Just wondering how long it takes to be able to be yourself again??? If I have it done in dec will I be able to go on roller coasters water slides in jan??? I am a farmers wife I do lots of lifting how long before I have no worries??

I was on weight restriction for six weeks, but I could walk before that (almost immediately). I don't recommend something like rollercoasters before that because your stitches (internal ones) are still healing. A Water slide would probably be ok as long as it didn't jerk you around.

The first three months was the toughest. I went back to work after two weeks, and I was very tired for the first few months. I started feeling better (normal) around 3 months.

You might be able to go on roller coasters and water slides at six weeks, as long as you don't have any surgery complications, but that is definitely a question for your surgeon. I wouldn't have been able to do either at week six because I had an incision that had still not healed so I would not have been able to go in the water plus I was still having a little pain from my large incision so the rollercoaster would have been out. As far as feeling like yourself again, we are all different. I was feeling "normal" by week 6 because I was finally able to eat enough calories to have energy to do all my daily activities without any issues.

Ok everyone I an super scared to do this so I keep thinking back and forth??? What to do???

It is a life-changing decision, and it is normal to be weighing the pro's and con's. For me, the pro's outweighed the con's and I decided to go for it- I have been so happy with my decision. I have had a few minor bumps in the road, but nothing that has ever once made me regret my decision. For me, it was what I needed to do to get my health and my life under control.

I never regretted my decision. I was 90 percent back to normal at 6 weeks, but I still didn't push it with too many weights and was tired. Iron vitamins helped.

I am wondering if 64 oz. of water is really needed by all people. Or do some people only need 40 oz. I cannot get 64 oz. in. And another question. Is chewable multi vits. are for life or certain period. They too are getting hard to take.