HELLO EVERYONE!

i HAVE 15 MORE DAYS TO GO AND IM GETTING VERY NERVOUS!!! THE THINGS THAT ARE STICKING TO MY MIND ARE LOOSE SKIN, STALLS AND THE FACT THAT IT'S PERMANENT!!! I REALLY DON'T WANT TO REGRET THIS... PLEASE, IF ANYONE CAN JUST GIVE ME SOME ADVICE, OR JUST GOOD THINGS THEY WENT THROUGH IM SURE THAT WOULD HELP....

THANK YOU!!!

Hi there Mari, and welcome to VST!!!

The time will absolutely fly by, and before you know it you'll be laying on your back, staring up at the bright OR lights and fade to black... lol!!! It's ok, when you wake up your tummy will be gone and you will be SO THANKFUL!!

Re: Loose skin. Yeah likely you will have *some*. Everyone's skin retracts differently. However, I always say - I can hide the loose skin, or the surgery scars for that matter. I have yet to find ANYONE who can hide obesity!! I never was able to...

You will more than likely experience stalls. I think there are only a very small handful that have not had to deal with this. I've had a few short ones myself, by about a week long or so. To be really honest though, there has always been a reason for it. I either just had to wait it out or make a few changes. You just need to stay focused and keep doing the right thing and the scale will cooperate with you eventually.

...and finally the permanent aspect. Well, I'll tell you - I had the "reversible" WLS as well. I think too many go into that surgery knowing this and use it as an excuse to blow it off. You can't blow this off! I'll never do anything so major knowing I can go back on it. It's too big a deal. Besides, no surgery is 100% reversible anyway. You will always be left with scars, scar tissue on the inside and sometimes even worse.

Do not let those few things dissuade you! I'll even go as far to say you may even have a few moments of regret. I did!!! I won't lie - it was right after surgery and I was feeling so awful and I wondered what the heck I did to myself. But you know what? That feeling fades really fast!!! Every time I step on the scale, someone compliments my losses, I'm wearing smaller clothes or I have a great NSV - I'm ever more thankful!

Good luck!!!