I'm having my consult tomorrow with the surgeon that will perform the VGS if I decide to go through with it.

I want to know if there is anyone here who regrets getting this surgery and why? TIA for taking the time to respond.

Three months out and not a single regret xx

No regrets yet! My surgery was last Thursday...not much time under my belt. Day one after surgery I thought, "What the HELL have I done," but after that I am doing ok. I was just really sore and weak. Of course that is to be expected! good luck!!

My only regret is not having the surgery 2 years earlier!

Ditto!

Kathy

I think my one regret is that I wish I'd explored it just a bit longer to practice some of the post-op eating changes. For example, not drinking while eating and taking longer to eat. Other than that, I am happy with my choice and I feel better each and every day. Good luck!

Maybe one small regret: not being able to eat and drink like I used to. I mean, when I was thirsty, I would just drink before. Now I have to be mindful of when I last ate, how fast I'm drinking, and so on.

It's mostly a positive change -- I'm being more mindful of everything I put in my body. But sometimes I have a twinge of wishing I could just gulp down what I need/want when I need/want it.

Would I change my decision for this? No way in hell...

I am a little over a year out and have never once regretted having this surgery. It has literally changed my life. I feel better, look better and am having the time of my life with my new man. All of my health problems have disappeared and I receive nothing but compliments from people, which has me beaming from ear to ear.

There have been a few times when something tasted so good and I really wished I could eat just a few more bites. But, then I remind myself why I had this surgery and how good I feel, and that just because I can't eat more now, doesn't mean I won't ever get to eat it again. Then, I am okay with everything.

i had this done 2 days before my 58th birthday. Was released from the hospital on my birthday. I have had some struggles...getting down Water, feeling tired the first 6 weeks, adjusting to not having food as my ally in crime...getting enought Protein... and now beginning to lose hair on my poor balding scalp.

Would I do it again...YOU BET !!! Best thing I EVER did for myself, except get married, have my 2 beautiful daughters, and ask Jesus into my life.

I DO wish I had it when I was younger because I've missed out on so much in my life and my daughters (when they were younger) cause I couldn't do certain things with them. BUT...the sleeve wasn't available at that time, and the bypass never sounded appealing to me.

This takes work...REAL WORK...and as already stated...the work it requires is work that we have avoided. It takes wise choices, realizing that this is just a helping tool that you must use to your advantage.

Depression will more than likely set in and you may even wonder what the heck you did to yourself, but when those emotions die down and the scale becomes a 'friend'...you will never want your old self back.

Good luck to you...and if you can...get involved with a support group and keep posting and reading this site.

Right now: yes, I have regrets. My surgery was 6/10/10. I am still trying to figure out what to eat, etc. (see my post regarding starving to death). I have been wondering if my vanity was motivating me or my desire for a healthy lifestyle that I can live with. I have reached goal 4 times on my diets, each time losing 80 - 100 lbs, so I am good at the losing. The maintaining is what I struggle with. I think this surgery will allow me to maintain my desired weight the rest of my life and control my gluttony, for that it will be all worth it, without regrets.

I had questions whether I would regret it, if it was too radical, if I was too old, etc. Right now, I am working through that, slowly.

When is your surgery again? I will keep you updated as to how I am feeling in 1 month/2months, etc.

And when I figure out how to do the blasted ticker without an error, then you will see my progress.

This takes work...REAL WORK...and as already stated...the work it requires is work that we have avoided. It takes wise choices, realizing that this is just a helping tool that you must use to your advantage.

Great words - very inspirational... thanks.

Kathy

This takes work...REAL WORK...and as already stated...the work it requires is work that we have avoided. It takes wise choices, realizing that this is just a helping tool that you must use to your advantage.

Depression will more than likely set in and you may even wonder what the heck you did to yourself, but when those emotions die down and the scale becomes a 'friend'...you will never want your old self back.

Good luck to you...and if you can...get involved with a support group and keep posting and reading this site.

Absolutely; the depression HAS set in, but I'm trying to use it as motivation to make even healthier choices to "take care" of myself (and a lot of the depression, for me, may be a low-carb diet plus a bit of sleep deprivation from my apnea going haywire).

And you're absolutely right; all of the habit changes the sleeve is requiring are changes I've been needing to make for years now. Change is never easy, and seldom pleasant. But it is necessary and inevitable, so I might as well be the one making the changes rather than the one who gets blindsided by them, right?

I'm a no regret girl. I had the band and revised to the sleeve. I am so grateful to have had this surgery and feel like I have a fighting chance at a healthy life.

My best wishes whatever you decided to do...