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Thanks for all the input everyone. Last night, I felt like I wasn't ready to give up the one thing that has comforted me for so long. I have a tendency to eat way after my stomach has told me it's full and I'm scared I will not be able to break the habit once I was sleeved. I'm having second thoughts about whether this surgey will be a tool or a hinderance. Do you really not have hunger pains post-op? What about 5 or more years out?

So I'm in the process of getting my tests and evaluations done before I have surgery. I will not be able to talk to a surgeon until I've had a psych evaluation and a nutrition consult. At first, I seemed to be okay. I accepted the fact that I would not be able to eat as much food and I am slowly coming around to the concept of not being able to drink with meals. But this evening I could not stop myself from binging. I'm scared about not having half my stomach. I'm scared about the long term effects of the surgery (including leakage, hunger pains, cravings, Vitamin deficiancies) and possible weight gain. I'm 29 years old and i'm 5'7 and fluctuate between 285lbs and 293lbs. Has anyone else had this problem of binge eating?

Okay, I'm feeling a little better about it. Thank you.

This was one of the reasons i'm leaning towards a sleeve. I don't want any malabsorbtive problems down the road. Thanks for replying. I believe there has been a couple of times in my life where my legs didn't rub together. Have you had any problems eating foods that you want?

Hi all, I just joined this forum today. I am in the process of researching WLS. I've been to two different medical offices that offer the proedure, including a seminar where the facility offers Lap Band, Gastric Bypass, and Vertical Gastric Sleeve. From the research I have done on my own, I think the Sleeve is the least risky of all the procedures. However, the woman who gave the seminar was trying to lead me away from the sleeve because "it can't be reversed" and that the time I would have to be on a pure liquid diet would be alot longer than with a gastric bypass. I am really nervous about having surgery, but 3 doctors have told me that I need to have it. I am 5'7 and weigh 289bls which is the heaviest I've ever been in my life. The smallest I've ever been was a size 14. (I currently wear a size 22-24) I have lost weight in the past, only to gain it back three-fold. Is there any advice you can give to an emotional eater with joint problems?