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I experienced the same thing pre-op. I was really nervous about if I was making the right decision for myself, but now that I'm four months post op the only thing I regret is not having the surgery sooner! After years of trying weight-loss with diet and exercise and not seeing any results, choosing surgery was the best thing I could've done for myself. Typically, at least for me, the surgeon gives you a booklet with a recommended diet to follow, follow that to best of your ability! During the liquid stages, have your favorite broths ready and during the soft stage, I loved eating ricotta bakes because they reminded me of lasagnas lol Good luck on your weigh loss journey!!

Hey guys, I'm now four months post-op of gastric sleeve surgery and I've been experiencing a LOT of hair loss. I do take my biotin/collagen/keratin pills everyday, but when I brush my hair or run my hands through my hair so much is coming out. I know its a normal part of the process but does anybody have any advice on how to help my hair grow back or slow down the shedding? I will take any advice anybody has lol

Hey Diane, I’m only two months post-op, but I haven’t had any coffee since pre-op. It’s actually the thing I miss the most, but my surgeon advised me to stay away from caffeine for at least six months post-op. Good luck on your journey!!

My first consult was in early May of this year and my surgery is in 4 days, so roughly 5 months for me. Good luck on your journey!!!

Update: Thank you Arabesque!! You were right and my GP was just being thorough! She explained to me that has had patients sometimes surgeries can get cancelled by the anesthesiologist if they have even a sliver of doubt that something is not 100%. My stress test results came back normal and both my cardiologist and my primary said they would send over their clearances to my surgeon!!! 12 days till surgery!!!! :)

Please let me know if anybody has had a similar experience. So I'm 27 going for a gastric sleeve on October 22, 2025. Everything was looking good until I met back with my primary doctor for medical clearance. My surgeon's cardiologist reviewed my EKG and stated it was normal. But, when my primary reviewed it, she stated there was ischemia (medical term for reduced blood flow). I met with the cardiologist my primary set me up with and they stated my EKG was "abnormal" and conducted an ultrasound of my heart and carotid arteries. According the ultrasound tech, i had "occlusion and stenosis of bilateral carotid arteries". The cardiologist also is going to have me do a stress test on this Wednesday, October 8th. I'm stressed out because I can't have my surgery date moved, I already got the coverage at work!! I'm confused why there is a difference of opinion on my EKG. Please tell me that someone else has had this experience and was able to NOT have their surgery moved!! I'm freaking out :(