ Clinically Severe Obesity
3. Understanding Why the Operation is performed
4. Understanding How the Operation is performed
5. Understanding the Hoped for Benefits of Surgery 6. Understanding the Risks of Surgery
7. Understanding the Risks of Gastritis, Ulcers and Bile Reflux
8. Understanding what to take for Pain and Colds
9. Understanding of the Alternatives to Surgery
10. Understanding the Post Operative Diet Changes
11. Understanding the Risks of Alcohol, Acetaminophen and Liver Disease
12. Understanding the Possible Depression After Operation
13. Understanding When to Use the Estrogen Patch in Women
14. Understanding the Need for Long Term Follow Up
15. Understanding the H. Pylori, the Billroth II and the risks of stomach ulcers, gastritis and stomach Cancer