Hi I'm Linda.I live in Downey CA not far from Los Angeles.. I just joined today. I'm taking required pre op classes for WLS. I have 4 more to go. Anyone have second thoughts about not having the surgery?

do you mean before we have it? yes - I'm sure that's pretty common when going into it. Or do you mean do we have second thoughts after we've already had it? The first couple of weeks post-op, yes. Buyer's remorse is pretty common. But after that, no. I'd do it again in a heartbeat. One of the best decisions I've ever made!

I thought about it and went back and forth for over ten years before I did it. Those are ten years I can't get back. I could not be happier with my results. I'm not an overly skinny perfect person. I'm pretty average normal now. I eat about 1600 calories a day and walk quite a bit, but don't go to the gym or anything special. I eat a MUCH better diet now and still have the occasional treat (I can tolerate anything so I have to be kinda careful, but it's not as hard as it used to be)

Best advice I can give a newbie....make sure you have access to a bariatric therapist. Dealing with the whys behind disordered eating has been critical for me. The stomach surgery is a fantastic tool, but you can eat yourself fat again if you don't address the reasons behind the behavior.

Wishing you the best.

I have absolutely no regrets.

I had lots of second thoughts. I was a lower BMI and I kept wondering if I should try one last time to lose the weight myself. But reality is I did just try one last time (I just didn’t know it was the last time) and I stalled and gained it all back as usual. Post surgery I didn’t have any regrets at all. Probably because I didn’t have a lot of pain of complications and I can eat everything I did before. Some people do have regrets immediately post op but that goes away the first month or so for most people.