Poll: Would you do this all again?
Absolutely, Y-E-S!! If this had been available 20 years ago my life would have been vastly different. I try not to look back and regret anything however...one does wonder.
I would add one bit of caution to my unequivocal YES...I would not recommend this surgery to someone whose mind is not set on victory...nor would I recommend WLS to someone who dances past a general surgeon who is doing this procedure just to add to their practice $$$$$. I know I needed a team approach and a specialist in this surgery. Thank GOD WW is exactly that. ~Lisa~
I would add one bit of caution to my unequivocal YES...I would not recommend this surgery to someone whose mind is not set on victory...nor would I recommend WLS to someone who dances past a general surgeon who is doing this procedure just to add to their practice $$$$$. I know I needed a team approach and a specialist in this surgery. Thank GOD WW is exactly that. ~Lisa~
Amen Lisa, You are so right with your comments.
Yes, I would do this again.I wish I hadn't been so stubborn and had done this years ago. However, I was totally against WLS until I came and worked with Dr. Walton. It made all the difference in the world. I am a firm believer that everything happens for a reason. I am thankful that the turn of events in my life brought me to the medical field over twenty year ago, but most importantly that it brought me to Weight Wise three years ago.
YES, YES, YES and YES. IT HAS CHANGED MY LIFE IN SO MANY WAYS AND I BELIEVE IT HAS "SAVED" MY LIFE. I HAD SO MANY CO-MORBIDITIES THAT I KNEW MY LIFE SPAN WAS VERY LIMITED. I NO LONGER FEEL THAT WAY, NO DIABETES, NO HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, NO HIGH COLLESTEROL, NO ACID REFLUX, NO SLEEP APNEA, NO ANTI-DEPRESSANTS NEEDED NO MORE WATCHING LIFE GO BY WITH ME ON THE SIDELINES!!! I JUST WISH I COULD HAVE HAD IT MANY YEARS AGO. IT DOES TAKE DISCIPLINE, COMPLIANCY AND NOT "PLAYING" WITH THE INSTRUCTIONS THOUGH! THEY KNOW WHAT THEY ARE DOING AT WEIGHTWISE AND I THINK THEY ARE THE BEST!!! OH, AND DID I SAY, YES!!!
This is the ride of my life.....what an amazing tool I now have!!!
YES!! Absolutely....I will not be one who says I wish I had done it years ago, though! I firmly believe there is a reason why it did not happen until one year ago...I am thankful that I have reached the decision to have WLS after years of dieting, mainly because it educated me in making me understand that the reason why diets don't work is not entirely our fault...it made me understand that obesity is a disease and needs to be treated as such. I also feel that I was not ready for this in the past, as I always thought WLS would not work for me. And, to be honest I am extremely happy about my choice of procedure (VSG), of facility and surgeon - I cannot imagine having had this done anywhere else and being this successful. Not to mention the support!!
(50 lbs lost pre-op)
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