What can i do if my wife is having bariatric surgery. is it common for post operative complications?

Complications: There are a lot of variables. It depends on what operation, who the surgeon is, and the medical problems your wife already has. The surgeon she is seeing should provide you with a list of complications and rates for his patients. If you are in md, i would recommend dr. Babak moeinolmolki. He is an outstanding bariatric surgeon.

About 1-2%: Laparoscopic gastric bypass is relatively safe. National statistics say about 1-2% of patients will have complications ranging from minor wound infection to staple line bleeding to an anastomotic leak. Talk to your bariatric surgeon to and ask about his personal complication rate. Especially the number of major complications like bleeds and leaks.