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[curto 1]

im looking aat getting the surgery in july, and want to know if anyone regrets getting this surgery, or if anyone has had issues following the plan that your doc has given you?

[kenni 39]

Hello curto I do have a regret, I regret that I didn't get it sooner I love my sleeve I follow my doctor plan and exercise I started at 299 and now I'm 231.6 so yes I regret of not getting it sooner

[Miriam 50]

Well, I had one or two thoughts of "why did I do this to myself?" in the first couple of days post-op, when I was feeling pretty lousy (nauseous, in pain, etc.) but since I had read beforehand that this was pretty normal, I managed to get over them quite quickly. Since then - NO WAY! I love, love, love my sleeve! Now I'm not going to say that I haven't had any issues as a result of the surgery. I sometimes end up with food stuck in my sleeve if I eat too fast or too much (I really try to eat according to the new rules, but sometimes slip up) and then end up throwing it up so I don't stay uncomfortable for hours and hours. I have a hard time swallowing large Vitamin pills. It's not always easy to get in enough Protein and liquids. But these are all minor issues compared to the big one (no pun intended), which is, obviously, my weight. That makes me happy enough to easily ignore all the minor issues I have to deal with - especially knowing that this is weight that I will hopefully never put on again.

[curto 1]

thanks kenni, im just having trouble with the mental part after surgery,

[chunkychic30 12]

i must say what doesnt kill you makes you stronger. First day post op i thought omg why would anyone do this, then by day 3 its starts to fade. I saw it as breaking up with food almost like a relationship at first its hard, sucks, then after a while you know its gonna be ok and as the scale starts to drop you know it was the right desicion.I believe most of it is mental , you will get threw and cant wait to hear what you think 6 months post op cause already at 2 weeks i am good.

[Foxbins 625]

No regrets, no issues--look at my ticker! From a size 24 to a size 6. I am so happy; I don't find it difficult to eat Protein first and remember my Vitamins.< /p>

[Lissa 2,631]

I have no regrets. Look under my picture and you'll see 1 reason why. Look at my ticker and you'll see the other. I'd have given my eyeteeth to lose 100 pounds and here I am, nearly there.

I did have one moment of "What did I do?" about a month ago. I was actually thinking to myself "What if I starve to death because I can't eat enough later?" And then I smacked myself in the head, went back to working out and got over it. I'm in NO danger of starving to death, and won't be even when I hit goal.

The only thing I regret is not having done this sooner.

[allmyjoy 21]

My surgery is in less than 48 hours!! May 10th, i will let you know!!!

[PdxMan 4,292]

Do a search on this site. Keyword regret. You will have lots of reading.

http://www.verticalsleevetalk.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

I can echo only what everyone else has said, I only regret not doing it earlier.

[curto 1]

THANKS pdxman

[Lilu 65]

im looking aat getting the surgery in july, and want to know if anyone regrets getting this surgery, or if anyone has had issues following the plan that your doc has given you?

im looking aat getting the surgery in july, and want to know if anyone regrets getting this surgery, or if anyone has had issues following the plan that your doc has given you?

im looking aat getting the surgery in july, and want to know if anyone regrets getting this surgery, or if anyone has had issues following the plan that your doc has given you?

I will be honest I had my surgery on 4/11/12 and I was like what have I done. I was able the first day to drink Water and some crstal light. the next day everything went down hill. I was in the hospital until 4/15/12. went home for two days and went back in because every drop of Water I would take in came right out. All this was dueto an infection I had. I stay in the hospital until the 4/24/12. At home had some scare but push thru it. Yes mental you have some regret but once you feel better you lose those thought. Everyone is different and what happens afterwards is what give you regrets. Now on solid diet and walking 30 mins a day five days a week.

Good Luck

[starsleeve 31]

I was sleeved 4/27 and i gotta say at this point in the process i have not had any complications at all ( thank god) however i am still struggling with regret as to why i did this. Its a mental challenge and i know it will get easier in time however right now it is really rough to watch ur family eat whatever they want as u eat ur small spoonfull of yogart... This is just my opinion.. And i hope everyday it starts getting easier.... Good luck to u....

[Allie ALii 60]

this is the best think you can do!

i wish i knew before and done it sooner

[mmorral 19]

I also regretted not getting it done sooner

On day 2 or 3 post op I had a slight thought of what did I do to myself. Only because the gas pain was so bad. I am now 14 days out and know that is the best thing I could ever do to myself

[Mews 37]

I had my surgery on March 15 and for a good while afterwards I seriously regretted the surgery. Then again, I developed some complications (blood clot, infected incision, etc.). Now, I wouldn't use the word regret. Just frustrated. I just wish I had gone into it more informed. While I had done a LOT of research on the surgery, there were plenty of things I didn't find out until afterwards. I'm incredibly mad at my doctor for not warning me about these things like an increase in depression in some patients, low energy levels, stalls, draining wounds, problems associated with no/low carb diets, etc. I understand that they don't want to scare off patients but I get really pissed off when they act like this sort of stuff never happens. You read enough of these forums and see what problems people go through and you would think that the medical professionals would at least be honest when you ask about post-surgery issues.

Please don't get me wrong. I'm NOT trying to scare you off. I just think that everybody should be as informed as possible going into major surgery. You'll probably be like most and have no issues whatsoever. At the same time you need to know just in case you are in the minority.