Making the Journey Together — Table of Contents
A guide to the bariatric surgery experience in the words of patients who have been there

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Making the Journey Together

Making the Journey Together — Table of Contents
A guide to the bariatric surgery experience in the words of patients who have been there
Compiled by Eric Klein and Jeannie Colter

What's in it? The book is a compilation of answers to 25 commonly asked questions, answered by patients just like you! A guide to the bariatric surgery experience in the words of patients who have been there.

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ChapterQuestionPage
Chapter 1 Describe your behavioral and emotional battle with weight control before learning about bariatric surgery. 6
Chapter 2 What is the worst thing about being overweight? 10
Chapter 3 How did you first find out about bariatric surgery and what were your initial impressions of it? 17
Chapter 4 Describe your experience with getting insurance approval for surgery. What advice, if any, do you have for other people in this stage? 26
Chapter 5 What was your first visit with your surgeon like? How can people get the most out of this meeting? 30
Chapter 6 What made you finally decide to have the surgery? 34
Chapter 7 How did you decide which procedure to have? 38
Chapter 8 What fears did you have about having complications or even dying from the surgery, and what would you tell other people having the same fears now? 41
Chapter 9 How did your family and friends react to your decision? Would you have communicated anything differently if you could now? How supportive were they after your surgery? 45
Chapter 10 How did your employer/supervisor react to your decision? What did you tell him/her? How long were you out of work? 49
Chapter 11 What was your stay in the hospital like? How long were you there? What things are most important to bring? 51
Chapter 12 Did you have any complications from the surgery? If so, how did you deal with them? 56
Chapter 13 In the weeks after you got your surgery date, how did you feel? How did you cope with any anxiety you might have felt? 51
Chapter 14 Describe your first few weeks home from the hospital. What should people expect from this period? 60
Chapter 15 How far did you travel to have your surgery? If far, how did this affect your aftercare? 62
Chapter 16 Please describe in detail what things you could and couldn't eat in the weeks and months following surgery. What foods have been off limits? 64
Chapter 17 What was your activity level in the days and weeks after surgery? 67
Chapter 18 What vitamins and/or dietary supplements have you taken since your surgery? 69
Chapter 19 What side effects (nausea, vomiting, sleep disturbance, dumping, hair loss etc.) were worse for you? For how long after surgery did they persist? How did you cope with them? 71
Chapter 20 What was the worst part about the entire bariatric surgery process? 73
Chapter 21 What aftercare support group/program do you have? How helpful/important is this? 75
Chapter 22 What is your scar like? Is this what you expected? 77
Chapter 23 Please describe any plateau experiences you have had since surgery. 79
Chapter 24 Do you notice people treating you any differently now? 81
Chapter 25 What things do you most enjoy doing that you weren't able to do before? 83

* Book content was supplied by individuals going through the process of weight loss surgery.

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