slpearse

oh that does not make things easier, but it is a decision you have to come to terms with. Some people are not comfortable with you actually loosing the weight they are used to you having...this will change everyones life....i am three years out and i think some of my friends are just getting used to it....the changes are so fast and drastic that every time we got together i was the only thing we talked about and some of my friends were not comfortable with the spot light being on me for so long. I just recently had a girl friend that said i was always her fat friend and now that i lost all this weight, she is the fat friend and i am skinny...she was really hurt by this...it was really sad and i tried to understand how horrible that feeling is and help her threw it...now she has lost 10lbs just trying to not being that person. Hang in there

good luck to both of you, i had a mgb and have gone down from 354 to 159...195lb weight loss...my health has improved so much! My life is so much better...it was scary as hell but i think if you think hard about it, the future unknown journey is the scary part but it was worth the risk.God bless

yes i couldnt be happier, Dr. P set me free...i was a prisoner in my own body

oh that does not make things easier, but it is a decision you have to come to terms with. Some people are not comfortable with you actually loosing the weight they are used to you having...this will change everyones life....i am three years out and i think some of my friends are just getting used to it....the changes are so fast and drastic that every time we got together i was the only thing we talked about and some of my friends were not comfortable with the spot light being on me for so long. I just recently had a girl friend that said i was always her fat friend and now that i lost all this weight, she is the fat friend and i am skinny...she was really hurt by this...it was really sad and i tried to understand how horrible that feeling is and help her threw it...now she has lost 10lbs just trying to not being that person. Hang in there

yes i couldnt be happier, Dr. P set me free...i was a prisoner in my own body

Sorry to hear you are going through that Sounds like you've done great with your surgery though !

good luck to both of you, i had a mgb and have gone down from 354 to 159...195lb weight loss...my health has improved so much! My life is so much better...it was scary as hell but i think if you think hard about it, the future unknown journey is the scary part but it was worth the risk.God bless

Oops not having much luck posting on an ipad. Anyway back to my original surgeon in Belgium Dr Chris DeBruyne. I feel safe in his hands and yes I hope I have made the right choice
Thank you slpearse. What a great outcome you have had. will be happy If I can just walk without my knees feeling like they are burning lol everything else is a bonus.

good luck to both of you, i had a mgb and have gone down from 354 to 159...195lb weight loss...my health has improved so much! My life is so much better...it was scary as hell but i think if you think hard about it, the future unknown journey is the scary part but it was worth the risk.God bless

Hi
My name is Chrissy and I just registered here. Have booked an MGB revision from a band foR June.
I get the fear and face it by thinking of my future without the surgery. Now that is scary. Am expecting to feel more or less the same as after my band op. Wasnt as bad as I expected and am praying for a repeat of that.
Good luck with it. Hope you can stay positive and concentrate on getting yourself as fit and ready for the op as can be.
Chrissy

Well, it's official, I'm scheduled for my revision from sleeve to MGB on 4/23 and I'm also officially scared to death !! I really hope I'm doing the right thing.