Regretting my surgery

Thank you Gayla!  I know they tell you to read read read and the good and the bad.  I think I have a tendancy

to dwell on the bad lately as I have never had surgery before.  Had wisdom teeth out and my cancer removed last

year but they didn't toally knock me out for that....so the surgery process is a bit daunting for me. But I liked this part the most:

 

If you are able to lose and maintain without surgery, then I recommend it.  I personally considered surgery for almost four years.  I finally did it and have never regretted it.

 

Ive been able to lose hundreds of pounds over my lifetime....but never keeping it all off successfully.  And this is what I am

now concentrating on...the big picture...the long range part of my life....not anything instant. Although the instand benefits to my 

overall health will be a great thing with surgery....I want to keep it off. This yo-yoing is killing me..and I realize this.  I have been 

thinking about surgery for 5 years now and have had a co-worker survive, a couple friends :) so I know it can be done. They all have

 said it has changed their lives in so many ways (even those who judge them for taking 'the easy way out' which is a saying that makes me angry...but I am sure that type of ignorance will be out there and I'll face it the best way I can :)

 

Oddly enough, even 5 years ago I was considering the sleeve. The Band never ever interested me and I wasn't crazy about bypass. 

I realize the Sleeve has had a shorter history but is gaining popularity and more and more surgeons are now doing it alot....I am thrilled to hear and read about those on here who have been post op for many years and still successful....great to hear!! thank you!

There was no sleeve when I had surgery or I would have had one.  I'm pleased with my band although most people I know have had a revision.  So, I agree with your choice, but you do whatever is best for you.  Good luck.  There are plenty of successful and happy people who have had a sleeve.  Every week at support group the sleeve far exceeds the band and bypass.  I'm usually the only banded patient.  Take care, Gayla

I too  am starting the process of having WLS and have read all the negative and positive post. Let me just say that I have recently known so many people who have had such great success  with WLS. You have to research and talk to lots of people. Make sure you have a good surgical team that is open to answering all your questions and go with your heart. Feel free to keep in touch with me as we go through this process. I have decided support is the one thing that really helps you get where you need to be!

Would love to stay in touch as we do this fun adventure Fern94! Same with me...a co-workers mother-in-law had it about 7 weeks ago and is doing well....and she had losst 100 lbs on WW about two years ago and gained it ALL back and just decided it was time

to do this. And a friend of a friend just had it done about a month ago and both have had a positive experience with it.  My Dr. has

some great credentials and did a fellowship etc. etc. plus I liked her from the first seminar she hosted.  For me, it was important to 

have a surgeon who not only was highly qualified but had a great bedside manner too as I tend to ask a LOT of questions...and she 

answered everyone of them..so, so far so good :) Plus its in a great hospital (Shady Grove Adventist in Rockville MD) and I already love 

her entire staff...so that part of it for me is a no brainer.  Now I have to get over MY fears...and yes you are sooooooo right Support will 

be essential for me.  And I'm looking forward to finding it here now and beyond...take care!!

If you can, think about the dense proteins you like. For example, I love shrimp, fish, steak, hard boiled eggs, cheese. I use a food scale and weigh out my 3 - 4 oz. of protein. Then I put veggies on my plate. I love veggies. That is pretty much how I do my meals. I keep some frozen cooked stuff around to make it easy, like frozen cooked steak strips sold for making fajitas. Cooked, frozen shrimp. I carry a little lunchbox/cooler everywhere I go. Having my own food with me keeps me from making b ad choices.

I'm 1-1/2 years out and have not reached my goal. I stopped losing after six months but maintained at ten pounds above my goal. A medication change gained me 15 pounds! That started creeping towards 20. I started going back to the Bariatric surgery support group, and decided to try not to watch the scale every day, but make consistent good choices. No weight loss, I decided to start couch to 5K partly because I decided not to let that 15 to 20 pounds rob me of my goal of getting healthy. I'm almost afraid to say it, but the scale is going in the right direction again.

I really believe that ultimately I will get to my goal weight. The dense proteins make ALL the difference. Also following the rule about waiting 30 min. After drinking it eat, and not drinking until 30 min. After a meal.

Ar our support group someone told the pre-ops that this is the strictest diet you have ever been on. You have to watch every bite you eat for the rest of your life. The difference about this is that it is sustainable. You CAN do it for the rest of your life.

Sorry - this turned into a novel!

Ar our support group someone told the pre-ops that this is the strictest diet you have ever been on. You have to watch every bite you eat for the rest of your life. The difference about this is that it is sustainable. You CAN do it for the rest of your life.

Sorry - this turned into a novel!

 

 

thanks for the novel...I never mind them...I do them all the time lol Hearing you have to watch every single bite scares me....makes me think you have to be obsessed with food all over again...I know its for the right reasons.....but I am so tired of obsessing all the time about food. Granted probably not obsessing enough is what got me here....but I have two WLS patient friends...one is 5 years out and one 4 and all they DO is talk about food and what they eat and what they can't eat ...when they should eat....when they can drink...when they can't drink...they are always looking at the clock..timing every little thing.....and thinking about food all day long....its just as bad as it was before they had WLS.....I know it is an addiction for most of us....but I just wi**** didn't have to be all we thought of 24/7...but I guess we can't be lucky like those that eat only when they're hungry and stop when they're full and never seem to have weight issues and dont' obsess over every bite they take!!..............I just wanted to get to a place where I'm not obsessing non-stop...there has to be more to life than what we eat and drink right?