What was one thing you wish you would have know pre-op that you didn't know?

On 2017-05-08 at 7:32 AM, hardwork&dedication said:

It seems like the two options are dumping syndrome or GERD....I don't know which is worse?

I don't have any ill effects now ...I was sleeved March.23rd, 2017. I was very exhausted weeks 3-5 for some reason. No pain from surgery after the 2nd day. Just the tiredness , but it gets better everyday now.

Edited May 9, 20179 yr by Please

I have no GERD or dumping. No hair loss either (YET). My experience has been great so far. I do agree that the recovery was harder than I expected. Some people seem to bounce back quickly, but I really didn't start feeling like myself again until almost four weeks out. The pain was more than I expected so I stayed on Oxycontin longer than I would have liked and Oxycontin kept me awake, which only slowed down the healing, in my opinion. I was a zombie.

I wish I:

• would have known that I'd have a drain. I wasn't told until right before the sugery and had it for ten days. It was fine but weird and unexpected.
• had bought large Tegaderm film online to bandage said drain. The surgeon gave me three to take home and i needed more in three days and had a hell of a time finding it. I walked from pharmacy to pharmacy when I felt like crap.
• had taken photos of myself in tight clothing and taken my measurements.
• had asked more people to visit.
• had done a lap-band to sleeve conversion years ago. I love the sleeve!

Good luck to you!

I forgot to mention that I wish I'd known how helpful tracking on My Fitness Pal would be. I've tracked with a vengeance. I'm on a 141 day streak and I think it's made all the difference from my previous bariatric surgeries. :-)

That losing is easier during the first few weeks and months. I know I was tired and weak but if I had tried a little harder, I could have lost more than I did. The pace slows down as you move away from your surgery date..

I wish I had known how how easy the surgery and recovery would be for me! I was so scared and nervous.

You guys and gals rock! Thx