{"id":792,"date":"2019-06-05T05:06:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-05T05:06:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mynewbody.com.mx\/nuevo\/?p=792"},"modified":"2022-12-31T05:08:43","modified_gmt":"2022-12-31T05:08:43","slug":"weight-loss-surgery-common-abbreviations-acronyms","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mynewbody.com.mx\/es\/weight-loss-surgery-common-abbreviations-acronyms\/","title":{"rendered":"Weight Loss Surgery Common Abbreviations &#038; acronyms"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most rewarding things about working in the field of Bariatric Surgery and Medicine is being part of the journey to a healthier life for a lot people, and also the strong sense of community and friendship that arises among post bariatric surgery warriors. There are several online communities that exemplify what I talking about, like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/501781146960745\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">My New Body Obesity Center Support Group<\/a> (Facebook Support Group in English), <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/1586019738129126\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Grupo de Apoyo My New Body Obesity Center<\/a> (Facebook Support Group in Spanish), Weight Loss Surgery Singles (Facebook dating community). In these communities, and also among communities for people looking to gather more information about Weight Loss Surgery, a series of acronyms of abbreviations have developed, a cultural code very frequent in North America.<!--more--> For this reason, I have compiled the most frequent abbreviations and acronyms used in Weight Loss Surgery, I hope this will guide you and help you get a better grasp on the lifestyle changes after surgery.\u00a0 Here, a list with Weight Loss Surgery common abbreviations I have compiled. Please let me know if I have missed one, to expand the list:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">WLS: <b>Weight Loss Surgery<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">BMI: Body Mass Index.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">RNY: Roux-en-Y (Roux-en-Y <b>Bypass G\u00e1strico<\/b>)<\/li>\n<li>VSG: Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy or Gastric Sleeve.<\/li>\n<li>MNB: My New Body Obesity Center.<\/li>\n<li>DS: Duodenal Switch.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">HW: Heaviest <b>Peso<\/b>.<\/li>\n<li>SW: Starting Weight.<\/li>\n<li>LW: Lowest Weight.<\/li>\n<li>CW: Current Weight.<\/li>\n<li>EWL: Expected Weight Loss.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">NSV: Non-scale Victory. .<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">OAC: Obesity Action Coalition.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">PCOS: Poly-Cystic Ovarian Syndrome.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">OH: Obesity Help.<\/li>\n<li class=\"TrT0Xe\">TT: Tummy Tuck.<\/li>\n<li>EKG: Electrocardiography.<\/li>\n<li>CPAP: Continuous Positive Airway Pressure<\/li>\n<li>GERD: Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease<\/li>\n<li>GI: Gastrointestinal<\/li>\n<li>BM: Bowel Movement<\/li>\n<li>SF: Sugar Free<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And, not necessarily related to WLS but commonly used in online forums&#8230;<\/p>\n<ul class=\"i8Z77e\">\n<li>TMI:<\/li>\n<li>WTG:<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>If you are looking to learn more about Bariatric or Weight Loss Surgery, contact us and one of our patient coordinators will help you.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>One of the most rewarding things about working in the field of Bariatric Surgery and Medicine is being part of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":793,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"site-sidebar-layout":"default","site-content-layout":"","ast-site-content-layout":"default","site-content-style":"default","site-sidebar-style":"default","ast-global-header-display":"","ast-banner-title-visibility":"","ast-main-header-display":"","ast-hfb-above-header-display":"","ast-hfb-below-header-display":"","ast-hfb-mobile-header-display":"","site-post-title":"","ast-breadcrumbs-content":"","ast-featured-img":"","footer-sml-layout":"","ast-disable-related-posts":"","theme-transparent-header-meta":"","adv-header-id-meta":"","stick-header-meta":"","header-above-stick-meta":"","header-main-stick-meta":"","header-below-stick-meta":"","astra-migrate-meta-layouts":"default","ast-page-background-enabled":"default","ast-page-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-5)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"ast-content-background-meta":{"desktop":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"tablet":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""},"mobile":{"background-color":"var(--ast-global-color-4)","background-image":"","background-repeat":"repeat","background-position":"center center","background-size":"auto","background-attachment":"scroll","background-type":"","background-media":"","overlay-type":"","overlay-color":"","overlay-opacity":"","overlay-gradient":""}},"rank_math_title":"","rank_math_description":"Weight Loss Surgery Common Abbreviations & acronyms. 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