What to expect from your surgery: Week 3

It's Week 3 of our 12 week blog series explaining the expectations one can have after embarking on a bariatric surgery journey. This week's topic is:

You will have a greater sense of satiety

This is as a result of the altered cross talk between the stomach/ gut and the pituitary centre in the brain where the appetite centre is located. Understanding these new signals, and what to avoid or react to, is paramount in how well the patient will perform post- operatively.