March 5th, 2019 – Plastic Surgery After Weight Loss Surgery
Dr. Korentager is the Chair of the Department of Plastic Surgery at The University of Kansas Hospital. He and his associate Dr. De Souza both do cosmetic surgery, reconstructive and breast reconstruction for patients needing excess skin removed following weight loss surgery. Dr. Korentager began by explaining that the words plastic surgery is from the […]
How To Prepare For Your First 5K
Walking or running a 5K — 3.1 miles — can be a fun and rewarding experience, especially if it’s your first time. But even though this is the shortest distance for running races, it still requires adequate training and preparation. Depending on your level of fitness and your goal, the type of training plan you […]
HALT Emotional Eating
One of the triggers for eating is our emotions. We use food to soothe ourselves in many stressful situations, but it can be controlled with some awareness. Dr. Coker talked about a simple way to clarify why we are eating called HALT: H – Hungry: Do I need something physically or emotionally? Find what […]
Why Take Journey Bariatric Multivitamins?
Many vitamins and minerals are essential for complete and balanced nutritional health. Even if you eat a balanced, whole-food diet, you may still be missing vital nutrients. Additionally, after weight loss surgery you are at higher risk for nutritional deficiencies. You require more vitamins than someone who has not had surgery due to less consumption […]
Fork-Free Hobbies
After a long day at work, at school, in the car or {insert daily obligation here}, your energy reserves and brain power have been thoroughly zapped. You manage to squeeze in a quick workout, grab dinner, knock out some laundry and maybe answer a few emails—and then before you know it, you find yourself halfway […]
5K Running/Walking Information
Barb and Kari, the physical therapists at the Bariatric Center of KC, shared that we will be hosting a walk/run 5K to celebrate our patients. It is currently scheduled to be held here at Prairie Star on May 5th 2019, and all are welcome to come walk or run as little or as much as you […]
Gift Ideas for a Bariatric Patient
With the holidays coming up, many of our patients have been asking for gift ideas that will be helpful in their bariatric journey. We have created a list of great present ideas that will provide support and assistance towards weight loss success. Many of these ideas came directly from our patients, who first hand, know […]
Linda’s Journey To A Healthy, Happy Life
We would like to introduce you to Linda. Linda had Vertical Sleeve Gastrectomy Surgery with Dr. Hoehn in December of 2014. Her highest weight was 300 pounds and her current weight, as of December 2018, is 163 pounds. She has dropped 8 pants sizes! Linda has had an amazing journey towards success, health, and life […]
Medications After Bariatric Surgery
Whitney Venegoni is one of our Nurse Practitioners who serves as a Primary Care Provider as well. She sees patients before and after surgery, and does medication management for many of our patients after surgery. We have 2 Nurse Practitioners: Whitney works full time and Lori Reckrey, APRN, works part time in the office on […]
