Would you do surgery again?

Aloha from Hawaii. I have been going back and forth for years about having surgery. I am just a couple months away now from my surgery date. Everyone the clinic has brought in says they love it and would do it again in a heart beat. But I know people who have gained the weight back, hate the way they look with loose skin, can't eat right even years after, so I don't think the clinic is giving me a balanced look. My question, for you personally, would you do weight loss surgery over again? What pros & cons did you face or still do face? What would you have done different if you could go back in time and change things? Thanks for your help!

 I wishedi could of done it 5 years ago....would do it again in a heartbeat. I am only 2 months out. i love the restriction. This is only a tool it is up to you to make it work!

This surgery has helped me reach goals I thought could never ever happen.

I wish I had done it before and could have those years of hiding back.

I would do this over 1000 times. Every ****ty minute of the liquid diet, any pain, any fright I ever felt was all worth it and more.

And I would deal with loose skin any day if I couldnt have done plastics over walking around morbidly obese, constantly embarassed, in my fat coffin of a body. Only half living this life of mine.

The point of followng your plan post op is to build healthy habits that will last. This isnt a diet, its a lifestyle change and you have to COMMIT to your own success and being compliant.

But the "rules" I follow, like high protein, small meals, its all so worth it and so easy and this IS my life now.

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 Hell yes.

Only change I would make would be to have the surgery earlier in life. 

Sure, there are challenges that comes with the surgery, but it beats being obese, marginalized, diabetic, having joint issues and sleep apnea, and taking a decade off your natural life span. 

Understand the risks, and understand the things you'll  have to do in order to be successful and stack the cards in your favor.

Good luck!

I would definatly do it all over again..
Just about 20 years sooner!!!!
Julie

 Even though I have to deal with GERD that developed post op, and chronic constipation - I'm about 80% sure I'd do the surgery again. I might have tried to keep going on my own to see if I could do it, but since I know the reality is I dont think i could have lost the weight without surgery, I know I made the right choice. The only thing that makes me really hesitate is the acid reflux.

Ive lost 180+ lbs - i have loose skin problems galore. I basically have hanging skin (not just loose and saggy) on my stomach, arms, thighs, boobs, etc. But, Im kind of enjoying it because I have a physical reminder everyday that all that skin USED to be filled with fat - plastics is a definite option to make me feel better, but that was not an option when i was 420 lbs. 

I dont know who youve met with the sleeve that can't eat right after years, but from what ive seen, past the first year, eating seems to be fairly normal with low incidents of major food intolerances - smaller portions, yes, but otherwise fairly normal. It's not like the lap band where you cant eat or drink anything. 

You know people with the VSG who have gained all of their weight back??

No. I don't know anyone who gained their weight back with vsg. but I do with RNY.

 Unfortunately, for all types of WLS, a few individuals will actually weigh more after one or two years. This doesn't happen often, but it's the result of when someone has WLS and isn't at all mentally prepared for the change in diet. It's easy to cheat any WLS with slider foods and/or liquid calories.  With the sleeve, you could drink a bunch of sugar-filled soda and beer, eat a bunch of high carb stuff which typically leaves your stomach fast, and have high-density soft foods like ice cream or milkshakes.   Anything liquidy is horrible because you get no restriction.  A few people look at surgery as a magic fix, and "ignore" the life change part because they just don't want to here it. I hate seeing those posts the most on here. 

I had a VSG surgeon tell me a story about one of his patients who wasn't mentally ready to make his diet change. During the mushie stage, he kept trying to blend pizza. No joke.

On the flip side, a few patients will also have trouble with losing too much weight, but again, it's rare. 

The average sleever will lose 60% excess body weight by year three (the average patient will lose 70% and then regain 10%)