[DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar] 123.Merchant AA, Singh A, Matsui W, Biswal S
These range from minimal sedation, where the patient is alert but relaxed, to moderate sedation, where the patient is very relaxed and unlikely to remember parts of the procedure, to deep sedation, where the patient is near unconscious, but still able to be awakened if needed
Serious but rare risks include hypoglycemia (low blood sugar), acute pancreatitis (severe, persistent abdominal pain often with vomiting), acute gallbladder disease (sudden right-upper abdominal pain that may radiate to the shoulder), and severe allergic reactions with breathing difficulty or swelling of the lips, tongue, or throat
So if you started at around 200 pounds, thats about a 20-pound loss