I have only begun the 6 months worth of appointments and I feel like I'm already backing out. I lost 75 pounds 2 1/2 years ago and have put it all back on over the last year. It scares me to think I'm going to lose 75% of my stomach and that I am going to be on a liquid diet for a long time. What was the deciding factor to go ahead with such a drastic surgery?

My deciding factor was that I knew I could not do it alone. Even if I did lose the weight, I knew it would slowly creep up & come back on again!

I had my surgery may 10th & let me tell you, it is the best thing I have ever done for myself. Wish I did it earlier!

I agree with Sharon, I wish I had done it earlier!!! I was tired of the yo-yo dieting, I needed help loosing the weight and keeping it off. I am still in my liquid diet and is not too bad. I just think to myself that soon I will be able to eat whatever I want with moderation! I am hoping that having the sleeve will give me and my body time to learn to eat in a new way, so far so good! I was self pay, my insurance does not cover bariatric surgery, I went to Dr. Ponce in Tijuana Mexico and I loved my experience and am loving my sleeve! Good luck in your journey! Trust yourself, you will know if the sleeve is right for you!

I didn't want to die from health issues related to being overweight. I also wanted to improve my quality of life.

Actually the liquid diet can be a pain but it is in reality a short period of time. It's all in changing your thoughts and eating patterns. I look at the liquid diet as a break for my stomach and liver in it's daily functioning. I chose the Sleeve because I was diabetic and scared that I would loose some vital functioning such as eye sight, losing a limb, or a diabetic coma. I know that when my blood sugar is out of control, then I have such a huge hunger that is unmanageable. I watch my husband in this vicious cycle on a daily basis.

I found myself thinking before the surgery that I was doing well at losing the weight, so maybe I don't need the surgery after all. Then I caught myself and reminded myself about how often I lost weight just to put it back on plus more. Reality struck home. Even on the AM of the surgery, I had thoughts of canceling and just going to Breakfast with my hubby and son. I didn't, and I had the surgery and it was the best thing that I have ever done for myself. No more diabetes and my blood panels are all within normal range now and that's a blessing to have better health. This is worth it for me. I even recommend it to others.

I haven't had the surgery yet but I know I have to do this. So far I don't have too many health issues but I know its just a matter of time. My daughter has MS and even though she's doing pretty well right now, I know I need to be as healthy as possible so that I can stick around long enough if she does eventually need more help. Losing the weight is for both me and my child.