I kept having my weekly weight-loss jab right up to my operation just to stay on track: the morning the anaesthetist called it off, I understood what was still sitting in my stomach
A woman continued her weekly GLP-1 injection right up to her hysterectomy, only to discover minutes before surgery that her stomach wasn’t empty despite fasting. Her experience reveals a hidden risk affecting thousands: these popular weight-loss drugs fundamentally change how anesthesia must be managed.