Before surgery
Your surgeon will send you for preoperative tests and lab work.

Your hospital stay
You should expect a hospital stay of only one or two nights. Shortly after your surgery, you'll be able to start on a liquid diet. As you progress, you'll move to pureed foods, then to a diet of regular foods, as instructed by your doctor. Your progress will determine the length of time of each phase of your diet.

Post-surgery
You and your doctor will discuss a postoperative plan that will help ensure your long-term weight loss, including referrals to nutritionists, exercise programs, psychotherapists and support groups.

After your weight-loss surgery, you'll need to eat significantly less food to feel full. During the first several months of reduced food intake, some patients experience nausea, vomiting, food intolerance, changes in bowel movements, constipation, transient hair loss and loss of muscle mass. Most patients see a significant improvement in how they feel when their dietary intake improves.

The Weight Loss Surgery Center offers a Post Op Nutrition Class for patients who have just had weight loss surgery.  The class offers information on your new diet, vitamin intake, and general information about life after weight loss surgery, including support group attendance and long term follow up with your surgeon. Learn more...