Am I the only one freaking out that the gastric sleeve surgery is forever? I can't even picture myself married forever lol. So yeah, forever is a long time! Anyone have the sleeve for a few years and how's it going? I'm new here. Thank you!

I am new too!

I am new too!

Hi Rose! I'm still pre-op and going through all the testing, but forever is a long time.

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Hi Rose, i just celebrated my 3 year surgiversary yesterday and it's truly the best thing I've ever done for myself. Honestly i forget all the time that i had it done until it comes time to eat lol. Yes forever is a long time but it just becomes your way of life. You get used to eating smaller amounts and it just becomes your new norm. My sleeve still does exactly what it's supposed to and restricts me to about 2 cups of food or less in 1 sitting depending on the foods. Im also still very diligent about what i put in my mouth and i still have not gone back to drinking soda.

1 hour ago, Jaidine said:

Am I the only one freaking out that the gastric sleeve surgery is forever? I can't even picture myself married forever lol. So yeah, forever is a long time! Anyone have the sleeve for a few years and how's it going? I'm new here. Thank you!

This is me 100% most of the time I think about it..but I try not to think about it cause I will throw myself into a panic/anxiety attach. I try to think of forever as a positive thing thought; even though we can never change our minds after surgery...that means that we've completely committed to ourselves for ourselves for the rest of our lives. I try to remind myself this is for me and I need to put myself first.

I hope this helps <3

1 hour ago, Jaidine said:

Am I the only one freaking out that the gastric sleeve surgery is forever? I can't even picture myself married forever lol. So yeah, forever is a long time! Anyone have the sleeve for a few years and how's it going? I'm new here. Thank you!

I don't mean to be an @$$, but I never thought of myself as being fat forever either, couldn't imagine it. I always thought I'd lose it, one way or another. But it became increasingly obvious that if I didn't get this surgery, that I would be obese forever. I would die from weight related diseases or complications.

Just saying, this isn't the end of the world. I feel like a normal person now. I don't label myself as a bariatric patient. I don't think about it anymore. I eat well, that's it. Oh, and I go to the doctor to get my vitamins checked.

Edited July 16, 20188 yr by AshAsh1

Hi there,

Yes forever is a long time. I did not opt for the sleeve as they remove your stomach where as the Bypass they leave the stomach in you. This has come in very handy for me as the Bypass has left me with multiple issues and they are going to have to reverse it. Had I had the sleeve that would not be an option.

Edited July 16, 20188 yr by Ronnysgal

1 hour ago, KatallacStrong said:

This is me 100% most of the time I think about it..but I try not to think about it cause I will throw myself into a panic/anxiety attach. I try to think of forever as a positive thing thought; even though we can never change our minds after surgery...that means that we've completely committed to ourselves for ourselves for the rest of our lives. I try to remind myself this is for me and I need to put myself first.

I hope this helps <3

1 hour ago, KatallacStrong said:

This is me 100% most of the time I think about it..but I try not to think about it cause I will throw myself into a panic/anxiety attach. I try to think of forever as a positive thing thought; even though we can never change our minds after surgery...that means that we've completely committed to ourselves for ourselves for the rest of our lives. I try to remind myself this is for me and I need to put myself first.

I hope this helps <3

Thank you. Your post had settled my nerves a little.

On 07/16/2018 at 16:12, Jaidine said:

Thank you. Your post had settled my nerves a little.

Aw well good! I have extremely bad anxiety and if I get to thinking like that about anything in life, but just surgery, it throws me into an anxiety/panic attack.

I’ve found that focusing on the good is the best approach for me. In this situation I know I need the surgery so I’ll focus on the good?

12 hours ago, KatallacStrong said:

Aw well good! I have extremely bad anxiety and if I get to thinking like that about anything in life, but just surgery, it throws me into an anxiety/panic attack.

I’ve found that focusing on the good is the best approach for me. In this situation I know I need the surgery so I’ll focus on the go

21 hours ago, AshAsh1 said:

I don't mean to be an @$$, but I never thought of myself as being fat forever either, couldn't imagine it. I always thought I'd lose it, one way or another. But it became increasingly obvious that if I didn't get this surgery, that I would be obese forever. I would die from weight related diseases or complications.

Just saying, this isn't the end of the world. I feel like a normal person now. I don't label myself as a bariatric patient. I don't think about it anymore. I eat well, that's it. Oh, and I go to the doctor to get my Vitamins checked.

Edited 21 hours ago by AshAsh1

Well said and I don't think there was any A$$ sound in that statement at all.

I would rather benefit from this surgery resulting in a longer forever than be fat and unhealthy for a significantly shorter forever.

23 hours ago, Jaidine said:

Am I the only one freaking out that the gastric sleeve surgery is forever? I can't even picture myself married forever lol. So yeah, forever is a long time! Anyone have the sleeve for a few years and how's it going? I'm new here. Thank you!

I can relate. Back in 2011, when I was 370 lbs. I wanted to make changes, but I didn't want to commit to anything permanent.
Well, I got exactly that. I lost 70 lbs, but then started gaining some back and I just couldn't break 300 for more than a day. No matter what I did. I struggled for like 7 years. Finally I had the band removed and revised to the bypass. I can't tell you how many times I've regretted not getting the damn bypass in the first place. Those 7ish years could have been SO MUCH BETTER! But... I was too afraid to commit, and in the end, that's what sabotaged my weight loss, lack of commitment and follow through.

So, if you want something that's going to work, and last, and your biggest issue is that it's going to be a "forever" change... you have to ask yourself, how long do you want to be overweight? Do you want to get only some of the way to your goal and then have that non-permanent solution fail you?

And yes, I know that there is a rebound risk with all WLS. But, the changes that I personally have been forced to make, in order to make this revision to bypass work, are forever changes, because they need to be in order for them to work.

18 hours ago, KatallacStrong said:

Aw well good! I have extremely bad anxiety and if I get to thinking like that about anything in life, but just surgery, it throws me into an anxiety/panic attack.

I’ve found that focusing on the good is the best approach for me. In this situation I know I need the surgery so I’ll focus on the good?

Thank you! I always put my children first but now I need to put myself first and like you said, focus on the good! Love that!

3 hours ago, Matt Z said:

I can relate. Back in 2011, when I was 370 lbs. I wanted to make changes, but I didn't want to commit to anything permanent.
Well, I got exactly that. I lost 70 lbs, but then started gaining some back and I just couldn't break 300 for more than a day. No matter what I did. I struggled for like 7 years. Finally I had the band removed and revised to the bypass. I can't tell you how many times I've regretted not getting the damn bypass in the first place. Those 7ish years could have been SO MUCH BETTER! But... I was too afraid to commit, and in the end, that's what sabotaged my weight loss, lack of commitment and follow through.

So, if you want something that's going to work, and last, and your biggest issue is that it's going to be a "forever" change... you have to ask yourself, how long do you want to be overweight? Do you want to get only some of the way to your goal and then have that non-permanent solution fail you?

And yes, I know that there is a rebound risk with all WLS. But, the changes that I personally have been forced to make, in order to make this revision to bypass work, are forever changes, because they need to be in order for them to work.

Wow I'm sorry you went through so much but hope you're happy now!

I was very stressed and anxious about my decision until I really put it in the right perspective. Would I rather deal with eating differently and all of the things that go along with the WLS, or the complications from diabetes (of which I'm hoping will improve after surgery). It was easy for me once I looked at the overall picture. The day I asked my PCP about the surgery, he listed off all the benefits to the problems I already face. It became a no-brainer. Yes, I'm still nervous about this decision, and will be until my surgery in 2 weeks, but looking at the big picture sure helps calm me.