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Those feelings are very normal. I got all my tests done and at last minute decided not to do it. I have heard great motivating stories and bad ones. You have to feel it in your heart that it is the best decision for you and if not, i would put it off until you are sure.

I did quick weight loss center about a year ago and lost 14 pounds but have now gained 12 of those lost pounds back. I sould of stayed on it, but am now wondering weather to go back there or weight watchers..what is the difference?

I am considering getting on weight watchers? Anyone do that? Any success?

Awesome.....sorry

Thanks everyone. Yall r awesone

I have heard from lots of folks that due to the rapid weight loss, skin gets saggy and your color does not look good. Is that true? I guess age would be a factor also. Thank you for your reply. I am 36 so would love to hear from folks my age.

It is not approved in the usa yet, but i is a silicone balloon inserted in the stomach and it is removed after weight loss is achieved. No cutting of the stomach.

Been 207 for a year....any secrets for getting to onederland.?

What is gerd?

Very nice. Keep it up

The question was for preop people of three years or more and if they have noticed any memory changes...since grehlin is very linked to memory....the surgery gets rid of the biggest grehlin producer of the body so i imagine that would be tied to memory loss.

The balloon? Wow..that sounds very interesting.

I would really like to get more feedback on this topic.

I was really bad with migraines. I would get them on one side or over one eye. I bought a water container from walmart that holds 8 glasses of water. It is easier to measure from there and u can see if u r drinkjng all water. No more migraines for me since then...sleep is also a factor

Why cant they just create a pill that expands in your tummy to make u feel full instead of the pill. Why can't someone come up with a true plan of meals to loose weight? So fustrated. Weight loss is so difficult.

Dehydration and headaches are very related.

Please let us know how you are doing. I am worried about you.

Let me know what the doctor says.

I am wondering if anyone has experienced this?

What made me chage my mind were several things. I am a very intensive researcher and i research like crazy before i put any pills, vitamins, choose hair dye, surgery etc...so i did my homework with a lot of passion on this topic. I did all my exams...endoscopy, nut..and psych...however as the day was approaching, i started getting deppressed and tried to figure out what lead me to want to cut out my stomach as a last resort of loosing weight. I analyzed that the stomach is the biggest producer of the hormone, grehlin. Even though it is produced in other parts of the body, the stomach is the biggest producer. That hormone is responsible for memory. So i didnt want to take the chance of getting alzheimers later in life. I also learned so much with my NUT that i began to think...i am such a successful business person. I am a great mother and wife and have many successes...so why cant i pt some effort in actually excersicing and learning how to eat right instead of going to the extreme of doing something that is not reversable. Alsoall the juices and enzymes will no longer be in the stomach and the sleeve is a fairly new procedure. There is not enough data to plot the results of people for more than six years. As soon as i made the decision not to get it done, i felt like a huge load had been lifted from me. Those were my reasons. I did not want to risk it. I rather challenge myself to the weight loss and put a bit more effort in learning what, how much and when to eat.

Good luck ladies!!! Wish u the best.

I decided not to do it either..but i admire those that did. I am just going to try and do it on my own. My bmi is 36.

Biiotin and iron pills for sure.i would not cut it right now. Wait until after surgery..they say that hair loss will happen after 4 months of surgery but take biotin and iron now to minimize...remember it is easy to cut hair but to grow it back is soooo hard!!

Thanks ladies. Believe me, i see your posts and i think...dang that could be me feeling better again after surgery...but as of today i am still glad i did not do it. I think i woul of been very depressed. I hope they come up with something that works as well as the sleeve but not so dramatic. I really admire all of you. Some say surgery is the easy way out. I don't think so. It is for brave people. People that are determined to make a change in their lives. It is everything but easy.