What to expect

What to expect

What happens before, on the day, and through recovery. Knowing the sequence in advance is what keeps ordinary discomfort from feeling like an emergency.

1. Your First VisitThe first visit is a conversation, not a decision. You describe what is happening, we review your history and any prior testing, and you leave with a plan for what comes next rather than a signature on something.
2. Preparing for Your ProcedurePreparation is mostly logistics, and doing it early removes almost all of the day-of stress. Your specific instructions come from the office. This page explains the shape of them so nothing is a surprise.
3. Recovery TimelineRecovery is a sequence, and most of it is unremarkable. Knowing what is normal at each stage is what keeps ordinary discomfort from feeling like an emergency, and it also makes the real warning signs easier to spot.
4. Nutrition After Metabolic SurgeryAfter a metabolic procedure the stomach holds less, so what you put in it matters more. The staged diet exists to let tissue heal. The habits built during those weeks are the ones that carry the result forward.
5. Long-Term Follow-Up CareMetabolic disease and reflux are chronic conditions. Treating them is a long relationship, not a single event, and the follow-up is where most of the durable value lives.