Before, During and After Surgery: With GLP-1s in between
Episode notes
In this Lived Experience episode, Danni gives a wonderfully nuanced account of her story regarding weight, GLP-1 medications, bariatric surgery, fertility, and what all of that can actually look like when you’re living through it, rather than reading about it.
Danni shares her experience of using GLP-1 medications before bariatric surgery, going through surgery itself, and then returning to GLP-1s again afterwards in the context of fertility care. Along the way, we talk about hunger, food noise, binge eating, body image, and the parts of this journey that don’t tend to get simplified into a neat 'did it work or didn’t it' answer.
Because it’s rarely that simple.
If you’re curious about these interventions — or you’ve had your own experience with them, I think there’s something really valuable in hearing this one in full.
We talk about:
- Living with PCOS and fertility challenges
- GLP-1 medications (before, during, and after bariatric surgery)
- Hunger, food noise, and appetite changes
- Binge eating and relationship with food
- Bariatric surgery and expectations vs reality
- Weight loss, weight regain, and what sits in between
- Fertility treatment and BMI thresholds
- Body image and the weight of other people’s comments
- Making sense of health decisions in real life, not theory