I've been in the December Surgery thread of the Pre-Surgery Forum. But I wanted to know from the men here if any of you, who've had the surgery, have had buyer's remorse. My surgeon's dietitian told me everyone has it, but they mostly get over it by the time they're eating soft foods. The idea of doing this to my internal organs FREAKS ME OUT!

No buyer's remorse here. I had an easy recovery, little pain, no complications, and no stalls that lasted more than a week. I'm very happy with my experience so far - if I stopped losing today I would still be happy with my results. At only 5 months I have lost 70lbs and 12 pre-op for a grand total of 82lbs! I think it's not stopping yet. It's the only time in my life that I have LIKED my scale. :-)

No buyer's remorse here. I had an easy recovery' date=' little pain, no complications, and no stalls that lasted more than a week. I'm very happy with my experience so far - if I stopped losing today I would still be happy with my results. At only 5 months I have lost 70lbs and 12 pre-op for a grand total of 82lbs! I think it's not stopping yet. It's the only time in my life that I have LIKED my scale. :-)[/quote']

Also, back, knee, and foot pain is gone! Cholesterol is within normal range and off meds. And energy is through the roof! Loving life now. :-)

Thanks AndreG and terry1118! I hope to be able to say the same after surgery! A friend of mine had similar positive experiences after his vertical sleeve surgery. But he was still using CPAP. Do you know if CPAP must be continued after surgery?

I had my CPAP for about two months following surgery. Most of that was just the time it took to schedule a new sleep study which showed the sleep apnea totally resolved.

Thanks dlcoggin! That gives me hope!

The surgeons case mgr just called and moved up my surgery date to Dec 10th!

Thanks AndreG and terry1118! I hope to be able to say the same after surgery! A friend of mine had similar positive experiences after his vertical sleeve surgery. But he was still using CPAP. Do you know if CPAP must be continued after surgery?

Hey man, I'm a registered sleep technologist, like one of the people that did your other studies. From my experience, people that undergo wls 90% of the time will come off of their Cpap. The only time that they wouldn't is if there are other reasons that are causing their sleep apnea or if they don't have a drive to breath(central sleep apnea). After you hit a healthy bmi, I would suggest scheduling another study. Ask for a split night study...if you do need Cpap still it's likely that your pressure will be a lot lower and they can test you on a lower pressure that night.

Thanks B.J.! That 90% is great news!

I had it in the first few weeks but in my case, it really wasn't related to food so much as just the "foreverness" of the whole thing. "I actually had an elective surgery that literally changed the physiology of my body! OMG!"

It's actually kind of funny now but it wasn't at the time. Now it's "why did I wait so long??" I would do it again in a heartbeat! I'm living the life that not that long ago I did not believe would ever be possible. Just doesn't get any better than that!!

That's how I feel - the whole body change thing! I feel somewhat confident about the food adjustments, but also certainly scared of post-surgery regrets, changing what God gave me, physiology, etc. It doesn't seem natural (I guess it isn't!), but I also don't want to drop dead, and I'm tired of being tired and watching life pass me by!

You always seem to give such great, logical advice, by the way.

I only wish I had done this 6 years ago. Everytime I think I miss eating something or drinking soda, I remind myself that If I hadn't had WLS I would still be 300+ pounds, buying my clothes online, suffering from sleep apnea, painful heartburn and deppression. I am only about 4 months post-op but the changes have been remarkable. I love the fact that my new baby stomach makes nosies and cries out to me to feed it. I no longer live to eat. I am no longer concerned with shoving huge amounts of crappy food down my throat. I love the fact that my taste buds have changed and now I am trying new foods.

Edited January 23, 201412 yr by trever

Congratulations on your success so far! Well done!

It's really none of my business but for what it's worth - no one is content being obese. And those who are - care. We all know better than most that being obese doesn't define who you are.