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Does anyone regret having surgery?

I am struggling something fierce and I seriously regret having surgery.

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      I will honestly say I don't regret it for a single second! The beginning was rough but it got better as each day went by. I am down 35 pounds and I feel amazing! Sent from my iPhone using the Bari

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      Absolutely! As in not having it performed a few years earlier.

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    I regret it a little bit because I am 2 weeks and a half out of surgery and I just still don't have no energy and I'm just wishing I was back to my old self

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    I was the same way. The day after surgery I had a lot of energy for a few days then I lost all of it for about 3 weeks or so. I was out of work for 6 weeks till I had the energy to move completely. I was sleeved 5/29/15.

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    I don't regret it! I am 3 weeks post op and thus far lost 20 lbs...but I had a terrible week as didn't lose a single pound!

    I have read that this 'Stall' is perfectly normal but I wont lie; I am freaking!

    Did anyone else stall?

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    @@donyaki I'd say more people than not hit a stall around 3 weeks. I did and have gone on to lose 70+ lbs...don't freak out! :)

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    Many go through a period of regretting the surgery and I was among them for about 1 month.

    I am 3 years out, down 150 pounds, and have maintained at goal for about 2 years.

    However, 5 days post-op, I had internal bleeding and almost died. My BP was down to 65/25 and an ambulance transported me to the hospital in a huge snow storm. Had a second surgery on an emergency basis. I regretted the surgery for a while and mad that I risked my life and almost died.

    But when the weight started falling off and all of my health issues disappeared I embraced having the surgery.

    Now 3 years later my life is so much better than before the surgery. I'd do the surgery again even if I knew about the second surgery being needed.

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    I'm 3 weeks post op and I regret it everyday. I can't change it. But I just need to find my new normal.

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    I'm 3 weeks post op and I regret it everyday. I can't change it. But I just need to find my new normal.

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    Why do you regret it?

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