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Hi all. I’m pre op, and I love to be well informed, from good, verified sources, and I would like to share a book title that I have downloaded on my ereader….who knew there were books on bariatric surgery?! It such a great resource and compliments the advice I’m getting from the psych and the dietician. The book is called “Living with Bariatric Surgery. Managing your mind and your weight” by Denise Ratcliffe. Published on 2018, so all up to date. I really recommend it, it’s been helpful in my decision making process so far.

Any other really great resources that people can recommend? Particularly for after surgery, both short and long term.

P.S I have no connection or interest in the book, just thought it would be good to share :)

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youtube is another good source of information. Tons of people post videos of their journey from pre op, During surgery and after surgery. Great resource to see how others do.

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I second the recommendation of Denise Ratcliffe. That's a great book.

I learned a lot of the actual scientific studies on outcomes from bariatric surgery. Because it helps you understand not just the physiology behind it, but also some of the factors that you can influence for success. It's a jungle out there, and I spent tons of hours on it, so I can't really recommend anything specific, but if you're sorta okay reading science, it's well worth it.

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So important to be well informed about the surgery, life post surgery, nutrition etc. Best thing I ever did was research.

I’m sure others will list other resources they found helpful & informative. My surgeon actually gives all his patients a book before surgery: Your Complete Guide to Nutrition for Weightless Surgery by Sally Johnston. It became my big hard covered bible for a while.

I also found the videos on you tube by Dr Matthew Weiner great too. He has several books as well.

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I found the books and online resources of Dr. Matthew Wiener to be helpful.

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On 3/6/2022 at 11:27 PM, Kia kaha said:

Hi all. I’m pre op, and I love to be well informed, from good, verified sources, and I would like to share a book title that I have downloaded on my ereader….who knew there were books on bariatric surgery?! It such a great resource and compliments the advice I’m getting from the psych and the dietician. The book is called “Living with Bariatric Surgery. Managing your mind and your weight” by Denise Ratcliffe. Published on 2018, so all up to date. I really recommend it, it’s been helpful in my decision making process so far.

Any other really great resources that people can recommend? Particularly for after surgery, both short and long term.

P.S I have no connection or interest in the book, just thought it would be good to share like Oleanna about gender psychology. I saw it on https://freebooksummary.com/category/oleanna and read it at my leisure. :)

My favorite books I've read are: "Bariatric Mindset Success" by Christine Lloyd, "Weight Loss Surgery Success" and "Ultimate Gastric Sleeve Success: A Practical Patient Guide To Help Maximize Your Weight Loss Results" by Dr. Duke C. Duke. Vuong. Vuong. Great resources to check out.

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