Question:
Has anyone heard of a Book Weight Loss Surgery for Dummies? Any good?

   — eem211 (posted on February 8, 2009)


February 8, 2009
Yes this is a great book. Lots and lots of VERY useful information. It gives tons of info about all of the weight loss surgeries. I ordered mine from Amazon.com and also got a few after WLS cookbooks from that website. I got lap band and my cousin got Gastric and we both found this book very helpful.
   — amandamarie

February 8, 2009
It's a great book, I'm ten months out and still use it for reference.
   — azreggie

February 8, 2009
Its a good one. Explains the whole process. I'd also recommend The weight Loss Surgery Connection.
   — Bill_Nagle52

February 8, 2009
Excellent reference book. I got it before my surgery and still refer to it once in awhile. Recipes too.
   — Tina G.

February 8, 2009
I recommend it 100% I read about 3 books and Dummies became my go to book for all my answers. Good Luck
   — KajunMomX3

February 8, 2009
I recommend this book, as well as Before and After by Susan Leach.
   — survivor08

February 8, 2009
It is my weight-loss bible. At 14 months out I still use it!
   — lesleigh07

February 8, 2009
I got a copy a couple of weeks before my surgery and read it cover to cover. It's awesome, it answered some questions I didn't even know I had, and I've asked our library to get a copy.
   — snickersblk

February 9, 2009
Great book! I'm having my RNY surgery 2/23/09 and it is going to the hosp. with me. I found mine at Borders. You can read it cover to cover or skip around in the book for reference as thing come to mind that you want to look up.
   — dawright

February 9, 2009
Definitely a great reference tool. I got mine a few months before my surgery and 1-1/2 yrs later I still refer to it occassionally!
   — sbonner

February 9, 2009
I am having Lap-AGB on the 3rd of March, and just finished reading this book. I highly recommend it, for you and your support person. My husband and I would discuss what I was reading every night.
   — lmw9674

February 9, 2009
Hi Eve, I can recommend the Weightloss Surgery for Dummies book 100%. I got my copy through walmart online and paid alot less than at a regular bookstore. There was so much information in it and I was just at the beginning processes of weight loss surgery 2 years ago when I bought it. I think it is a valuable resource with an answer to almost any question you would want an answer to and lots and lots of information. Hope this helps. Bobbi Jo
   — extraordinaryme

February 9, 2009
Definitely helpful!! Also A Complete Guide to Obesity Surgery by Bryan G. Woodward is another good read pre- and post-op.
   — sem51

February 10, 2009
I have it. It's a good book. I would recommend it to most pre-ops. I wish I would've bought pre surgery, since two years later it pretty much tells me everything I already know(either learned from online research or personal experience). Actually, mine is in "brand new" condition and collecting dust, I think I'd be willing to give it to someone if they wanted it...I don't really need it anymore. Message me if you're interested.
   — missconduct




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