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Ok the system is brutal, be sneaky. At your initial consultation, wear heavy clothes, sew weights into your clothes. Wear boots. Carry coins in your pockets. Wear heavy jewellery. Drink loads of liquids and try not to pee, have a full bowel...... You get the idea. It should be possible to weigh at least 15 - 20 pounds more than you actually do.

I have 2 days of liquids before my surgery (8/15) - My list is SO SMALL - Broth, Jello, water, apple/grape juice, black coffee.....ugh....I am vegetarian so Jello won't be happening..

I'm not surprised, I feel like sometimes practitioners auto-pilot their responses instead of thinking them through for the individual! I hope the Ozempic wears off quickly so your lows stop. I get awful lows (and stomach pains) from Metformin so I can sympathize, hypoglycemia that is medication induced can be so miserable. I really don't know how non-diabetics take Ozempic for weight loss, you'd think they'd be battling the hypoglycemia all the time! But every body is different... Hope you feel better soon! I'll have to remember this for my surgery and talk with the doctor ahead of time because I'm on Ozempic and it keeps my A1C in the 5s...

I’ve tried Metformin in the past and almost went to the hospital from the stomach pain. It was horrendous. But I’m sure they will find something to put me on. Thanks again dear. I appreciate it.

@SleeveToBypass2023 wow. That is truly amazing. I fussed so much about getting my ozempic shot back because the pill version had my A1c on a roller coaster. Now I can’t even take it anymore. Lol I’m just going to accept everything gracefully. Thanks for your advice and sharing your story

I was on 3 diabetes meds pre surgery. My surgeon told me to stop them once I had the surgery. And I'm glad I did. My A1c pre surgery was 7.6 and my average blood sugar level was 163. Within a month after the surgery, my blood sugar level was averaging 145 and by 3 months out, I was averaging 105. At my 6 months post op appt, my blood work showed my A1c at 5.7 and has stayed between 5.5 and 5.7 ever since and my blood sugar levels tend to stay around 100-105. So definitely do not take the Ozempic anymore. If they really want you on something (not sure why at this point) try Metformin or something much more mild.

I’ve got mine sept 6th But I’m going to turkey as from uk and paying privately

I had my surgery on the 12th, and I agree with the getting out there! My first week post surgery was cold and wet out (I’m in Australia), and it didn’t really help with my mood. Everything felt dark, but as soon as I could, I got ours wide for short walks and it changed EVERYTHING! I hope your pain diminishes and you start to feel more like yourself soon! It’s just a matter of time!

See, we can't always see the change on the scale, however changes are happening inside us for the better. Might I suggest you measure your thighs, hips, waist, chest and neck every month. That way you can see the inches coming off rather that the scale moving. This may give you the confidence and motivation to feel better about yourself!

I'm set for September 11, 2023, so I'll be your buddy!!! I literally have no one here local to bounce things off of, I'm traveling 5 hours away for my surgery in Jacksonville so I'm really hoping for a smooth departure after surgery. But I'm also having the switch done for medical reasons and the weight loss is just a huge bonus to it. I had a nissen fundoplication in 2005 and it's coming undone and like 75% of the revisions from that end in gastric bypass and my doctor said with what he could see it was more like a 95% chance that I'd have to have it done so now I'm jumping through the hoops for it all.