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Army Veteran · Fellowship-Trained Bariatric Robotic Surgeon & Weight Loss Medicine Physician. No quick fixes. Just real medicine, real support, and

Helping Central Texas patients achieve lasting results with a care plan built around them, not a template.

11/10/2026

I’m a bariatric surgeon, and I still have days when showing up for my own health feels difficult.

This class was one of those moments.

Your next step may look different from mine. It might be attending an appointment, asking for support, or following the plan you made with your care team.

Those everyday efforts matter.

What are you showing up for this week? Share it in the comments.

10/30/2026

The only thing we are ghosting this Halloween?

All-or-nothing thinking. 👻

One celebration does not define your progress. You do not have to label the day as “good” or “bad,” and you do not have to punish yourself tomorrow for enjoying today.

Make the choices that feel right for you, follow any individual guidance from your care team and enjoy the people and moments around you.

What are you ghosting this Halloween?

10/27/2026

Bariatric surgery is a powerful tool.

But it is not a tool that asks you to do everything alone.

Surgery can change how your digestive system works. It can support significant weight loss and improve certain obesity-related health conditions.

What it cannot do is attend your follow-up appointments, take prescribed supplements, help you process every emotional change or provide encouragement on a difficult day.

That is why long-term bariatric care should never begin and end in the operating room.

The procedure is one part of treatment.

Education, nutrition, follow-up and support are part of it too.

Surgery is the tool.

Long-term care is the partnership.

10/26/2026

Your lab results arrive in your patient portal, and many patients do one of two things.

They panic.

Or they ignore them completely.

I want to give you a third option.

Use those results to begin a conversation with your healthcare team.

After bariatric surgery, follow-up laboratory testing can provide important information about your nutrition and overall health. But one highlighted result does not automatically explain what caused it or what you should do next.

Ask what changed.

Ask what could be affecting the result.

Ask whether anything in your treatment plan needs to change.

Then ask when it should be checked again.

Your lab results are not a pass-or-fail grade. They are information your care team should help you understand.

Comment LABS and I’ll send you four questions to save for your next appointment.

10/23/2026

Do not wait for January to take care of yourself.
The holiday season gets busy quickly. Appointments are postponed. Routines disappear. Prescribed supplements run out. Follow-up becomes something people promise themselves they will handle “after the holidays.”
October gives you an opportunity to prepare before the calendar becomes crowded.
Schedule the appointment.
Refill what has been prescribed.
Choose one meal you can rely on when the day gets busy.
Decide who you can call when you need support.
You do not need to overhaul your entire life before November.
Choose two actions now that will make the next two months easier.

10/21/2026

Halloween candy is not a moral test.
Eating a treat does not make you bad.
Skipping one does not make you good.
One of the most damaging things diet culture has taught us is that every food decision says something about our character.
It does not.
You can make an intentional choice, follow the guidance provided by your care team and continue with your regular routine afterward.
No guilt.
No punishment.
No promise to “start over Monday.”
One choice does not erase the work you have already done.

10/16/2026

Patients often ask me, “Which bariatric procedure is the best one?”

My answer is always the same.

The best option is not determined by which procedure is most popular online. It is determined by the person sitting in front of me.

Your medical history matters.

Your medications matter.

Previous procedures, metabolic conditions, nutrition needs, symptoms, goals and ability to participate in long-term follow-up all matter.

A procedure that may be appropriate for one patient may not be the right choice for another.

Social media can help you learn the names of your options.

A comprehensive consultation is where we determine which options deserve a place in your plan.

10/14/2026

The scale is one of the least interesting things my patients tell me about at follow-up.
They tell me they can get up from the floor more easily.
They can walk through the grocery store without needing to stop.
They have more energy for their children.
They traveled without spending the entire trip worrying about whether their body would fit comfortably in the space.
They feel more confident speaking up during medical appointments.
Those victories may not appear on a scale, but they matter.
Weight can be one measure of progress. It should never be the only one.
What is one change in your life that means more to you than a number?

10/12/2026

Every fall, the pressure to completely reinvent yourself begins again.
New routine.
New meal plan.
New workout.
New version of you.
But most people do not need a complete overhaul. They need one decision they can repeat.
Choose one meal that makes busy days easier.
Choose one form of movement you genuinely enjoy.
Choose one appointment you have been postponing.
That is enough for today.
Sustainable change is rarely created by doing everything at once. It is built created by identifying the next helpful decision—and practicing it until it begins to feel like part of your life.
What is one decision you can repeat this month?

10/09/2026

The mental and emotional side of bariatric treatment deserves attention, too.

During my conversation on the BariNation Podcast, we talked about follow-up, accountability, therapy, and the inner critic that can make this journey harder.

Keeping your appointments—even when things feel difficult—and getting support for your mental health can be part of caring for your whole self.

You deserve support throughout the process.

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2401 S 31st Street
Temple, TX
76508

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Monday	8am - 5pm
Tuesday	8am - 5pm
Wednesday	8am - 5pm
Thursday	8am - 5pm
Friday	8am - 5pm

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+12547242397

Website

https://www.bswhealth.com/physician/monique-hassan

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