Hello everyone. I read the forum daily, but never post. After an incident last night, I felt compelled to.

A little about me: I'm 34 and was sleeved on 12/16/15. My SW was 295 and CW is 271.

I had my surgery through True Results. I had been depressed lately because I went through the 3 week stall. I really wanted to talk to others that knew what I was going through. So I planned on going to True Result's once a month support group meetings for guidance and support. I live with my cousin who had the lap-band 5 years ago, but it didn't work so well for her. She decided to have a sleeve revision when I had my sleeve. I asked her if she wanted to come to the support group at True Results with me and she said yes.

We went and when everyone introduced themselves, I realized that I was the only person who had the sleeve. They were so anti-sleeve and found myself defending my choice all night. I heard things like "with the sleeve you gain all of your weight back after a year", "the enzymes grow back within 6 months to a year, "the sleeve is too invasive", and "the science proves that the lap band is superior". I felt vulnerable already because I feel like I'm not losing like I should, especially after my 3 week stall. They just made fun of me for whining about not losing weight fast enough. They were even rude to my cousin because she wanted the revision.

I left even more discouraged than when I came in. Three of the women monopolized the discussions with any and every thing that popped into their heads. I was only able to speak during my introduction. I didn't want it to be all about me, but I didn't feel like I could get answers or just let how I felt out. We are all there for the same reason. Our surgical methods are different, but that shouldn't have mattered.

Rants over. Thanks for reading.

So sorry you walked into that horror of a bashing session, @virgorooster.

As others have said, that wasn't a support group -- it was a free-for-all dominated by a few big-mouths who want to believe their experience is the only valid experience. Sheesh!

Don't you just love it when people think and say things like: "My surgeon is the best WLS surgeon of all!" when they had a single WLS and a single surgeon, with no basis for comparison. By their bragging, they're only justifying post-hoc the decision they made. Therefore, anyone who made a different decision threatens the decision they made.

Bless their hearts.

The surgeons that are doing my sleeve said they haven't done a gastric band in over two years because people have so much more success and are happy with the sleeve.

I am sorry they made you feel bad! Sounds like you are doing awesome and should be proud of your accomplishment! I hope your stall is over soon.

Everyone I know who has/had the lap band did not succeed. Don't let those negative nellie's rain on your spirit. I know an equal number of people who got the sleeve & they look FABULOUS! They say it's the best decision they ever made!! Logically the sleeve just makes sense. You have get fills w/the band , if not, your stomach is back to normal. I know 2 people w/complications from the band & had it removed.

You made the right decision. Eat your Protein (60-80 grams), drink your fluids and take your Vitamins. Work out, get moving and you should see some changes.

Good luck!!

I had the sleeve done over 3 years ago. I lost 98 lbs. with several stalls. I still can't eat more than 2-3 chicken wings. I have not gained anything back but could stand to loose about 40 lbs. I was a size 22-24 and now a 14. Don't get discouraged.