The LWAS Blog
You have questions? I give you answers.
These answers are what I tell my own clients and what our surgeons agree with, but always make sure you double check with your own surgeon, too. If you have questions that aren't answered here please let me know and I'll get onto it. Fill out the contact form or email me
If you're after advice for a specific stage in your journey or on a specific topic click on the tab button below to sort the posts and find what you're after.March 26, 2017
A big thank you to Tracy who emailed me asking about diabetes and gastric sleeve surgery. She was wondering what the outcomes were after surgery – does a sleeve ‘cure’ diabetes or reduce blood sugar levels? And what happens with medication […]
March 6, 2017
“Calorie counting is fun!”… Said no-one ever! Who wants to log another food in an app or worry about whether you’ve had too much fat or too little protein for the day? You haven’t had surgery to start another diet, which […]
February 19, 2017
Are you considering weight loss surgery but not sure how much you will lose? Of course you are! It’s a perfectly normal question to have and one that every weight loss surgery candidate will ask. Often complicated by social media […]
February 12, 2017
If a loved one is thinking of surgery, no doubt you have questions and maybe even reservations. I’ve tried here to summarise a few of the key issues that come up in the clinic when discussing the surgery journey with […]
February 6, 2017
Every day in the clinic and out here in social media world, I hear people talking about problems after sleeve gastrectomy. Problems after a sleeve are common as you are going through huge physical and psychological changes, but you shouldn’t […]
January 30, 2017
One of the questions I ask every single one of my patients is “Are you taking your supplements?” I’m not asking to be annoying, I’m asking because it’s extremely important that you do take supplements after sleeve gastrectomy, even if […]