Everyones bad surgery story got me worried

Everyones bad surgery story got me worried.   I have surgery 1 Oct 09, maybe I should stop reading these forums, so I can get thru my surgery.

I felt like that about a week from surg, too. Try reading all the posts and look at the whole. We're a painfully honest bunch of thugs, but you'll see a common thread: Thank God we did it.

Is it easy? nope. Does it really suck sometimes? Yup. Did it hurt? yup. Do I still almost three years later get a pain in my side from the scar tissue? sometimes. Would I do it again? I wish I had done it sooner.

Tony,

Stay away from the "complications" board!

Dittos to fish eating guy!

Tony, you can get negative info on any surgery. Knee surgery is the scariest of all.  Keep posting here and we WILL give you the truth and support you'll need post op.  As fish eater said, our common thread is thank God we did it and sometimes why did'nt I do this earlier? Piece of cake
Good luck

The people who have bad stories usally didn't listen to their doctors and medical team.  Walk, drink your water and go in with positive energy!  YOU WILL BE OK!

Thanks I feel better.I love this horse, think I will go for a ride.

I have nothing but good to say about my surgery.

I had a vertical sleeve gastrectomy done on 9/15/2008 and I have lost 153 pounds.  I am 66 years old now (I was 65 when I had the surgery) and I have to say this has been easy.

I walk for exercise.  That's it, I just walk, 3 days a week, 2 miles at a time.

I eat regular meals, at regular times.  I do cheat, but i keep it to a tiny minimum, and I don't do it often.

I am still losing regularly, at over a year out.

Personally, I think anyone that doesn't lose is not working their program.  Me, well I decided that if i was going to let someone cut into my body, remove about 80% of my stomach, I was damn well going to do my part.  I have done exactly that, and it has NOT been all that difficult.

Stay away from any board that has mostly women posting. There seems to be a high correlation between owning a vagina and finding the worst possible scenario available and then *****ing about it until armageddon. Here's my story: First 10 days post op sucked. Since then there hasn't been a single day that I wasn't glad I had the surgery. My only regret is that I didn't do it when i was 37 instead of waiting until I was 47.

I had a great experience post op, it was all spring and rainbows....

SURGERY SUCKS dude. It isn't fun, it isn't wonderful, surgery hurts, but you get through it quickly and then you get better and lose weight.

I think it's important to read the "bad" stories so you can know the worst that can happen, but most likely it won't.

Scott

Surgery is tomorrow!  About four or five weeks from now, you'll look back and realize that 10/1/09 would be the best day of your life.  That's not to say that the next four or five weeks have to be bad - they will just be different as you adjust to some new routines as well as deal with the major surgery aspect of your plumbing being rerouted.  Hang in there ... keep the faith ... stay on the program ... and life will take an amazing turn for you.  Good luck, and see you on the losers' bench!