Woman Recounts Unrecognized Bariatric Surgery and Subsequent Medical Errors

A Brazilian woman, known online as suavecoisaalguma, recently shared her deeply personal and alarming experience with a bariatric surgery performed in 2009, which is now reportedly not recognized by the Federal Council of Medicine. At just 19 years old, she underwent the "Bypass Lazzarotto e Souza" procedure, a technique developed by Dr. Lazzarotto. The surgery included an abdominoplasty on the same day and, remarkably, was performed under spinal anesthesia, leaving her awake throughout. "I remember seeing my intestine outside my body, supported on my belly," she recounted, highlighting the unusual nature of the procedure. Her narrative further detailed significant post-operative complications and medical oversights. She revealed that during the bariatric surgery, her thyroid hormone levels were severely unregulated due to a previous thyroidectomy, a condition that could have induced a coma. Later, she was misdiagnosed with Crohn's disease after developing intestinal ulcers, leading to an extensive and unnecessary treatment regimen with immunosuppressants, particularly challenging during the pandemic. She emphasized the difficulty in receiving adequate follow-up care, as her surgeon was based in Curitiba, requiring her to travel from São Paulo. Despite these harrowing experiences and medical errors, she stated, "I don't regret having had bariatric surgery because the life change it brought me was gigantic." Her story underscores critical issues surrounding medical procedure recognition, patient safety, and comprehensive post-operative care.

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