I am in the process of getting all my appointments, reports and documentation to submit to my insurance for approval. Wondering if you guys could suggest some books that would be helpful to prepare for the surgery and afterwards. Thanks in advance.

Edited March 18, 201412 yr by ^Lolly^

I suggest "The BIG Book on the Gastric Sleeve." It has a wealth of information re: everything you need to know pre-op and post-op. I bought it on Amazon a few months before surgery and I learned a lot!

I got the book Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies. I have read it 3 times and I still refer to it for advice. It's awesome. Takes you all the way from pre surgery to surgery and then post surgery with a recipe section. I found it at Barnes and Noble. I read on one of the other posts that "Anatomy of the Spirit" by Caroline Myss was a good book for dealing with the psychological aspects of weight loss after surgery. I intend to buy that one this week. Good luck to you.

http://www.amazon.com/The-Emotional-First-Aid-Kit-ebook/dp/B0054RXXS0

The Emotional First Aid Kit & Big Book of Gastric Sleeve. Both were excellent.

I agree the weight loss book for dummies was excellent , I too have retread it and will be having surgery soon, I plan to rake it with me to the hospital as well .