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I'm 3 years and 4 months post op, down 130 pounds and I don't regret it for a minute. Not only was it a return to health and fitness, but I learned things about myself that I never knew and realized I was capable of so much more physically, mentally, emotionally - than I ever thought possible. It is a surgery, and there are some people who have complications, so it's not something to enter into lightheartedly.

But, I would say that as far as functinoing "normally", I'm there. There are people, specifically at work, who have only known the "thin" post-surgery me and never knew me when I was obese. They have absolutely no indication that I had surgery based on social eating/drinking, etc. I mean, sure I eat way less than others, and I stay away from breads and Desserts, but someone without surgery on a diet would eat the same way in social settings.

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I'm six months post and my big regret is not doing this in 2012 when I first started to consider WLS.

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I just had mine done and from the day I talked to my doctor I 100% knew this is what I had to do! I could lose weight on my own but never could maintain it for any large amount of time, me and my body were so sick of the yoyo weight gain and loss that I knew this would be the only way for me to maintain a healthy weight!

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Nope. Not one. As I gone down this road I have found that sleeve surgery isn't just about losing weight through restriction, it is a hormonal game changer. It is also a tool to help you reestablish your relationship with food and yourself if you use wisely. It has opened doors which have been closed to me for over a decade. It's not for everyone but I have gone up and down for decades. Only 4% are going to change via diet and exercise alone. That's just what the statistics say. This options certified success is over 40%. But it's a tool and what you do with it is up to you. You can look and feel like crap...probably because you eat crap food and neglect exercise. Or just grab hold and change your life.

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I think almost everyone regrets it in some form or fashion the first month or two.your either sore, losing slow and can't see progress exhausted for lack of calories or sick from the poisons in your fat melting.After some of those issues start to resolve coping becomes so much easier.Its not long that it just becomes your new reality and the way everyone else eats seems strange.

I think almost everyone regrets it in some form or fashion the first month or two.your either sore, losing slow and can't see progress exhausted for lack of calories or sick from the poisons in your fat melting.After some of those issues start to resolve coping becomes so much easier.Its not long that it just becomes your new reality and the way everyone else eats seems strange.

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I haven't had my surgery yet so you can discount my opinion if you want to. I am getting this surgery not because I can't lose weight, but because I can't keep it off once I lose it. It's awesome that you've lost 25 pounds, but your chances of keeping it off for 5 years is somewhere between 2-4% without surgery. Bariatric surgery gives the best chance available today to keep the weight off long term because it's the only thing that resets your body's weight set point to a lower level giving you a better chance at keeping it off. Set point is the high weight your body will fight tooth and nail to get back to. It's why it's so hard to maintain weight loss otherwise. You can still gain the weight back if you don't change your habits around food and exercise, but at least you have a chance to keep it off. 2-4% is no chance at all.

I just had my surgery on 1/4/17 and this is the reason I am having it. I have lost weight many times and I always regain it. I am not having surgery to lose weight because I already know how to do that. I am having surgery to help me maintain a lower weight and to stop the cycle of losing and gaining and losing and gaining.

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I got sleeved on Oct 14th 2016 and the first week after surgery I questioned my sanity at having it done.. Why did I have a perfectly functioning part of my body removed?????

3 months down the line and I know why I had it done 70lb of reasons for it so far and more to go. It's worth the bit of angst that you feel and yes, you will always question yourself, it's only natural.

I would rather question myself from this weight than from 70lb at the plus end of the scale.... If I hadn't had it done I would be questioning myself as to why I did not!!

Joseph Heller had it right in Catch 22 :)

Trust me though, It's worth it

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@@Thick2Thin2016 - you know, I didn't regret the first week at all. I was scared going into surgery, and nervous the week before, but once it was done and I had smile on my face and was walking down the halls. But that wasn't free. Many months of research and prep gave me that.

That said, on day 9 or so when I realized I had not pooped since surgery, well I got anxious, but not regretful.

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