The downside, what were your nightmares?

I've been having a tough time lately with trying to decide whether weight loss surgery is right for me. I'm not sure I would qualify, but really I'm just terrified of all the horrible side effects I keep reading about. Liver and Kidney damage? Gallbladder removal? Almost guaranteed need for plastic surgery? Chronic pain? ... Ok, I admit that the "chronic pain" part scared me the most. I have a close friend who has had gastric bypass, and she is doing amazing and is so upbeat that I am trying not to get "rose-colored glasses" about this because of her. From the "personal experiences" I've heard about, it seems like this surgery has been a real miracle to some....but a nightmare to others. I'm hoping that you all will be open with me and share with me your "nightmares". Be blunt...be honest...be real. Please share with me anything you think I should know...any important tips that you wish someone had told you about?? I do not know for sure if I am going to go through with the surgery, but I do know...as I'm sure many of you can identify with... I can't stand living in this "prison" any longer. Diets are SO hard to stick to when you weigh so much and your body is expecting to sustain that weight. I DO feel that I'm ready to go through a surgery in order to not be ABLE to eat the amount of food that my body craves now. I'm just terrified of all the complications that might come along with it.

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