What you wish you'd known before having weight loss surgery

[Taylor5 98]

10 hours ago, Tealael said:

On and on it goes

Doesn't sound so good when you put it like that. So is it enough to make you regret doing it, or do you just wish your daily "routine" didn't have to be so regimented? My surgery is in 10 days. Seems like you pay much closer attention to other's dissatisfaction the closer you get...

[GreenTealael 24,850]

I absolutely DO NOT regret getting sleeved, I would do it again in a heartbeat, should have done it years ago. Eating and drinking is just something to be mindful of because the overall success of these procedures depends on following through with the plans and rules without cheating so I never cheat. And that means no eating and drinking within 30 mins of the finish of each session.

[GreenTealael 24,850]

And no need to be worried about regrets (you'll see for yourself ) plus I'm only 7 weeks out from surgery so I assume eventually it will become second nature and I won't even notice anymore

Edited December 17, 2017 by Tealael

[Taylor5 98]

I always appreciate any feedback from "those who have gone before", lol. Even when it's not the perfect story, it helps to have realistic expectations. Even the horror stories have to be considered, I feel, but of course we usually take those into account during initial research whenever possible. For me, it is really helpful to hear what things are not that pleasant or even pretty awful to experience, but then hearing the majority of people say they would still do it again is what keeps me going! So definitely thanks for sharing And good luck with your continued recovery/success!

[Sullie06 1,013]

On ‎12‎/‎16‎/‎2017 at 6:27 PM, baribetty said:

How common is having a drain? I’ve never heard of anyone getting on for this surgery.

I had one and I had the sleeve. It's common practice at my program, everyone gets one. I had it for about 48 hours and it was removed before discharge.

[ThickGirl5683 318]

I didn't have one....

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[soready17 167]

I wish I knew someone in my community/social life who went through with vsg before me. I wish he/she told me what kind of mindset is the best to have to achieve the most loss. I'm just learning now at 4 months postop. It makes me sad that I "wasted" the months I could have lost the most weight.
Just to be clear I don't feel I wasted anything.. it's just this info came later then I would have liked. It's never too late to change your mindset and I'm grateful I realize it now and not 6-9 months or year down the line. I now know what I absolutely have to do. Conquer my demons and take this journey seriously once and for all. That's definetly one thing I wish I had known. I'm still learning as the days go by...good luck everyone!

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I wish I'd spoken more to VSG patients in advance as the advice I got from them on what to eat was waaaaaay better than what my nutritionist said. Don't get me wrong, I stay within the macros and limits my NUT said, and I follow her overall guidelines. But taking her advice on what might taste good to me was like getting a non-drinker's beer recommendations.

Edited December 22, 2017 by etc. etc. etc.

[losingitinmn 8]

I wish I knew someone in my community/social life who went through with vsg before me. I wish he/she told me what kind of mindset is the best to have to achieve the most loss. I'm just learning now at 4 months postop. It makes me sad that I "wasted" the months I could have lost the most weight.
Just to be clear I don't feel I wasted anything.. it's just this info came later then I would have liked. It's never too late to change your mindset and I'm grateful I realize it now and not 6-9 months or year down the line. I now know what I absolutely have to do. Conquer my demons and take this journey seriously once and for all. That's definetly one thing I wish I had known. I'm still learning as the days go by...good luck everyone!

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I don't understand--what could you have done differently???

[soready17 167]

I don't understand--what could you have done differently???

I could have lost weight prior to surgery instead of waiting for surgery to "fix" me. I could have started an exercise regimen prior as well..just to prepare for what's ahead. Also, early on postop I was so scared I was eating too little I would eat sliders just so I could "survive". My mind was telling me that my calorie deficit was too low to follow the diet my nutritionist gave me. I feel like a fool really..just realizung now completely sucks because i probably would have lost more than 46 pounds since surgery. I had read many things that say the sleeve is just a tool. But I didn't even use it like I should have from the beginning. It just makes me sad because now I'm stuck at 240 for the past 3 weeks and I actually need to put more work in to get results whereas in the beginning you lose no matter what.

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[losingitinmn 8]

I lost 80 lbs prior to surgery. I made sure i walked 10,000 steps every day. Cut my portions & tried to eat healthy.