In this episode we catch up with Leslie who had bariatric surgery, Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy specifically, in Tijuana, Mexico in May, 2018. If you have not heard our first episode together, published in June 2018, I strongly encourage you to go back and listen to episode 94, titled “Leslie Goes to Mexico.” This was a […]

In this episode, I called upon my professional colleagues from around the USA to offer some tips for you. Specifically, I reached out to non-physician professionals. You know, these are the team of people you see so often when you go to your bariatric surgery practice who are usually there with you each step of […]

In this episode, we catch up with our old friend, John Bukenas. This is John’s fourth time being a guest on the podcast. John is a fellow podcaster who is very open about his struggles with his weight. John and I have chatted on this podcast in 2014, 2015, and 2016. Our last conversation found […]

  In this episode, we follow the journey of Leslie, a 43 year old woman who went to Mexico for her bariatric surgery, and lucky for us, she took us with her. I have danced around the topic of medical tourism a little bit over the past five years, but I have never gone to […]

In this episode we follow-up with Jeff Newell. For those of you new to the podcast, Jeff had Roux-en-Y-Gastric Bypass (RYGB) on 12/1/2014 after reaching a lifetime highest weight of 533 lbs (242 kg). He has been a guest on the podcast before, specifically episodes 42, 43, 49, and 55 as we have followed along […]

Welcome to the Weight Loss Ssurgery Podcast where we talk about obesity and bariatric surgery one episode at a time. I’m your host, family nurse practitioner, Reeger Cortell. I recently heard the quote, “Great stories happen to people who can tell them.” I think that’s what this podcast is about, giving people the opportunity to […]

In this episode I have a conversation with Dr Arya Sharma. Dr Sharma is Professor and Chair in Obesity Research and Management at the University of Alberta, Canada as well as Medical Director of the Alberta Health Services Provincial Obesity Strategy. He also led the charge in creating the Canadian Obesity Network, which since its […]

In this episode, as I promised in my last episode, I bring back Dr Walter Medlin of the Bariatric Medicine Institute in Salt Lake City, Utah to talk about the bariatric surgery known generally as Duodenal Switch, but commonly called the “D.S.” Now for those of you new to the podcast, welcome, I’ve got over […]