Patient Instructions & Resources
Find your surgical instructions, balloon guidance, diet stages, and patient education courses in one place.
Start with your treatment and stage of care
Use the learning portal for assigned courses and the guides below for preparation, recovery, and ongoing support.
Your individualized instructions from your clinical team take priority. Surgical diet instructions and balloon diet instructions are different; choose the guide for your treatment. If instructions conflict or you are unsure which applies, contact your care team before proceeding.
Instructions, courses, and patient tools
Patient education courses
Complete the courses assigned by your care team, including preparation for surgery or a gastric balloon.
Open the patient learning portalSurgical discharge instructions
Review care at home, medicines, activity, follow-up, and when to call after bariatric surgery.
Read surgical instructionsPost-op diet stages
Find procedure-specific diet stages and timing. Follow the plan your team gave you.
View diet guidancePrintable surgical guide
Download the surgical diet and discharge guide for reference. Your current procedure-specific and personal instructions take priority.
Open the printable guideSpatz3 & Allurion balloon guide
Compare the balloons and review placement preparation, medicines, diet progression, follow-up, and warning signs.
Read the balloon guideBalloon removal & passage
Prepare for scheduled Spatz3 removal or learn what to expect when an Allurion balloon deflates and passes naturally.
Review removal and passageGastric bypass recovery guide
Plan for gastric bypass with a recovery timeline, diet stages, medication precautions, risks, and answers to common questions.
Read the bypass recovery guidePatient experiences
Learn how to evaluate treatment stories and which outcome questions to discuss with a qualified clinician.
Review patient-experience guidancePatient store
Browse vitamins, protein products, and other items selected for JourneyLite patients.
Visit the storeEducation Center
Explore guidance from Dr. Trace Curry, Devon Price, RD, and the JourneyLite team on surgery, medications, nutrition, insurance, recovery, and long-term success.
Explore educational articlesNeed help with your instructions?
If you are already a patient and a medicine, diet stage, or appointment instruction is unclear, contact your care team. For severe or urgent symptoms, use the contact instructions in your procedure guide; call 911 for a medical emergency.
Get a recommendation based on your health and goals.
JourneyLite can help you compare clinical fit, follow-up, coverage, and cost without assuming one path is right for everyone.
This page provides general education and does not replace individualized medical advice. Treatment requires evaluation by a qualified medical professional. Individual results vary.