3 Weeks Out......Any Regrets?
Hi Wilby!!
Yes I wish I had never had this surgery...I miss foos..I hate protein..and I'm hungry!!!
I would of rather stayed fat!!!!
That's the truth and the way I feel now....but I know deep down in my heart I will stop thinking like this one day... I know it was a good decision...even though right now I regret it..!
Celia(((((BIG HUNGRY REGRETFUL HUG)))))))))
OMGODDESS!!! I know just what youre saying. Somedays I feel like I'm being held hostage by this pouch!! Somedays I hate myself for ever even thinking about this surgery. Somedays I just miss the act of eating. You know....hand to mouth, hand to mouth. Somedays I feel like I'll be the only one this doesnt work for. but then, somedays, I'm proud that I was so brave to follow through with this. And somedays I see how my body feels without its old buddy sugar. My arthritis is soooooooo much better. dont know if thats from the 0 sugar or not. I gues what I'm trying to say (in my long winded way
) is that maybe they call this a journey for a reason. there will be hills to climb up and hills to climb down.....but we'll all end up where we want to go
take care
willby
) is that maybe they call this a journey for a reason. there will be hills to climb up and hills to climb down.....but we'll all end up where we want to go
take care
willby 
Hi Willby! It's good to see you here on this board! I have no regrets, but I will be soooo glad for next Monday to come! I will be at five weeks out and can start having meat and veggies & fruits!!!! I am so tired of refried beans and cheese, and cottage cheese! I WANT GOOD FOOD! Not a lot of food, just GOOD food! Good for you on your weight loss! God bless! 
Cindy
Cindy 
Hey! I miss you on the 50+ board! I totally agree with you. I dont want a huge quantity of food.........I just want some good food
Take care
willby
Almost a month out and I do have some regrets.
I miss drinking with my meals. I hate having to plan out every single bite I take, and then spend time writing it all down for the doctors, then putting it on fitday for me. I burp multiple times EVERY time I take a drink, no matter how hard I try not to take in "extra" air. I've gotten my period 3 times in the last five weeks. I can't take my NSAID for my back pain anymore, so I had to increase my valium and ultracet intake, when I had spent a year weaning myself down. I don't seem to get full like everyone else does and that scares the crap out of me. I don't miss it right now, but I know that one day, I'm really going to be upset when I can't have a slice of pie or birthday cake.
Now along with those regrets is the positive....I'm down 29 lbs as of Thursday, I've lost 1-2 shirt sizes, and 1 pants size. I'm starting not to hate working out. I'm having no problems with food, water, or protein intake, and the only thing that didn't agree with me (toast), now sits fine. I've gone out to restaurants with my family and tried lots of new foods, and everything seems to be going great. My favorite food is seafood, and my sister who had an RNY couldn't tolerate shrimp after, so I tested it this weekend (chili's grilled chicken and shrimp) and it was like eating ambrosia. Nobody has said "wow you look so skinny, except my husband, who is just kissing butt, but I can tell my face is thinner and I'm starting to lose the "pregnant" look (but man alive my tummy is getting so much more droopy).
The good definitely outweighs the bad for me, but I do have my moments. At the restaurant this weekend I looked around at all the people enjoying food I'll never be able to eat again, and it made me so sad I got teary eyed. I know it's only been a month, but it FEELS like it's been so much longer than that. Is that crazy?
Sheryl
Sheryl,
If youre crazy.........then scoot over cuz you have company!! My bday is next week and I'm ALREADY sad about the cake I wont be able to have. Youre so brave trying different foods. I'll do anything not to make my pouch mad at me. There was one little Colby cheese incidence that showed me who the boss was(and it wasnt me
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I miss drinking with my meals too. but whenever I see a show about someone who has had this surgery......and its a year later........they always have a drink with theirs. So maybe its just a newbie pouch thing.
No one has said that I look smaller either. In some ways it makes me mad
I figure after all I've been through and how deprived I am I should at least look like a super model by now
Oh I can tell......this is going to be a loooooooooong strange trip!!
take care
willby
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I miss drinking with my meals too. but whenever I see a show about someone who has had this surgery......and its a year later........they always have a drink with theirs. So maybe its just a newbie pouch thing.
No one has said that I look smaller either. In some ways it makes me mad I figure after all I've been through and how deprived I am I should at least look like a super model by now
Oh I can tell......this is going to be a loooooooooong strange trip!!
take care
willby 
Hey there...I found this on another profile here at OH and thought I'd share it with you. Maybe it will help some...
(It's kinda long but good food for thought!!!)
About 1 month after WLS you may need to consider...HIBERNATION SYNDROME 
After WLS, you may be feeling tired and become depressed. When you are several weeks post op, and are either on a liquid diet or you are eating many fewer calories than you were pre op, this depression and inactivity can become more pronounced.
All you want to do is sleep, you may have crying spells, you may begin to believe that the surgery was a mistake, or you may think 'what in the world have I done to myself?
All these feelings are completely normal and, to a certain extent, are to be expected. The low number of calories you are eating produces what many of us call the 'hibernation syndrome' and your depression and feelings of despair, are a direct result.
During the weeks immediately following surgery, our body starts to notice that we are not taking in enough calories. It doesn't know we've had WLS, or that it's the year 2005. Our body is missing food, thinks this is a famine, and struggles to conserve our energy. The human body reacts like it always has in a famine; it makes us depressed--so we don't have the motivation to do anything, and it makes us tired--so we don't have the energy to do anything. In this way, we will conserve as many calories as possible and remain alive.
You can see the practical value of this as our bodies have been living through famines, snowstorms, and other periods of unstable food supply for centuries.
This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits, and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store of energy (the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we want.
In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected.
Tell yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-6 weeks post op. Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up, you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling like your old self. Just give it time!
(It's kinda long but good food for thought!!!)
About 1 month after WLS you may need to consider...HIBERNATION SYNDROME
After WLS, you may be feeling tired and become depressed. When you are several weeks post op, and are either on a liquid diet or you are eating many fewer calories than you were pre op, this depression and inactivity can become more pronounced.
All you want to do is sleep, you may have crying spells, you may begin to believe that the surgery was a mistake, or you may think 'what in the world have I done to myself?
All these feelings are completely normal and, to a certain extent, are to be expected. The low number of calories you are eating produces what many of us call the 'hibernation syndrome' and your depression and feelings of despair, are a direct result.
During the weeks immediately following surgery, our body starts to notice that we are not taking in enough calories. It doesn't know we've had WLS, or that it's the year 2005. Our body is missing food, thinks this is a famine, and struggles to conserve our energy. The human body reacts like it always has in a famine; it makes us depressed--so we don't have the motivation to do anything, and it makes us tired--so we don't have the energy to do anything. In this way, we will conserve as many calories as possible and remain alive.
You can see the practical value of this as our bodies have been living through famines, snowstorms, and other periods of unstable food supply for centuries.
This stage can last several weeks. Our discomfort is compounded as we are, at this same time, trying to recover from major surgery, adopt new eating habits, and deal with a liquid or soft diet. To get out of this stage, our body has to say to itself 'gee, this famine is lasting a bit too long. If I keep conserving my energy with inactivity, I will starve to death. I'd better use my last store of energy (the remaining fat and muscles in our body) to hunt up some food'. At this point, our body will switch from getting energy from food, to getting energy from our fat (and muscle too if we don't eat enough protein) and that is what we want.
In order to deal with this difficult transition period, tell yourself that you're right on track; this is exactly what is normal and to be expected.
Tell yourself that, in a few weeks, this will pass, and you will feel like a completely new person. We all seem to turn the corner about 4-6 weeks post op. Then, your mood will lighten and, with your weight loss starting to add up, you'll feel more positive and have a better outlook on life. Just keep telling yourself that you will not always feel this way! You WILL be back to feeling like your old self. Just give it time! 
WHAT A FANTASTIC BIT OF INFO ... I'M GONNA PASTE IT INTO MY PROFILE ...
THANKS SO MUCH FOR TAKING THE TIME TO GET THIS IMPORTANT MESSAGE TO US! SEEMS WE ALL GET EMOTIONAL AFTER WLS. INTERESTING ... MINE HIT THIS WEEK ... I'M SO IRRITABLE! POOR NICK; HE'S BEING SO PATIENT.
GOD BLESS YOU 
DAWN & NICK
BTW ... HAVEN'T SEEN/CHATTED WITH YOU IN A WHILE ... HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING WITH YOU? I KEEP LOOKING AT THE CO WEATHER REPORTS ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL ... WONDERING IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR SKIDDING TO WORK!!!!!! 
DAWN & NICK
BTW ... HAVEN'T SEEN/CHATTED WITH YOU IN A WHILE ... HOW IS EVERYTHING GOING WITH YOU? I KEEP LOOKING AT THE CO WEATHER REPORTS ON THE WEATHER CHANNEL ... WONDERING IF YOU'RE DRIVING OR SKIDDING TO WORK!!!!!! Hi there Lady D. Thank you for your sweet post. I finally posted (cuz of you!) and kinda explained myself. You'll see it cuz I know you check all the posts. You're just sweet like that.
Thankfully, the snow has been in the high country, so far. There was a stretch of I-70 closed on Tuesday night cuz they couldn't clear the roads fast enough (2' in one hour!) and they were also concerned about avalanches happening so until they could make them fall (or check their stability) and then clean up after them, they weren't letting traffic through.
I happen to live on the Western Slope, also known as the Banana Belt. When it snows here, most of the time, it usually melts by noon. If snow sticks around, it's never for more than 2 - 3 days. My husband and I both have 4 wheel drive just in case.
Anyway, thank you so much for thinking about me. I think and pray for you all the time. YOU'RE THE BEST!!! Don't ever forget that!
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