Weight Management Patient Resources
Resources & Testimonials
Patient Resources
Our interdisciplinary team of experts has worked hard to provide you with the resources you need to lose weight and maintain a healthy weight and lifestyle. From meal planning tips to recipes, classes, and support groups to connect with others, you have the tools you need to succeed.
Plan to attend at least one pre-op education class as you prepare for having surgery with us. We offer class twice a month at the ART building.
Our nutritional team is dedicated to supporting you every step of the way on your weight loss journey. Check out our virtual grocery store tour, post-op educational video, recipe corner, nutrition education handouts, and how to connect when you need more individualized counseling.
Over the years, our patients and our team have developed some quick and easy recipes for the pureed stage and beyond.
Our support group is our family! Support group is optional, but highly encouraged. It is a great place to find connection, community, and support from other people going through a similar experience. Support group can help you learn what to expect after surgery, learn about healthy eating patterns and cope with lifelong behavior change.
We believe that patient stories are the best way to really learn about how your life can improve after surgical weight loss. Check out some of our patient stories.
We send a monthly e-blast the week before our monthly support group full of info and resources! If you would like to subscribe to our monthly newsletter, send a message to peterama@musc.edu.
Like our Facebook Page for a supportive place to network with other patients and receive daily education, recipes, news stories, and research blasts about all things bariatric surgery.
Many patients who lose weight after bariatric surgery are interested in having plastic surgery. Check out our resources and more about the MUSC Plastic Surgery Program.
Patient Testimonials
Dan and Kerri's Story
After trying everything else, Dan and Kerri enlisted the help of MUSC Health for their lifestyle change.
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John's Story
John talks about why making the choice to have bariatric surgery MUSC was a good fit for him.
Taylor's Story
Taylor went through a life transformation when she had gastric bypass at age 17 with MUSC’s Adolescent Bariatric Program.
Linda's Story
Linda chose the program at MUSC for bariatric surgery to improve her diabetes and give her a tool for long term lifestyle change.
AJ and Rebecca's Story
AJ and Rebecca both lost weight after weight loss surgery with MUSC and grew their family!
Lydia's Story
After gastric bypass with Dr. Rana Pullatt, Lydia pays attention to nutrition, exercises regularly, and even runs half marathons!
Dan and Kerri were both dangerously overweight with numerous health problems. Kerri was told her weight was keeping her from getting pregnant. In 2008, they decided to undergo gastric bypass surgery at the Medical University of South Carolina. Dan and Kerri discuss how weight loss surgery helped change what's possible in their lives. They got their health back, and something even better – their baby son Eli.
John needed a hip replacement, but his orthopedic surgeon wanted him to have bariatric surgery to lose weight before the hip surgery. John researched many hospitals and their bariatrics program before deciding on MUSC Health. He looked at the number of surgeries performed, the skill of the surgeon, the facility and the post-surgery follow-up. After choosing MUSC Health, he was further impressed by the cleanliness, the team and the nutritional information provided by the team at MUSC.
College Freshman Taylor Boes went through a life transformation last year when she had the gastric sleeve at MUSC’s Bariatric Surgery Program and lost 100 pounds. Before surgery, she felt trapped, like her inside didn’t match her outside, but over a year later, she tries new things, feels confident, and is off at college living her new, healthy life! She encourages others to learn everything they can about surgery and make the decision for yourself, it is so worth it.
After many surgeries and a diagnosis of type 2 Diabetes, Linda and her primary care doctor discussed bariatric surgery as an option to help improve her health. After researching her options and attending a support group, Linda had gastric bypass surgery at MUSC. Linda not only feels and looks fabulous after the surgery, her health has improved significantly and she is no longer diabetic.
At a combined 695 pounds, A.J. and Rebecca Clay of North Charleston, SC were both morbidly obese and headed down a lifelong path of poor health. “I was born fat and thought I would die fat,” says A.J. “That was my attitude.” After seeing many success stories about weight loss surgery, they did extensive research for themselves and discovered MUSC has a bariatric surgery program that has been rated a Center Of Excellence. Rebecca underwent gastric bypass surgery in July of 2007 and A.J. followed.
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