I was the rare patient who needed blood and am so thankful I had such capable drs and hospital!

Questions to ask: can stretching my stomach after 10 years of fastric sleeve would help to stop reactive hypoglycemia? Is Invokana a better treatment for reactive hypoglycemia caused by past gastric sleeve? How to manage Invokana side effects in the long term?

From a woman who used to be close to 300 lbs who is 5’3 I will never understand why you make a conscious decision to navigate the inevitable chronic diseases and pain that WILL COME with OBESITY. People are always willing to spend decades chasing the next new thing in the meantime their physical and mental health suffers. I wish you can move past the shame and fear and realize obesity is a chronic illness. Weight loss surgery works. It’s not just the weight all of my labs and vitals are optimal as I approach 50. Had I still been obese I would likely have diabetes and high blood pressure and maybe more. It’s ok to have Weight Loss Surgery. I had a child after my sleeve and I had bad GERD so I had a revision from sleeve to bypass in 2020. I love life too much to be miserable.

Would like to know what you think about phentermine?? Since my insurance doesn’t pay for other medications my bariatric doctor suggested this.