Alex Brecher's Comprehensive Guide to the Gastric Sleeve: Your Path to Weight Loss and Optimal Health

Araea Sunshine: I think it needs a update but a lot of great information!

United States on May 19, 2023

Michelle Chaulk: It is a great book for people who have questions and concerns about having sleve surgery. 3/4 of the book is pre surgery and after surgery. Since I have already had the surgery over 9 months ago, alot of the book..and Its a BIG book, doesn't pertain to me and my situation. I would recommend it for anyone thinking about sleve surgery.

Canada on Jan 16, 2023

F m: Very good descriptive and with a easy to read text. Excellent book

United Kingdom on Jul 02, 2018

Amazon Customer: Great book every thing I needed to know

Canada on Jun 25, 2017

Avid reader: This is a remarkable, comprehensive book on the gastric sleeve procedure. I am preparing to have this procedure done and the author explains everything step-by-step from the initial planning of having bariatric surgery, pre-surgery considerations, potential complications, post-surgery and post surgery potential complications and hopefully, ultimate success with the gastric sleeve procedure. I also like that he has excerpts of people who underwent the surgery and their feedback on the surgery. He stresses the diet plan that many surgical centers recommend for gastric sleeve patients and how to deal with minor discomforts after surgery. Perfect book, I am so happy with my purchase.

United States on May 25, 2017

phoebe: Everything that you need, want to know (and some that you don't) about this procedure, Very clear, straightforward
and comprehensive. It is a bit difficult to admit to "loving" a book like this, but I would definitely recommend it to anyone
considering a Gastric Sleeve.

United Kingdom on Oct 08, 2015

Marius Gabriel: This book is by Alex Brecher, the founder of BariatricPal, one of the biggest bariatric patients' online resources. Brecher was an early Gastric Sleeve patient, and also early to see the big bucks that could be made from supplying information and support to other Sleeve patients. I don't point this out to be negative -- in fact, this is one of the better books out there, and I do recommend it, especially to those who have not yet had the operation.

The requisite information is there, and this will certainly help you to understand and prepare you for your operation.

What it lacks, however, is passion. Information is presented in a rather repetitive, dumbed-down way that will not suit all readers. The guidelines are also somewhat formulaic, even generic.

"Everything You Need to Know to Lose Weight" is the subtitle -- but one essential thing is left out, and that is a very important thing: inspiration. Without inspiration, your gastric sleeve journey will be long, slow and tedious.

My own preference is for Dr Duc Vuong's  Ultimate Gastric Sleeve Success: A Practical Patient Guide to Help Maximize Your Weight Loss Results , also available on Kindle,...

United States on Feb 27, 2014

Michelle: Bought for my mother who was about to undergo the surgery and as soon as she took one look at the size and felt the weight she said she'd never be able to hold it comfortably. Got it returned no problem at all. Quick flick through the book before posting showed it was very americanised.

United Kingdom on Feb 05, 2014

Lynn: This book seems to have all the information one could need when considering the gastric sleeve surgery as well as information for life after the surgery. I found it to be quite informative regarding issues of emotional/mental readiness, good and not so good side effects of the surgery, possible complications and how to avoid them, and post-surgical care and diet. There are only two things wrong with this book. One is that the often mentioned bariatricpal.com website doesn't seem to exist, and two, there are many, many examples of poor editing that become distracting to someone like me who expects a published book to have perfect grammar, spelling, and punctuation. I would love to edit it myself! Still, it is overall a very helpful and informative book.

United States on Oct 06, 2013

Omar A.: I like to start my review by saying this book is absolutely great. A very close friend of mine who I care about dearly decided he is going to get the gastric sleeve, not knowing much about it, I did a little research and found this book. I want to be there for him from beginning to end so I needed to know the entire process, after reading this book I learned just about everything. I learned not just about the sleeve, but about the economic, financial, and personal problems obesity creates. This book contains the answers to just about any questions anyone has on the process of deciding whether the sleeve is right for you, whether you make a good candidate, which surgeon to choose, how to prepare for the procedure and much more. I am happy I purchased this book and gained the necessary knowledge to be there for him.

I also made my friend read it and he evenly learned more about the sleeve after doing countless hours of research on his own.

United States on Apr 14, 2013