lookin' for VSG post-ops!! to "chime" in Would you do this again??

OK....a pre-op was asking about.....if we're happy W/ our "sleeves"  why are we still here?  For me a few reasons.....I'm not done W/ my "journey" yet.......I want to "pay it forward"  ( as the DSser's say!)....and I enjoy connecting W/ the friends I have made on here! 
   I feel a better question for pre-ops to ask is....."Would you do it again?"  If not...."why"....and  "what WLS ...if any...would you choose?"   Band...bypass...or DS?   For me the answer is CRYSTAL clear......I would pick the VSG....in a humming bird's heartbeat!!  (fastest HB at 80 per second!)
   So to my VSG post-ops......3 months or more out (newly sleeved may not have "warmed up" to their  sleeves YET......but feel free to reply too!)..............Would YOU do this again!!   Honesty please!  I want it ALL  Good...Bad...or ugly!!  Thanks in advance

                                                                                               Jimbo

BTW....she wanted to know why people are not out enjoying life!  I was out at the track this AM....walked to a local restaurant for lunch....did some window shopping downtown,,,went to read at B & N  bookstore....had my protein coffee at  cool little coffee shop...walked back to the track  did a mile or so.... more walking....for a total of about 6 miles  for the day!!   I feel great....tons of energy!  (maybe it's the coffee!)  !8 months ago at 580lbs!.....I would be sitting at home....watching movies/TV...eating bugles and bagel bites.......a "spectator"......on the sidelines of life!!  The "sleeved " life....... KICKS ASS!! 

ETA....like many others.......my ONLY regret is not doing this SOONER!!

I'm 4 months out and yes, I would absolutely do it again....the sleeve was the best choice for me. I had a great experience, not a single complication and it has all been so worth it. Losing a little slowly, but I think I need to start exercising regularly. YES YES YES, I'd do it again!

I am 5 months post op and YES I would absolutely do this again! If I hadn't I can only imagine how LITTLE my life would have changed and I would still be miserable. I am NOT done yet by any means but I am so happy I have gotten this far.

I wish that I had understood more about the bougie prior to surgery. I am a 40, but hadn't even asked prior to surgery. It's working fine now, but I have small concerns with how I will handle my eating when I can eat slightly more and my sleeve has "fully matured" But, yes I would totally do it again!

your stomach is size 40?  Mine is a 36.  Do you find that you eat at 1/2 cup or more?

I don't really formally measure but I need to start! I have these small tupperwares that hold about 4oz that I pack lunches in, but when I eat out I just have to eyeball it. Dense stuff I eat probably 3 to 4oz of...if I do something like oatmeal or salad I can eat more. BUT I try to follow Friscos advice of not eating to full, but satisfaction and that works for me most of the time!

 Have you read Carmelita's blog about bougie size?  I found it incredibly helpful in order to understand how they work.  I don't quite know how to link, but you can copy and paste to read it if you like.  She sites peer-reviewed sources on the subject.


http://www.obesityhelp.com/member/carmelita/blog/2011/03/31/-2/#communityupdates:0


I hope that you will feel some relief and less anxiety.

Sincerely,

Why am I still here? Because I've invested way to much to fail! I LOVE my life now and NEVER want to go back to where I was. I don't post a lot, but I still feel like I learn a little something everytime I get on and read posts. Whether it be what not to do or a helpful hint that will keep me going on the path forward.

Jen

i do it again - TWICE!   i look back at where i was two years ago and i don't ever want to live like that again... and with my sleeve, i won't have to!

i'm not done yet, but i know that i will get there.... 


jeris

Hey there, Jimbo... I saw that post!  I may be only a week out, but I can tell you (and did tell that person, too) that I have a really full life, but I also have developed some great relationships with many compassionate, caring people I have "met" via this site.  I LOVE reading the successes because I need to know there is hope for me (which for the first time in many years, I believe really exists).  I read the challenges because it makes me feel like I am not alone in my own situations.  I obviously love to interject my 2 cents in some of the conversations going on, and enjoy offering support when I feel there's a subject I can relate to.

My first thought when I came out of surgery was, indeed, "holy crap! what have I done?" My 2nd thought was "you waited nearly 2 years to be here. it's too late to put it back, so you have no choice but to go forward and embrace this new lifestyle."  That "embracing the lifestyle" place is where I remain, in spite of those lil' strippy things on my abdomen!

I've heard how people with the RNY can't eat this or that; I've heard how the "Bandsters" can't do this or that...I know from what I have learned by reading here, that a "sleever" can have and/or do pretty much whatever they CHOOSE to eat or do once the healing is complete and they are back on regular food.  Life is about CHOICES and in light of that, what makes the most sense?!

Life is "the big journey", and this is a "sub-journey within"...I, for one, am grateful for all those people I have had the pleasure of meeting along the way! Life is a participation event...and I intend to participate completely!

Happy week-end,  Viv 

It's too late to put it back!"    I like to say....."can't put the **** ,,,back in the donkey!"