Hello all,

I'm a newbie, I'm really glad I found this website, there is a ton of information here. I'm posting a thread here so that someone could help me.

I'm 5'11, about 214 pounds (not too overweight, I have some areas where there is fat), I visited a reputed doctor in India for liposuction of my buttocks, inner thighs, stomach and chest. He is also a bariatric surgeon. He looked at my body and suggested me a full body liposuction but he said I would benefit more from the gastric sleeve. I didn't even know what gastric sleeve was at that time. He told me about it and I didn't even think too much (I recently went through a breakup and my marriage has been called off) I was in agony, without too much thinking I said YES to gastric sleeve to be performed the next morning.

I got admitted and he gave me a Protein shake that night, and told me a nurse would wake me up the next day and prepare me for the surgery. The next day (23 May 2015) everything went as planned and when I came to my senses the surgery was already done and he said it was a success, and I would have to stay in the hospital for 4 days. First post op day, I was on IV the whole day (saline solution). The next day doctor came to my room and told me to take 1-2 oz of water/coconut water/vegetable broth every 30-45 mins for the next 5 days. He also prepared me a diet plan for the next 30 days starting with clear liquid diet, then soft fruits, then pureed foods eventually to my regular diet after about 5 weeks.

It's been 8 days now, I have lost 14 lbs so far (I'm at 200 lbs) I'm not feeling hungry at all, I'm still on the clear liquid diet.

Now I'm regretting that I took the decision in haste because of my breakup, I feel like I could lose my excess weight (30 lbs) with clean diet and exercise without having to go to an extent of cutting an organ. It worries me that what I have done is irreversible. I eat out a lot with my friends, I'm worried what my friends would think if I just eat 3 oz of food at a restaurant and cannot finish the plate

I'm a big time foodie, I could eat a large pizza hut pizza+ 2L coke+ the big chocolate chip cookie dipped in icing in one sitting. :-) I'm not proud of it, but food makes me happy. I'm not that overweight too. (30 lbs is not too much) When the doctor told me after postop that I could no longer eat more than a slice of pizza, I was almost in tears.

I feel like I have made a biggest mistake of my life and it is not rectifiable.

I would feel bit happy if I could eat 50-60% of what I used to eat pre-op? May be this may not happen immediately because I read the sleeve would take about 6 months to heal. Can I eat that amount after 1 year atleast?

If that is not the case, can I start eating little bit more than what my doctor had advised so that it would cause my sleeve to stretch and I could eat more in 1 year time frame.

I really don't need any therapy, I'm just someone who loves food.

Everyone on this forum is worried about stretching their sleeve, I'm on the other hand want to strectch my sleeve so that I could eat a reasonable amount of food after 1 year. SO IRONIC.

Please chip in your thoughts !!

Edited May 31, 201511 yr by srini88

Sorry you got me wrong pre-op i was a food junkie now i am in day 8 post-Op my daily food is 2 water bottles 3 spoons of jelly and 2 camomile tea cups.

That is a tough question you posed for me, my significant other is everything of an opposite to me, South African, blue eyed, blonde hottie, she is very fit and active, so she has been with me through my journey, I did this primarily for me, I wanted more time and activities with my family, in fact my wife is a lot more cautious and stressed about this than I am, as I said in the previous post, if they are your friends you have no reason to hire anything, I would think more so with a potential future significant other, it's easy to be accepted because of image, but even sweeter to have acceptance because of perception! Don't ever be ashamed of what you did, and I can't agree that it was your fault but I respect that you do, the medical system is set up as such here, informed consent is very important, if your friend turns on a light switch and it sparks but he doesn't say anything to you then you go to turn on the light and shock yourself who was at fault? Go forward !

How are you doing?