Regrets?

Has anyone had gastric bypass and had any regrets?

No, not one regret. It was the best thing I have ever done for myself. I am healthier and more active than I have been in many years. It can be a pain to take all the supplements and do all the follow ups, but you have to just make that a part your new life.

GBPS is a tool and we need to use that tool to help us learn a new way of healthy eating because after a year or two if we haven't successfully made changes in our lifestyle with exercise and following the postop eating plan....protien first , lots of zero calorie liquids, small amount of complex carbohydrates ect. ect. we can see regain. I am starting to struggle with that myself right now.

Wishing you all the best on your WLS journey.

Sher

I have been sooooooooooo sick since surgery. Two strictures, pulled stomach muscle from throwing up (this was about 2 months out.), gall bladder surgery 7 months later. Now I have vasovagel syncope. That is where the blood pressure drops and I pass out. The one dr I saw said there is an increasing number of by pass patients getting this condition. I would still do it all over again in a heart beat. I am down close to 200 pounds from my high, off all BP meds, off cholesterol meds, diabetis is in remission. I am healthier than ever  and have more energy that I thought possible.

Absolutley NO regrets what so ever. I did have 3 strictures, but thats a minor fix and theres nothing you can do to prevent that. I have lost 140 pounds since my surgery in 2005. I have not gained any weight back. I did have a Tummu Tuck in Nov. But all in all, I would do it all over again in a heart beat!! Even at my age of the late fifties. I am the healthiest I have been in years. I do more and have no medical issues what so ever.
Good Luck with what ever you decide,
Sarah

I just celebrated my 4th anniversary on 4/26.

I do not regret my decision to have the RNY surgery.

Unfortunately  I have had some very serious medical issues over the past year & 1/2 that are still on going.  (very long winded complicated story that is archived since last March 2008 on this site)   up until January this year.. & still on going. 

I do want to point out.. what has taken place for me isn't the "typical" side affects with RNY surgery.  Obscure with ALOT of what has taken place could have been avoided.

However with all that said...  I've lost over 150 pounds (flex around 7 pounds).. I work out & have a set of "guns" that can give professional weight lifters a run for the money.. LOL.. I'm more active..& it's nice to PHYSICALLY be able to move without fighting all the extra weight and not worrying if I'm going to get diabetes because of the xtra weight.(runs in the family heavily). 

Not to mention the "social" aspect & acceptance of being a "normal size" person.. Obesity has it's own set of discriminations that is sooo uncalled for & I wish illegal.   It's sad I'm accepted now.. when I'm still the same gal.. same personality.. talents.. & skills.... just in a smaller package...
 
Having intolerances for certain foods can be a little frustrating.. however the benefits of weight loss and knowing I NOW have control over what I do with my weight makes it all worth while.

There are times I wish I could eat a sandwich with bread or a hamburger.. but it's few & far between... I made the choice to change my life style with the surgery and this tool.  Overall I wouldn't change a thing except for the past year & 1/2.

Regards,
Mickey 

As hard as it is to lose this weight (even with the tool)...and all the hard work you must put into it....NO, I have absolutely no regrets....I only wish I had done this sooner (like years before I had my daughter) because then maybe I would have had some pictures of her young with me in them!

Yes. I regret I waited so damn long LOL.