Thinking of being sleeved...what was your biggest regret after surgery?

That I pushed it off for 3 months. I was self-pay so no waiting period. I just selfishly wanted to wait until after my vacation to an all-inclusive in Mexico so I could gorge myself for a week. Yeah, the food and booze was good, but I sat there like a lump the whole time because I was too big and tired to do anything physical. Well, I take that back. We climbed Coba and I thought I was going to die. 300lbs gets really heavy after climbing a few steps.

Anyway, I had this idea in my head that my post-sleeve life was going to be this sad miserable existence where I could never enjoy food again. On the contrary, I've had an amazingly easy recovery and I truly have a sleeve of steel. No nausea, no vomiting, no sliming, no nothing. I can eat pretty much whatever I want, and I'm only 6-ish weeks out. Of course, I keep it healthy nowadays - but I still go out to lunch with my hubby and enjoy delicious food. I still have fun at parties. I still would have had fun in Mexico if I went post-sleeve. I probably would have enjoyed it even more since I would have lost a fair amount of weight by that point.

That's really my only regret. It's hard to regret anything else when I finally FINALLY have a healthy relationship with food. I don't lust for it or depend on it anymore. It's wonderful. Watching the scale move downward and feeling my clothes get looser also makes it hard to regret anything!

None.

I should have been sleeved earlier! Other than that, I have no regrets whatsoever.

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Only 5 weeks out and none so far.

Yep, that I didn't do it sooner. But I am sooo glad I did!!

6 months out and no regrets. I also have a pretty strong sleeve. Protein shakes (certain brands) bother me, but I can eat anything I want. Just in much much smaller quantities. I keep it healthy, get my protein in first. I'm down 75+ pounds and loving my sleeve!

Not doing it sooner.. 3 months out and 50 lbs down since surgery. i've had a smooth recovery. My sleeve doesn't like grease, spicy, and beef, banana, anything citrus.. other than that i can tolerate it. This procedure has been the greatest blessing for me

Thinking of being sleeved...what was your biggest regret after surgery?

Just like others, not doing it sooner. Why did I wait so long and give years of my life away being fat! Hugs, Suzanne

Thinking of being sleeved...what was your biggest regret after surgery?

My biggest regret is waiting this long to get it I was approved in Sept last year but I chickened out so finally got it done on 8th Jan... My insurance company has been awesome

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All great responses i guess i am slightly chicken, but i have to get healthy for myself and my fam and i dont want to be on meds like folks in my fam....does anyone know about the test they do prior to check if you have a hernia? ? I want to be able to say no regrets as well...i am 30 at 232 5" and that's too much weight i have to lose it...

I don't really have any major regrets. I'm happy. The only thing I wished I had done is take measurements. I totally forgot.

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I hate being this person, but I regret having it done at all. I'm a leak survivor. The pain I'm still in from that and my original surgery on 11-19-12 isn't worth it. I'm only down 30lbs. Not worth it. Seeing my family watch me almost die and give up their lives to stay by my side for the month I was in the hospital, not worth it.

It's a major surgery and while this site is great and helped/still helps me TREMENDOUSLY....I have to be honest with you. Think seriously. I was wry low risk, my surgery went fine, I ate perfectly and my surgeon didn't make a mistake. I was just that statistic, and you could be too. Good luck!

I hate being this person' date=' but I regret having it done at all. I'm a leak survivor. The pain I'm still in from that and my original surgery on 11-19-12 isn't worth it. I'm only down 30lbs. Not worth it. Seeing my family watch me almost die and give up their lives to stay by my side for the month I was in the hospital, not worth it.

It's a major surgery and while this site is great and helped/still helps me TREMENDOUSLY....I have to be honest with you. Think seriously. I was wry low risk, my surgery went fine, I ate perfectly and my surgeon didn't make a mistake. I was just that statistic, and you could be too. Good luck![/quote']

I wondered how you were doing! Are you ok now? Out of the hospital?

I wondered how you were doing! Are you ok now? Out of the hospital?

Weird pain every now and then, started struggling with a fever, but I'm home I lost soooooo much strength in the hospital it's taking a long time getting back to real life lol

Weird pain every now and then' date=' started struggling with a fever, but I'm home I lost soooooo much strength in the hospital it's taking a long time getting back to real life lol[/quote']

Well I am glad you are doing better! I was thinking of you often as you were one of the first journeys I encountered when I was preop. Hopefully soon this will all be a distant memory! I wish you the best!