Did Adrian Minune have stomach-reduction surgery? Yes, and he talked about it himself

In an interview with Cancan.ro, reported by Adevărul on 28 April 2026, he explained why he went through with it: “Am fost să mă operez pentru că eram foarte gras și mi-a zis domnul profesor, mi-a arătat pe spate, pe burtă, să vadă câtă grăsime este pe plămân și pe ficat.” (“I went to have surgery because I was very overweight, and the professor told me - showed me on my back, on my belly - to see how much fat was on my lungs and liver.”) He added: “Aveam peste 70 de kilograme și acum am ajuns la 57. În doi ani am slăbit enorm și mi s-a schimbat și vocea.” (“I weighed over 70 kg and now I'm at 57. In two years I lost an enormous amount of weight and my voice changed too.”)

That is all we rely on here. Adrian Minune named the procedure as a gastric sleeve and described his own recovery, but he did not give further surgical detail, so this article does not guess at it. Where the sections below explain methods, candidates or timelines, they describe bariatric surgery in general, not his personal treatment.

The second is that he was open about a frightening complication during recovery, saying that during a follow-up endoscopy his breathing stopped and medical staff had to revive him: “Eu auzeam doctorii cum strigau pe lângă mine: «Trezește-te, trezește-te!» Muream, efectiv muream.” (“I could hear the doctors shouting next to me: 'Wake up, wake up!' I was dying, literally dying.”) This is exactly why bariatric programmes insist on thorough screening before surgery - blood work, a cardiologist's clearance and anaesthesia checks - and close follow-up afterwards, not just attention on the day of the operation itself.

• Mini gastric bypass (one-anastomosis) and SADI-S - used for specific cases, including a very high BMI.

The right procedure is chosen at a consultation, based on weight, health and medical history - not on the story of a single person, however well known.

The cardiology check and the detailed blood work in this step are exactly the kind of screening meant to lower the risk of a complication like the one Adrian Minune went through during his own recovery.

Swimming is allowed after about 30 days, and travel is best planned no earlier than a month after the operation. Weight settles over 1.5-2 years, and vitamins are taken for life.

To be clear: City Medical Centre has no connection with Adrian Minune or his treatment. His story is simply a well-known example of someone who spoke openly about the operation, a real complication, and what he learned from it.