He is such a good doctor and I really appreciate that he tells it like it is and is not condescending to patients.

I was on Ozempic for 4 months. The worst nausea, diarrhea, and cramping from my pancreas I’ve ever experienced. I was constantly calling in sic at work, was too sick to eat or do anything really. I got off of Ozempic and felt so much better. I gained some weight back but I don’t care! I feel much better off of it!

I friend of my family died recently after she suddenly started losing weight at a rapid level and they could not figure out why. She got so thin she looked skeletal and then went into a cardiac arrest. Turns out she had bariatric surgery many years ago and the situation Dr DuBrow described happened with the scar tissue. Thanks for talking about this Dr D!! People need to know about the risks of all this stuff and especially the Ozempic risks. The word about this stuff needs to get out there!

As someone who has been denied this type of surgery because I wasn't big enough, it really leaves me wondering how a doctor could look at her and do a procedure that was intended for someone who has a BMI above 35 which Lisa never appeared to be.

Clear. Concise. Direct. Non judgemental. A warning.

I have taken Ozempic for diabetes for two years. I have had no side effects until I went to a double dose so I went back down. I have lost a lot of weight but the most important thing is that my A1-c has gone from the diabetic range to normal range and it has stayed there. Because of Ozempic, I don’t have to worry about the foot ulcers that resulted in my aunt losing both her lower legs, or macular degeneration that made her go blind. I took Metformin for years and it did nothing. Ozempic may have literally saved my life. It really upsets me that these already thin people are using a medication to lose a few pounds and in the process, making it harder for diabetic patients to get.

I had weight loss surgery, I had a good doctor who busted my ass. The thing is, they’re letting people get it, who don’t need it. I used to weigh 448, I tried EVERYTHING to lose weight, and so just couldn’t. Now, I’m 13 years out and down over 250 lbs. I went from a size 32 to a size 12. I needed the surgery, it saved my life.

Yes! Thanks for bringing this up! I work in the emergency department and so many patients have come in with pancreatitis and SBO. Someone needs to bring this to light! 💡

My friend is doing this to herself right now. She has weight loss surgery and is on Ozempic. I was with her for a day and she was in the bathroom immediately and then she would eat as much as a toddler when she did eat. It's disgusting how some of these doctors are just handing out Ozempic like candy.

Hope this makes it to mainstream media. Thanks doc for reminding us that anything "easy" should be questioned.

As someone who had complications from gallbladder surgery resulting in repeated bouts of pancreatitis, I can tell you that it is more painful than labor pains. It takes you to your knees screaming out in pain. My doctor said that people should never ever mess with their pancreas. Please think twice before taking it!!

wow, that had to be so painful for Lisa Marie. so sad

I wasn’t ever on Ozempic, but I had several adhesions form from a hysterectomy. The pain went beyond anything I could ever describe! Nothing showed on any type of x-ray or sonogram. They finally , reluctantly did exploratory surgery. When I was awakened, the surgeon apologized and said he could definitely see why I was in so much pain. He also said that had this been a few hours later, the outcome would have been completely different. My one remaing ovary was completely necrotic along with several portions of my intestines. It still angers me that nobody believed anything was wrong, because they couldn’t see it on on any kind of test.! I’ll never forget screaming to the point I had literally no voice left and nobody seemed to care….It’s not like I was ever any kind of drug seeker. Just complete incompetence. I remember staring at the ceiling thinking I was going to die as an unknown ER statiistic ..Beware and always have an advocate!!!!

I went on ozempic for weight loss and I was so miserable. Nausea, diarrhea with constipation, stomach pains, tired all the time and pancreas pain. I was on this for 2 months and had to stop. I lost 16 pounds, but I couldn't function. I decided to continue to eat healthier, more exercise and back to fasting. Also i was pre diabetic, this was one of the reason i decided to do ozempic. And for the ones who will say just do the work to loss weight, i was walking 3 miles a day and trying to make better choices eating and fasting, just wasnt seeing results. I been off ozempic for three weeks and i feel so much better. Im still losing weight, by the right foods and moving more, i added weight lifting this time. I have about 20 more pounds to lose.

I've been on Ozempic for 2.5 months for morbid obesity. I was 320lbs. Have lost 32lbs so far. My life has already changed for the better. I don't have constant pain and fatigue. I sleep better, have more energy and less anxiety about the health risks of being obese. I have had no side effects. ALL drugs have a long list of potential side effects, but so does being extremely obese. For me the benefits outweigh the possible risks. Each person should make an informed decision depending on their own situation.

*_Love when Dr. Dubrow breaks it down for us!!_* ❤

I’m on ozempic and I’m diabetic it has helped my sugar so much plus change of diet. I went from 11.9 down to 7. I’ve never had any side effects thankfully.

I had the same surgery in 2011 and a few years later, maybe 2016 I was doubling over in the worst pain of my life. Went to the ER, had to have emergency surgery with 2 feet of lower intestines cut out.

He can’t say they “just “ used Ozempic.. like he said earlier if you combine opioids, liquor, and any medication it’s a dangerous combination. Also most ppl do not understand that not all bariatric surgeries are the same. She had an intrusive procedure that involves her intestines which is very different from the lap band or the “sleeve” surgeries. You can’t win with this American medical industry. 1 minute being fat is deadly, the next minute getting skinny is deadly. Moral of the story.. enjoy life and count your blessings each day

Thanks Dr Terry for talking about how dangerous bariatric surgery can be. It is horrible and note how many celebs gained all the weight back anyway.

Really heartbreaking that Lisa didn't get help sooner, I can't imagine how awful 30 ft. Of intestine dying. Thank you Dr. Dubrow for looking into what's going on with Ozempic, there was no way it wasn't going to have some serious side effects. Sad part is, it won't stop most from going on it anyway.

Poor Lisa Marie 😢 so sorry she had to go through this.

THANK YOU, DR. DUBROW!!!! I personally know several people from work that started Ozempic, & they've called in sick from the side effects that are so bad! I called each one offering my help if they need me to come over. They said they'll never do this again. I'm not going to tell them I think they're crazy with their lose weight fast thinking!

I was on ozempic about 4 months and mostly suffered fatigue and felt achy. Food started to taste different by the time I decided to stop taking it. Since January I have been off it and have lost about 30lbs with diet and exercise. It has been a good experience and it takes determination. My motivation is being type 2 diabetic. Loving how my clothes fit and feeling good!

I love Dr. Terry Dubrow. He is a really great plastic surgeon. I like the fact that he turns down surgeries if he feels it is going to cause harm to his patients. He won't do butt implants because they are dangerous where as other Dr's will. I like the way he explains the procedures and the risks involved. Thank you for putting him on your show. I had no idea that Lisa Marie Presley died as a result from weight loss surgery. It's so sad. She would be alive if she hadn't of done this.

I had that done 18 years ago, lost 160lbs, reached my goal and have maintained for all these years!

He's really one of my favorite doctors. He just tells it like it is

I remember sitting in on two autopsies for a masters program that I was completing at a hospital. Our class was so large that each day a different group would see a different type of autopsy. Some saw still births, some saw accidents with children etc. this gave me so much anxiety because fear welled up inside as the days grew closer for our observation day. I felt lucky on the day our group went though because our two cases appeared to have died of natural causes. There was one woman who had passed in her sleep. Easy peasey, she looked like a fake Hollywood dummy. I only say this because I assumed a dead person would look super gruesome and scary. She did not and everything went by the book. Second one, an inmate who passed in his cell after complaining of horrible stomach cramps for days. This one scarred me. When they got to his stomach the whole floor began to wreak. They pulled out his intestines and over half of it was completely black. They literally stretched it across the room to find where the necrosis/infection started. The pathologist was so angry because in the notes it stated that the prison Drs assumed the stomach cancer he had previously had come back so instead of properly checking him they started giving him chemo meds. The bowel obstruction caused a horrible infection which seeped into his blood stream and killed him. Sepsis. The pathologist yelled out “they killed that man.” . As students you can imagine we were scared as heck. We were ushered out not long after that but the smell I will never forget. It stuck to us all and we had to shower to get it off. Silly me I didn’t wash my hair. I very quickly regretted that because my hair stunk to high heavens. 1. I’ve read about intestines being so long but to see them in person will blow your mind. 2. To see anything black come out of someone’s body is so scary. 3. That smell will forever be etched in my psyche.

I'm a bariatric dietitian and bowel obstructions are a possible complication, but it is uncommon. I think the opioid use is a bigger player than Dr. Dubrow implied. She would have been in some extreme pain with that much necrotic bowel. She would have had a fever, it would have been awful. She might not have noticed as much if she was on very high levels of opioids.

I appreciate his candor.

Thank you for letting us know the other side of ozempic, and starting that conversation, I am grateful for people like you in this world! 😊

RIP Lisa Marie ♥️

My heart goes out to these people I’m currently taking Ozempic if anything it made my bathroom breaks more frequent because I struggled with having regular movements prior to taking this. I lost my baby at 22 1/2 weeks pregnancy on 3/5/22 and I struggled with depression and couldn’t get control of my diet. This helped me to get going in October and I subsequently started working out and lost 35lbs I have had follow up lab work and my creatinine levels were slightly off but nonetheless no other significant issues and I pray that none develop in the future 🙏

Bravo Terry Dubrow, glad you're bringing this out. RIP Lisa Marie

Wow, this is so important for people to hear. Thank you for doing this Dr. Dubrow.

Thank you for bringing this out in the open Dr. Dubrow. You are are saving lives. What a great Doctor you are!

Dr Dubrow is very straightforward. This is very informative. You just knew as soon as everyone started using a shortcut to weight loss that you could see the commercials for class actions years from now with lawyers asking, did you take Ozempic? And then the laundry list of complications that people were going to have from it. Not the least of which is potential thyroid cancer. It absolutely makes sense that this could happen because, from someone on YT, who is on it, the food just sits in your stomach for days. That’s why you don’t feel hungry. It’s awful that this happened to her. Probably a combination of many factors. Opioids stop the normal GI plus all the other things. RIP Lisa Marie.

Thank you. You are thoughtful ,caring and want only the best for us. This is much appreciated.

So much respect for this thank you NO one is talking about this! but you are 🙏

07/17/23 Thank you TMZ and Dr. Terry Dubrow for finallyyyyyyyyyyyyy bringing Ozempic to the LIGHT and forefront. I was on Ozempic for a few months to help control DIABETES and the stomach pains was rediculous so I had my doctor take me OFF of Ozempic and the pains STOPPED thank God. I learned soooo much from your video just now and now I understand what was going on inside of me. God bless you for bring this topic to light, hugsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss

Thank you,doctor for that info. I have a birth defective pancreas, and pancreatitis is a common occurrence for me. I hope people realize how painful pancreatitis is, and losing weight is not worth risking vital organs.

You already are saving lives bringing this information. God bless you for making us aware of such danger

Wernickes Syndrome after gastric bypass. I know bc I had it. Lost my eyesight, walking & short term memory…But, God spared me…I’m living for God!!! His purpose!!!❤🙏🥰👏

Well damn. I was going to ask my doctor Monday to be put on Ozempic. I’m going to use this as a sign not to do it

Terry is great he’s just such a likeable man

Thank you Dr. Terry for your information it is so helpful.🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾✌🏾

Please share this with every young girl you know who is on social media. Let’s try to protect and support our young children/ teens about what healthy looks like amid the exaggerated gross social media sickos.

I had bypass 22 yrs ago. I lost 125 and have kept it off. I did have 2 small bowel obstruction surgery as they messed up the first one, I then did need a hernia repair. I gained 35lbs that I lost over the last 2 Yrs.

THANK YOU! THANK YOU for sharing this. I find it so concerning that that these medications are heavily advertised as 'solutions', but the risks of are not properly disclosed.

OMG 😲. I'm so sorry that she suffered like that! I pray for her family's strength in handling their loss. 😢 Cherish the good memories 🎉

Diet and exercise is the best way

Thank you Dr. Dubrow for the information about gastric bypass and Ozempic type drugs, there hasn't been much of it in spite of many going for it.

Thank You so much for your honesty.

Thank you for sharing this information with us, Dr. Dubrow!

Thanks Dr.Terry for the info. Continues Blessing to you and your family ❤

Thank you for letting us know 😢

You explain things soooo well, thanks!

Very thoughtful of Dr. Dubrow to make this video. Helpful information

That's truly horrifying 😱

OZEMPIC has changed my life for the better!

Thank you for this. I’m glad you’re talking about it.

Thanks for bringing this up people need to hear this. Every one wants to be on this so called miracle weight loss .

I know like 5 people who have had surgery for this. One of them seems to do pretty good because she took it really serious, works out, eats right and stuck to the plan. Almost everyone else ended up with dumping syndrome, gained weight back and didn't stick to the rules making themselves sick.

Much respect to Dr Dubrow and a huge thank you.

Thanks, Dr. Dubrow! We need to hear more about what might ail us of our own doing.

Thank you Dr. Dubrow, sad she passed away from this.

Thank You so Much for this message. Two of my sisters are taking this and it makes me very worried. They have had complaints about digestion and complications with constipation. I will show them this video thank you 💙🙏❤️

Thanks for the video TMZ and Terry! It was informational and interesting. I’ve been looking for a lot of different info on Ozempic so I’m assuming this must be why this video was suggested for me. But I am so glad it was! I just keep getting a pretty even tie on whether or not these drugs are any good for us. It was good to hear a respectable doctors opinion.

Thank you for talking about this

Wow thank you so much for sharing. So happy a doctor doesn't care abiut repercussions and is willing to tell us the truth. Thank you Dr Dubrow.

Any abdominal surgery can cause scar tissue; not just bypass surgery. Having had bypass, I developed adhesions nearly 30 years after the surgery. I can’t imagine someone would not know something is terribly wrong. The pain is the worst you can imagine and definitely blood pressure through the roof. Not even sure it’s the drug that caused it (I never took ozempic; but I am on a regimen for spinal issues from a ruptured disk). but definitely being able to have access to really strong pain killers to ignore the problem would be where my thoughts would go for someone who is trying to ignore that kind of pain. Even on my pain meds; the pain was incredible. A 30 minute laparoscopic surgery later; I was like brand new! I am so thankful to the amazingly ER I went to, because they knew immediately what was wrong, but of course I was put on ‘no food’ for nearly 7 days because of ‘insurance’ protocols in ruling out an obstruction first. But I had all the morphine I wanted and even that didn’t cut the pain or lower my BP, so of course, I had all the meds to prevent having a stroke too. So if you have had abdominal surgery and you or a friend start having these symptoms, GO TO A GOOD Dr!!! Now; not later!!!

Thank you TMZ and Dr. Dubrow for this important message. I hope people will heed his warning.

Terry Dubrow is an absolutely amazing Surgeon. I hope all these people considering weight loss listen to him. Too many women crave to be stick thin in LA.

Love it I'm so glad a doctor of your high standards is speaking out !! Thank you 🙏❤

Wow 😢 l just loved Lisa Marie R.I.P🙏🕊

I hope this video gets more views. This is important information, especially for a nation with body dysmorphic disorder.

Thank you for your bravery and honesty.

She didn’t die from ozempic. The autopsy would have said if it was. The Dr, should not imply she was. She was suffering in silence for so long. I believe she was so depressed about her sons death, she thought she was grief sick. Only. She told her fans she never left the house. She looked so weak and frail. I wish she would have gotten help. And her Dr. Prescribes a recovering addict opioids?

Yes Dr Dubrow. Tell them. Ozempic has already done it's damage. I get up at 6 am and power walk/ jog in the safety and privacy of my grassy backyard for 30 mins then use free weights to tone up. Pandora blasting in the background. Done by 7:15. I prepare and store lots of healthy homemade soups and stews. This has enabled me to maintain an active, healthy medication free body. Everyone can do this; it begins with baby steps and the willpower.

Dr . Dubrow thank you so very much for information you just gave us about such an important issue .

Thank you, doctor! Thanks for telling it as it is! 🙌🏻

So glad to see he is speaking up on this. It’s one thing to hear it from those who use it, it’s another thing to hear it from the doctors who are trying to treat these patients dealing with the side effects. Suicidal ideation and depression is another huge side effect of Ozempic people aren’t talking about either.

Thank you for being honest. I have diabetes and I’m prescribed trulicity and I’m terrified about how underreported the side effects are. I’ve taken two weeks of it and stopped. I’m still feeling side effects several months later. I’m 115 lbs so it’s not for weight loss. My A1c is 12.5. The medication helped immediately though it’s brutal with side effects and after effects. I’m terrified it’s able to cause serious long lasting damage and anything mainstream is pushing or promoting, I’ve grown cautious to even entertain. It needs to be reported and discussed.

Omg thank God this doctor is honest . Wow

Thank you for sharing your knowledge.

Appreciate the honesty.

Oh Man, I dont even know this guy and he seems like such a good teacher. Wish I had him in med school! ❤

Dr. Dubrow is such a great doctor. He shares the truth about so many of these dangerous procedures and dangerous drugs.

Thank you for talking about it.

I liked the way he explained it. He made it very simple, yet clear of how dangerous it can be what she had. Very scary what happened

Oh I was waiting for these complications with the use Ozempic 😬.

I’m 62 and vegan for 7 years. I recently started my raw vegan journey a few months ago. I take no medications and have perfect blood work. I weighed 120 pounds back in college in my 20s. I practiced vegetarianism because I disliked the cafeteria food. After moving back home to care for my elderly patients and my grandmother, I began to slip back into the Standard American Diet and gained weight. Since becoming vegan, I lost some weight. But now in my senior years, I am better able to control my weight and my blood pressure with a raw food diet of fruits and salads and juices. I’ve already lost 18 pounds and have 30 pounds more to reach my target weight of 120 again. I’m patient. Maybe lose a pound a week or a little less at my age. I would encourage people to be patient when it comes to weight loss. Also, as we age, we cannot get away with eating like we did when we were younger. Metabolism slows down. Blood thickens. Circulation slows down. All part of the natural process of aging. Don’t let food control you to the point that you are desperate and will try anything to lose weight. No one can control their weight and have healthy arteries long-term consuming animal products. Go plant-based and be patient. In time, you will be very happy you did. RIP beautiful Lisa-Marie. ❤️🙏🌹

Thank you for informing us Dr.!

Thank u Dr Dubrow for this important information and I was shocked to hear about lisa Marie presley rip had weight loss surgery and now we know what is the cause of her death and I myself had loss my weight of 30 pounds 3 years ago and did it with no surgery Thank God I'm still alive and turned 55yo last week 🙏🙏🙏

Thank you Dr. Dubrow for your honest conversation on Ozempic!

Thank you Dr. Dubrow for talking about this.

Thank you so much this such an informative great video! thank you

I thought they were only doing bypass surgery for morbidly obese people with no other chance to lose weight. Lisa was short and I guess it was easy for her to gain weight, and seemed to struggle with her weight sometimes but she didn't seem like the person really in need of such an invasive surgery. It seems to me Hollywood doctors are doing a lot of questionable stuff for celebrities.

Ozempic works for me I lost 55 pounds and I do weights 💪 But you have to take stool softeners. I don't drink alcohol and I watch my diet

Such a good doctor. Hope God blesses him really well.