A Brand New Me

Thanks again. That's reassuring My surgeon tells me that the greatest benefit for me having this surgery is that I have a really big chance of not having to take insulin anymore. For me this is huge!! No more having to get up in the middle of the night or leave in the middle of meetings to bring my sugar up to normal levels. No more having to eat when you are not hungry just so I don't have a hypo. I'm told that not taking insulin will take 10 - 15kgs off so that in itself will certainly help in the weight loss journey. AAARRRGGGHHH - I think I just have to stop thinking of the negatives and focus on the positives

Thank you ElizabethA for coming back to me so quickly. One of the main scary things I've heard is the gas and associated pain when you move to solid foods. Some say that it is socially debilitating and that they don't eat with friends anymore, won't go to interviews for new roles and no longer sleep in the same room with their husband/wife because it is uncontrollable, and the smell evacuates the room. Some say they have eliminated carbs, sugar, dairy, take digestive enzymes and acidophilus but nothing works. What's the point of being thinner and looking great if you are a social outcast that no one wants to be around? I work in a small office with many closed door meetings and the thought of this occurring terrifies me Have you experienced any of this?

Hi everyone .... anyone Not sure if anyone is still using this forum as I haven't seen any posts here since 2014. I'm booked in for GB on 13 July 2015 and have read some scary stories which is making me doubt my decision to go ahead with this procedure. Would love to hear from anybody pre or post op