Your Weight Loss and Metabolic Surgery Guidebook - 04/2025

This guidebook will guide you through the weight loss and metabolic surgery process, from being referred to long-term care after surgery. It includes criteria for being accepted for weight loss surgery and descriptions of the 2 types of surgery offered at UWMC: divided proximal roux-y gastric bypass or RYGB, and laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy. It also describes pre-surgery tests, and what to expect before, during, and after surgery. It also offer resources and websites to access for more information about weight loss surgery. (Each individual chapter may also be found as an separate entry on Health Online.)

Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Social Work
Chapter 3: Nutrition
Chapter 4: Nursing