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It&#8217;s a good option if you haven&#8217;t been able to reach your goals with diet and exercise alone. If you&#8217;re struggling with obesity, Gastric Sleeve surgery may be right for you. It&#8217;s a safe procedure to help you achieve your weight loss goals and overall well-being.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19d2dee elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"19d2dee\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"850\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric.png\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-8544\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric.png 1920w, https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric-1024x453.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric-768x340.png 768w, https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric-1536x680.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/beta2024\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/gastric-600x266.png 600w\" sizes=\"100vw\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-c57bd95 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c57bd95\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-4a448f9\" data-id=\"4a448f9\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6513edd elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_title\" data-id=\"6513edd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_title-1 section-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"main-title\">Maintaining Weight Loss After Gastric Sleeve<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0dc13e4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0dc13e4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>You&#8217;ll drink clear liquids the first day after surgery. By the time you leave the hospital, you can eat pureed foods and protein shakes and will continue to do so for about four weeks. Keep in mind that you have to change the way you eat forever. After that first month, you&#8217;ll slowly switch to eating soft, solid foods. Other pointers to keep in mind:<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8d0d89c elementor-widget elementor-widget-List\" data-id=\"8d0d89c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"List.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"list color-default  icon-flat size-extra-small icon-round\">\r\n\t\t\t<ul>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ti ti-arrow-top-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Everything must be chewed thoroughly before being swallowed.<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ti ti-arrow-top-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Don&#039;t drink while you eat, as this might cause your new stomach to overfill.<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ti ti-arrow-top-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Drink liquids a half-hour after finishing a meal.<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ti ti-arrow-top-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Avoid high-calorie sodas and snackin<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"ti ti-arrow-top-right\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Take vitamin and mineral supplements every day.<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c225469 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c225469\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>After 2 or 3 months, you can move on to regular meals. But remember, you will not be able to eat as much as you used to.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4aec6b9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-section_title\" data-id=\"4aec6b9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"section_title.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"sub_title-1 section-title text-left\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"title-tagline\">gastric sleeve<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"main-title\">Frequently Asked Questions<\/h4>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-286eb6f elementor-widget elementor-widget-medileaves_accordion\" data-id=\"286eb6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"medileaves_accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion accordion-4 icon-default\" id=\"accordion423\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-4231\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-4231\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"accordion-button \" aria-controls=\"accordion-4231\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-icon accordion-icon-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"medileaves-accordion-title\">How this procedure is performed?<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-4231\"  class=\"accordion-collapse collapse show\" aria-labelledby=\"heading-4231\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion423\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The surgery takes about an hour. Your surgeon will make a few small cuts in your belly and insert a laparoscope &#8212; an instrument with a tiny camera that sends pictures to a monitor. The surgeon will then insert other medical instruments through the additional cuts and remove 3\/4 of your stomach. Finally, they\u2019ll reattach the rest of your stomach to form the &#8220;sleeve&#8221; or tube.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-4232\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-4232\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" aria-controls=\"accordion-4232\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-icon accordion-icon-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"medileaves-accordion-title\">Who should elect for this procedure?<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-4232\"  class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-4232\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion423\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li>You have\u00a0<em>severe obesity<\/em>\u00a0and have not been able to lose weight or keep from gaining back any weight you lost using other methods such as lifestyle treatment or medications.<\/li><li>You have serious health problems, such as\u00a0<b>type 2 diabetes<\/b>\u00a0or sleep apnea, related to obesity. Bariatric surgery can improve many of the medical conditions linked to obesity, especially type 2 diabetes.<\/li><li>You have a\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/bmi-calculator\">BMI (body mass index)<\/a>\u00a0of at least 40. That means you\u2019re 100 pounds or more over your ideal weight. Some people are too heavy for gastric bypass surgery, so it may be a good alternative.<\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-4233\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-4233\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" aria-controls=\"accordion-4233\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-icon accordion-icon-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"medileaves-accordion-title\">Does my Insurance cover Gastric Sleeve?<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-4233\"  class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-4233\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion423\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Many insurance plans cover weight loss surgery, but navigating the different requirements and coverage details can be challenging. We have put together a list of all the popular insurance companies and their coverage options on our\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.caresurgeryclinic.com\/payment-options\/insurance\">insurance page<\/a>. For patients who want to learn more about their coverage options not addressed on the insurance page, call us (832)915-8140.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-item-inner\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-header\" id=\"heading-4234\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<h6 class=\"accordion-title\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<button type=\"button\" data-bs-toggle=\"collapse\" data-bs-target=\"#accordion-4234\" aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"accordion-button collapsed\" aria-controls=\"accordion-4234\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"accordion-icon accordion-icon-right\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-down\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"ion ion-chevron-up\"><\/i><\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"medileaves-accordion-title\">What if My Insurance Plan Doesn\u2019t Cover Gastric Sleeve?<\/span>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/button>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/h6>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"accordion-4234\"  class=\"accordion-collapse collapse \" aria-labelledby=\"heading-4234\" data-bs-parent=\"#accordion423\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"accordion-body\">\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have partnered with CareCredit\u00ae to provide our patients with an easy way to finance their surgery. Monthly payments can make it possible to invest in better health, even without insurance. Some patients who do have insurance coverage decide to self-pay to avoid pre-requisites and waiting times that may be mandated by insurance companies.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-414da0e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"414da0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4><b>Risks &amp; Recovery<\/b><\/h4><p>Infection, bleeding, and, in rare cases, a leak along the staple line are possible. Right after the surgery, you may have nausea, vomiting, or constipation. Certain foods may not agree with you now. 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