Hey guys,

I know I post on here a lot, but this is my community of support. Adjusting to life after the sleeve has not been easy psychologically for me. Going through the daily routine of taking my Vitamins and eating Protein is taxing. Knowing that my health depends on me taking vitamins everyday sucks. Before surgery, I would take vitamins but there were season were I wouldn't take anything for a couple months at times and I start back up sporadically. Now that I'm sleeved not taking my vitamins will result in my going bald and possibly in the hospital. I feel like I added a handicap for myself.

Going to dinner functions is depressing, because I can't eat. 3 bites and I'm full. That's not healthy. It saddens me that I'm not and probably will never be able to enjoy a healthy portion sized meal. It's not about overeating, but just being able to enjoy a healthy meal with family and friends socially is normal.

I'm not sure what to give credit to the WLS or my effort because I workout 5-6 days a week and stick to the protein diet. In honesty, if I followed the same routine without surgery, I know I would loss weight. Probably not as fast, but the weight will come off. I wish I hadn't of given up on myself all to get what I thought was a quick fix, which honestly isn't.

I hate that I can't drink Water as plentifully as I used to. I love water and would drink 2 liters daily before this surgery. Now I'm lucky if I get in 28 oz, which is not healthy. I get constipated often and my urine is darker. My menstrual cycle and hormones are off.

I feel full throughout the day no mater what I eat or drink. I plan to have children one day and I can't imagine having hunger pains while pregnant knowing I can only eat a couple bits of food. I know women become more fertile after losing weight, but there is still risk of the baby being malnourished, which scares me.

I really hate that I chose a irreversible surgery. I had no idea I would have strong feelings of regret afterwards. I wish there was a surgical procedure to restretch out your stomach for gastric sleeve patients who want to reverse the procedure.

I read a lot of blogs and watch videos of people getting WLS and see a lot of positive experiences. I know there are people who feel similar to myself, but I tend to not see a lot of postings from people who regret surgery. I'm deciding to be honest with my experience even if I'm the only one. I know most people from these support blogs don't like to see post like this, but the truth of what your going to have to deal with for the rest of your life after getting a gastric sleeve should be highlighted. I am someone who has had the sleeve and is having a hard time adjusting to life afterwards. I'm not the only one. I just other people will be more honest about the lifelong challenges.

Praying for hope and emotional health and that I will one day soon adjust to my new way of life.

Do you have a family? 1st and foremost you made this decision based on your health or personal reasons. It sounds like you need to speak with your dr. . After reading your story all I saw was wanting to eat a full meal. Your on your way to a healthy you. 3 bites fills you

Up. Hang in there. Prayers to you

This is a great topic, thanks all for sharing. I'm sleeved on 5/19 and struggling some with the transitions from liquids, letting my brain dictate how much to eat and then throwing up, etc.. I was lucky not to have any real complications post op except for dehydration, so that went well. I'm having some of the mental issues, but I'm looking for my solution to dealing with them. I don't regret my sleeve decision, but I grieve for its necessity. But my weight was killing me at 394 lbs.

I look at it this way, if I had had stomach cancer, and the way to save my life was to under go this surgery, would I have made any other choice? No. This surgery for many of us is about saving our lives. You may be young, you may not have had the comorbidities yet ( but they were coming, I assure you). I had them all and I was expecting not to be alive in 5 years from 47..

So, once I get through denial, I can get angry and kick my own ass back into the gym.

So, I will pull up my big girl panties ( which seem to fit looser now), and figure out how to make this work so I can live... food is fuel @stephenhud..

3 weeks post op, 356 lbs..