Weight Loss live chat with Dr. Thomas Clark

Join 13NewsNow.com and Sentara Weight Loss Surgery for a live chat about medical and surgical weight loss options. Dr. Thomas Clark will be answering your questions from noon until 1 p.m. Tuesday.

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My biggest fear about having surgery is blood clots...is there anything that can be done prior to surgery, to help prevent the likelihood of having them?

by Madison 10/28/2014 4:03:12 PM

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Hi,

by Debra Vaccaro, MSN, RN, RD 10/28/2014 4:03:36 PM

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Welcome! I the Medical Director for Bariatric Surgery at the Sentara CarePles. I am pleased to be here to answer any questions you may have about weight loss surgery.

by Dr. Thomas W. Clark 10/28/2014 4:03:57 PM

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I am happy to be here today and welcome your questions on nutrition.

by Debra Vaccaro, MSN, RN, RD 10/28/2014 4:03:58 PM

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I heard that there is a problem with hair loss after weight loss surgery. Does this happen to everyone, and what causes this to happen?

by Abigail 10/28/2014 4:04:09 PM

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After the surgery, will I ever be able to drink a glass of wine? I haven't read anything about an occasional alcoholic beverage.

by Emily 10/28/2014 4:05:06 PM

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This is certainly a real worry. However, we do many treatments around surgery to prevent blood clots such as blood thinners, compression stocking and encouraging walking as soon as possible after surgery. The risk of blood clots is <1%.

by Dr. Thomas W. Clark 10/28/2014 4:05:25 PM

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Regarding hair loss, this may happen due to the stress of surgery. You need to make sure you are getting in adequate amount of high quality protein.

by Debra Vaccaro, MSN, RN, RD 10/28/2014 4:05:27 PM

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