Does anyone regret their surgery?

I am just seriously starting my research into bariatric surgery.  I am barely 35 BMI, but have diabetes and sleep apnea.  If I do surgery, it wont be for another 7 months due to my work schedule.  Part of me thinks that, if I can do the surgery, I should be able to spend the next 7 months living like I was post surgery.  I should be able to eat 500 calories a day and lose the weight by myself.  I know I will hate it....but I would hate it after surgery too?  The only difference would be all the side effects of surgery, and a huge new payment in my budget.  If I cannot live post surgery now, then maybe I shouldn't do the surgery?

I dont know if I want to be talked into surgery or talked out of it.  Did any of you try to live a post surgery life before doing it?  Is it just the commitment level that makes it all possible?  

I don't regret my surgery at all.  I had my sleeve done January 8th.  So Im only 2 weeks post surgery.  I would never have been able to follow a 500 calorie diet before the surgery.  That would have been absolute torture.  I tried to focus more on eating slower and drinking more water. 

But you ARE able to follow a strict diet...you are doing it. If I cannot commit to 7 months, how can I commit to a lifetime?  How did you make the decision to do it?  Is it the monetary investment?  Is it removing choices?  Do I have to lose all hope before I can commit to a life of eating things I hate?

I am able to follow the diet because of the surgery.  Its a challenge at this point to get in 600 calories.  I made the decision to follow through with the surgery because I wanted to become healthier.  I was starting to have health issues due to the weight.  The health aspect alone was motivation for me.  I knew deep down that it was the right choice for me.  I thought about it for years before I decided to do it.  It is a tool to help me get healthier and where my weight needs to be.  This is permanent and a serious decision that only you can make for yourself.  The best you can do is read all the information you can and ask your doctor lots of questions. 

sorry. Accidentally sent post as reply to last poster! Re-posting at end!

Why would you be eating things you hate? Most people eat a more or less normal diet, just a healthy one. And the whole point of surgery is to make it easier to eat less. Why on earth anyone would choose to eat just 500 calories a day once they were past the first few months post-op I can't imagine! And pre-op, t would be misery!

The surgery procedures are a tool that you use to help you lose weight and get healthy.  To me, it is like a hammer and a nail.  I need a hammer to use the nail.  For me, I needed the surgery to lose weight, put my diabetes in remission and minimize or end my other co-morbid conditions. 

I would have my WLS procedure all over again.  No question, I'd do it to have the life that I have today. 

Yes you are able to stick to a strict diet post surgery , because , quite simply , you are physically unable to eat much more than 800 calories a day ( I struggle most days to get in 600 ) . Of course you can load up on cookies and ice cream and put away millions more calories , but in my experience , by that point , you are very afraid of jeopardizing  your health to do that that the fear alone should stop you . If you are a reasonably sensible person and really do truly want to change your life and you health , you will also have some resolve after going through the surgery to make a good go of the plan you have been given . If , like me , you have little to no appetite after surgery , this helps hugely in getting you through this first phase where you can learn more about your body , the things that agree with you and the things you want to eat to stay healthy . You realize that after the surgery is done , you have a choice . Do you really want to fill your tiny tummy with total garbage that will do absolutely nothing for your body and general health ? Or , will you choose wisely and find things you like that are good for you , full of protien and goodness ? Cos' there is simply not enough room for both options anymore ! 

I am almost 6 weeks put ,so very early . But I already feel so much better , I am learning so much in how I want to proceed with this and because I can see/ feel the changes and health benefits , it's just driving me forward even more . 

I wish you well in whatever you choose to do . This forum is such a great source of info and support , so when you are confused or need to vent or just feel you are not alone in the process , there is always someone here to lend a hand . 

Good luck :) 

Jax xx

Hi Jaxie77, I am also from Canada and I am wondering were you had your surgery? I am from BC and am serious about TJ Mexico. Would very much like to hear more about

your story

I am Canadian/Mexican and had vsg in Mexicali. Please research carefully for Mexican surgeons as you should with any surgeon. Unfortunately in TJ there are some clinics that pick you up in a bus, take you over the border, take you sightseeing the day before and then the "clinic" in a strip mall. NOT! Research carefully!