Does anyone regret having the sleeve done? If you do or don't regret it what would be the main gripes or changes you have had to adapt to? Even things like it's harder to go to dinner parties or even small things- I want to hear it all!

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Good God, no! I don't regret it.

I've lost 100 pounds and now weigh 135. Have been maintaining for over a year. Arthritis, exhaustion, agoraphobia -- all gone.

Feel great, look great, am great.

P.S. I've completely changed my lifestyle -- healthy now. I'll warn you, if you aren't willing to go in a different direction after you lose the weight (not go back to your old lifestyle), you probably shouldn't bother with WLS. Just sayin'.

Let me state plainly end up front that I do not regret this surgery at all. I wish I could have done this for myself much sooner. But, it is a sacrifice. And you need to be OK with that before you do it I think. Weight-loss surgery is not like dieting; the changes to your body are permanent. Since surgery, my biggest challenges have been the discomfort of eating many foods. I notice it is much more important to pay close attention to the signals of my body, which are no longer Austin glaringly obvious. Because the part of your stomach that makes hunger hormones is removed, after the first few weeks it is very easy to stop thinking about eating almost all together. For me, I no longer eat for pleasure. Eating is a task I must complete to take care of my body. If most of your social functions revolve around large meals, that can be a challenge. Although I simply move my focus to my company, to the fullness of the experience of being with people I enjoy or love, instead of focusing on the food. It is also and adjustment as you lose weight, noticing your body getting smaller, you're clothes falling off or sagging, The softness of your body increasing, etc. I'm sure there are a lot of other things people find challenging besides what I have mentioned, but those are bits and pieces from my own journey. At the end of the day, I truly have no regrets about this but I most certainly i'm aware of this great change I have made every single day. Oh, and hair loss is a common complaint. But a temporary element

My regrets mirror those voiced by others in here already.........the list is short: I regret not doing it sooner. I regret having crappy insurance and having to self-fund the entire procedure.

That is it.

Short list.

I had my surgery on March 4 of this year and I have already lost 70 pounds going from 347 to 277 pounds. My snoring is gone, I don't sweat almost at all as opposed to before which was embarrassing and my wife and kids are so happy to see the new me and the complements from friends is constant and awesome. In short, I wish I would have done this years ago. Toughest thing so far has been dealing with food as it was the center of everything I used to do as we ate out all the time. I'm struggling in this area, but it's well worth it to regain my health and it seems, a little of my youth back as I look younger as I lose the pounds.

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Dame regrets as many on here. I regret not doing it sooner. I regret letting my weight get so high before I was ready to be serious about my weight and health.

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