Things you wished you knew before...

[CVanPelt 19]

I'm not sure if I should post this in the post-op section but I'm probably 2 months from surgery and I am wondering if there are things people wish they knew before the surgery. Any foods you thought you could eat that you can't? Amount of pain, discomfort, or fatigue?

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[JamieLogical 8,727]

The main thing I wish I had known before my surgery is that all of the little things that are causing you stress and anxiety are going to be inconsequential in a couple of years. I'm now almost two years post-op and all of my pre-op worries amounted to nothing. All of my post-op panic and discomfort and concern that I would never feel "normal" again is just a distant memory. All of my frustration over how slowly the scale was moving seems so irrelevant now. I have been maintaining below goal for over a year. How fast I got there turned out not to matter in the slightest!

[CVanPelt 19]

That's awesome Jamie! I just had dinner with someone who had the full gastric bypass and after dinner I realized that she seemed "normal". She ate and drank at a rate that didn't really stand out, she ate less. Made me feel better after noticing that I didn't notice her during dinner lol

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