Would you do it again?
After all I've been through since having this surgery, I keep asking myself would I have done this again?
Since I've been having mixed emotions about doing this I'm not sure I would do it again. Before surgery I was eating healthy, stopped 6 months before from eating fast foods and cutting my proportions. I just wasn't moving like I should, I think if I had started walking and continued doing what I was doing as far as the eating healthier I would have been fine.
To prepare for surgery I lost 17lbs, it motivated me in a way that I believe I could have continued on....a slow goal but I would have reached it.
What about the rest of you? Would you have the surgery all over again?
Since I've been having mixed emotions about doing this I'm not sure I would do it again. Before surgery I was eating healthy, stopped 6 months before from eating fast foods and cutting my proportions. I just wasn't moving like I should, I think if I had started walking and continued doing what I was doing as far as the eating healthier I would have been fine.
To prepare for surgery I lost 17lbs, it motivated me in a way that I believe I could have continued on....a slow goal but I would have reached it.
What about the rest of you? Would you have the surgery all over again?
She's from 339 to 200 as of 6/14/2012.. SOO proud of my bigbabygirl 
I would absolutely do it all over again. I once lost almost 100 pounds (after being ill), but gained it all back (plus some more, of course) in short order. I lost 50 pounds on a liquid diet (and gained it all back (plus more). At age 45 (at the time of surgery) I knew that surgery was my only hope of KEEPING the weight off.
Lora
Lora
14 years out; 190 pounds lost, 165 pound loss maintained
You don't drown by falling in the water. You drown by staying there.
I've often said that I'd do it twice a year if I had to in order to keep my weight off, so that should answer your question! :)
Like Lora, the losing part wasn't the problem. I've literally lost and gained probably 350-400 (can think of 200 without evening thinking, so I know it is up there given my uncountable efforts with Jenny Craig, Weigh****chers, Nutrisystem, etc.) pounds since I was 10 years old. Seems the gaining was never a problem either! LOL! Sadly, I knew this surgery was the only shot I had at maintaining my weight WITH the knowledge that it would still require due diligence on my part FOREVER.
I think if any of us could "continue doing what I was doing as far as the eating healthier", we all would have been fine. But we couldn't--not without help. So yes, you could have lost the weight. And you definitely could have gained it back. If you use your tool and keep your eye on the prize (health, increased energy) you will be fine.
I hope you find a place of peace with your process.
Best to you,
Denise
Like Lora, the losing part wasn't the problem. I've literally lost and gained probably 350-400 (can think of 200 without evening thinking, so I know it is up there given my uncountable efforts with Jenny Craig, Weigh****chers, Nutrisystem, etc.) pounds since I was 10 years old. Seems the gaining was never a problem either! LOL! Sadly, I knew this surgery was the only shot I had at maintaining my weight WITH the knowledge that it would still require due diligence on my part FOREVER.
I think if any of us could "continue doing what I was doing as far as the eating healthier", we all would have been fine. But we couldn't--not without help. So yes, you could have lost the weight. And you definitely could have gained it back. If you use your tool and keep your eye on the prize (health, increased energy) you will be fine.
I hope you find a place of peace with your process.
Best to you,
Denise
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RNY 2/3/09, LBL/BL w/Augmentation 9/16/11
Start weight: 335 Current weight: 185 Goal weight: Whatever the hell I can maintain without driving myself insane!
*6.5 lost preop
In a word, yes.
I too wondered if I could handle the weight with one more diet - and for a while was unsure about my insurance approval, so really was afraid that this is where I would end up.
But my surgeon said it this way. Surgery is the best documented "cure" for morbid obesity. The stats are against us doing it on our own, as we know so well.
The winter before my surgery, my winter coat didn't fit. It wouldn't button. I didn't want to buy a coat in the size I really wore so I used a raincoat throughout that winter. I could barely buy a pair of socks that didn't cut into my calves. My feet hurt and my ankles were swollen. I had high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Every time I went somewhere, I took inventory to see if I was the fattest woman in the room. Most the time I was. When I watched a sports event on TV, I realized that I weighed more than a lot of college and pro athletes.
Now?
I have lost 100-105 lbs. I wear size 6-8 or a small/medium in most things. I am healthy and have had no complications with my surgery. I exercise 4-6 hours a week, doing water aerobics, zumba, or jazzercise...what's still shocking is that I LIKE doing it! I go to the doctor without cringing when I step on the scale. Sex is better. I hate to say it, but total strangers are more friendly and open. My kids are incredibly proud of me. I can do things like walk on the beach without being mortified, or slide into a restaurant booth with plenty of room to spare. I can buy clothes (nice ones!) off the sale racks. My bra doesn't cut into my sides.
And that's just part of it.
Could I have done this on my own? Well, maybe. For a while. I know how the dieting cycle works. I started dieting when I was 5 years old. Took diet pills at age 8. Weigh****chers by 11 - joined and rejoined a hundred times, it seems. Medifast. Quick weight loss. And on and on.
My surgery has been a blessing and while I know it is a lifetime commitment - I'm ready for that. The rewards are incredible, every day.
I too wondered if I could handle the weight with one more diet - and for a while was unsure about my insurance approval, so really was afraid that this is where I would end up.
But my surgeon said it this way. Surgery is the best documented "cure" for morbid obesity. The stats are against us doing it on our own, as we know so well.
The winter before my surgery, my winter coat didn't fit. It wouldn't button. I didn't want to buy a coat in the size I really wore so I used a raincoat throughout that winter. I could barely buy a pair of socks that didn't cut into my calves. My feet hurt and my ankles were swollen. I had high cholesterol and high blood pressure. Every time I went somewhere, I took inventory to see if I was the fattest woman in the room. Most the time I was. When I watched a sports event on TV, I realized that I weighed more than a lot of college and pro athletes.
Now?
I have lost 100-105 lbs. I wear size 6-8 or a small/medium in most things. I am healthy and have had no complications with my surgery. I exercise 4-6 hours a week, doing water aerobics, zumba, or jazzercise...what's still shocking is that I LIKE doing it! I go to the doctor without cringing when I step on the scale. Sex is better. I hate to say it, but total strangers are more friendly and open. My kids are incredibly proud of me. I can do things like walk on the beach without being mortified, or slide into a restaurant booth with plenty of room to spare. I can buy clothes (nice ones!) off the sale racks. My bra doesn't cut into my sides.
And that's just part of it.
Could I have done this on my own? Well, maybe. For a while. I know how the dieting cycle works. I started dieting when I was 5 years old. Took diet pills at age 8. Weigh****chers by 11 - joined and rejoined a hundred times, it seems. Medifast. Quick weight loss. And on and on.
My surgery has been a blessing and while I know it is a lifetime commitment - I'm ready for that. The rewards are incredible, every day.
It's super normal to have that "What have I done to myself" moment after surgery. You will get past it and especially once you start to notice changes in your body, will be thankful. I am only three months out, and I live a basically normal life. No, I do not go out to the all- you -can -eat restaurants, and I do have my little issues here and there. I have been on two "mini" vacations, and found plenty to eat and even lost weight!
I read another post about pain on the left side, and yes, I had terrible pain on my left side for about 4 weeks. It just went away one day, and hasn't been back since. Take it easy, use an ice pack, and take your pain meds when it's really bad.
I read another post about pain on the left side, and yes, I had terrible pain on my left side for about 4 weeks. It just went away one day, and hasn't been back since. Take it easy, use an ice pack, and take your pain meds when it's really bad.
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