Anyone sorry they had the VSG surgery?

[Elisabethsew 50]

Wow! This is the first time I've heard of people who REGRET the sleeve surgery. I have suffered from depression and bipolar disorder since high school. I've been concerned that I may have a really hard time coping after surgery. Also, I get urppy a lot, which is one reason I didn't pick the band because the mere THOUGHT of having a foreign thing in me made me nauseated all on its own.

What if this surgery ruins my life? What if it creates a life of wooziness and being sick or uncomfortable. Wasa? Elisabeth? Anyone? Do you have some advice?

Thanks,

Rose

Sleeve surgery date- 8/7/2009

You know, I really don't bother with regrets. In March, 2006, I got the band and it turned out to be a disaster in terms of my quality of life. However, I went into that surgery excited that I finally found a tool that would help be lose, and keep off, weight. While I never achieved restriction, I did force myself to keep working to try and make the band work. Through diet and exercise alone, I lost 70 pounds. The band failed me so I have no regrets of something I had no control over.

VSG surgery was something I looked into and researched for a year prior to me having the procedure. The RN in me looked into the anatomical parts of the procedure and the food addict in me examined the type of eater I am. I eat too much good food. I bake cakes, Cookies, etc., all the time and have no desire to eat them. The same is true for ice-cream and potato chips, etc. I LOVE bread. Give me a loaf of hot crusty bread and butter and I am in heaven. LOL. For that reason, bread is not in my house. Out of house, out of my belly!

I know malabsorptive procedures are not for me. I needed a restrictive procedure that worked. The band didn't work for me but it does for others. When I took the first sip of Water post-op from VSG, I knew I got a procedure that could work for me. "Could" is an important word because all surgeries could work or they could fail. I am working to do my part because the VSG definitely did its part. Some people lose 20-30 pounds in a month. I lost 25 in 2 months. Regrets? No! I'm no longer 30 or 40 years old and I'm having 2 knees replaced in Sept. I know I am eating right and exercising with a personal trainer to the best of my ability so what do I have to regret? My goal is to get to a healthy weight and, as long as I get there, I'm happy with the scale showing a consistent downward trend.

Comparisons to others is not a good thing and looking back and regretting is pointless. You can't change history but you can learn from it. So, I learned from the band surgery and am loving the sleeve but it's a learning experience. I do know, I have no regrets.

[Malaika 50]

That's a great way to explain it Elisabeth and so very true. I never had the band; however, I intend to make the sleeve work for me and as long as the scale keeps going down, I will be happy. I, too, am no longer young and if I can lose 2-3 lbs a week, I will be very happy with that loss.

I don't have bread in my house either for the exact same reason ... given my choice between sweets and hot bread with butter I'll choose the bread and butter every time...especially if it's warm sourdough bread.

I also prefer fruits over sweets, especially strawberries, bananas and watermelon - however, bananas have a ton of carbs and watermelon has a high glycemic count ... so even eating "healthy" too much of a good thing, can be a bad thing, if that makes sense.