Would you do it again?
I'm an RNY'er (not a VSG'er), but OMG yes - I'd have it again in a heartbeat! In fact, I'd go back every year and have it done again if I had to! I had no idea how much better my life would be without all that extra weight. I should have had this done YEARS ago!
RNY 06/03/15 by Michael Garren (Madison, WI)
HW: 373 SW: 316 GW: 150 LW: 138 CW: 163
Well... in theory I'll never have to :)
But if you're asking if I was suddenly Gwen from 1/2014 with all the knowledge I have now, then yes, I would definitely make the same choice to have WLS.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
In terms of making the decision if I had it to do over, I would make it 10 years earlier.
It has been one of the best life decisions for health, energy and restoration ever.
HW: 240 lbs CW: 205 lbs: SW: 199 lbs GW: 130 lbs
1 MO = 167.0 2 MO = 156.4 3 MO = 148.4 4 MO = 140.6
5 MO = 136.0 6 MO = 130.0 (GOAL) 20 MO = 133
"At the evening of our life, we shall be judged by our love."
I searched the forum and read past posts but it's been a while since this was asked.
(I am in the pre-op phase and seriously questioning if I can/should do this)
Would you have the surgery again?
oh HELL, yes, once a year if that is what it took!
I searched the forum and read past posts but it's been a while since this was asked.
(I am in the pre-op phase and seriously questioning if I can/should do this)
Would you have the surgery again?
oh HELL, yes, once a year if that is what it took!
Of course, if you had to do it once a year it wouldn't be a very great surgical intervention!
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
I searched the forum and read past posts but it's been a while since this was asked.
(I am in the pre-op phase and seriously questioning if I can/should do this)
Would you have the surgery again?
oh HELL, yes, once a year if that is what it took!
Of course, if you had to do it once a year it wouldn't be a very great surgical intervention!
no it wouldn't. But if was necessary, hypothetically, by the limits of the surgery, that is what I would do.
I'm honestly not sure. If I knew then what I know now about weight loss and maintenance, I might have had a chance at losing the weight and keeping it off without surgery.
Sometimes I have similar thoughts. People have asked me "couldn't you have done all of that without surgery?"
And.. maybe I could have. But I didn't. That's the important thing to me to keep in mind.
VSG with Dr. Salameh - 3/13/2014
Diagnosed with Binge Eating Disorder and started Vyvanse - 7/22/2016
Reconstructive Surgeries with Dr. Michaels - 6/5/2017 (LBL & brachioplasty), 8/14/2017 (UBL & mastopexy), 11/6/2017 (medial leg lift)
Age 42 Height 5'4" HW 319 (1/3/2014) SW 293 (3/13/2014) CW 149 (7/16/2017)
Next Goal 145 - normal BMI | Total Weight Lost 170
TrendWeight | Food Blog (sort of functional) | Journal (down for maintenance)
