Would you do it again?

In a heartbeat. Really. I had doubts the first month, and I was angry at myself for not losing it on my own. I weighed 255.2 lbs to start, and I had been down as low as 209 on my own, and gained it back every time, and then some. I was not an overweight kid or teenager or even young adult - I started gaining weight during and after each pregnancy and could not get it off.

This helps me with portion control, and that was always, always my issue. I was NEVER full. I could eat a full meal, one of those king size Hershey chocolate bars, and go back in an hour for a bowl of ice cream with chocolate syrup. Food consumed my every thought. I woke up thinking about what was for breakfast and planned my weekends around where we could go for dinner. It is SO NICE to be free of that. To know I can eat a certain amount of something and be happy with that and be FULL.

I don't know when you had surgery, but the first two months were touch and go for me. You can't see good results yet although you are losing, you are tired and maybe in pain, etc. So just hang in there.

YES! In a "skinny" minute :)

Dah.................hell "yes", biggest regret...........not doing it sooner!!!  -Holly

I agree!! I was 40 at the time of surgery.

YES absolutely!It was the best thing i ever did for myself:)

You are still very early out so I am not surprised that you feel that way. There can be more struggles than layoffs early out. Repost in six months and I really think you'll feel differently once you see a big Payoff!

 Hi Diminishing Dawn,
Know you don't know me but im a pre op and im trying to decide if I want to do the RNY or the lapband. Im just trying to get a feel on the do's and don'ts. I see your are very happy with your choice but Im just curious what to expext my first 3 months after surgery!! If you don't mind please respond back.
Thank You,
hazel822

 

I would love to be able to say "yes" to your question and have that be the end of the story, but it's not.

Even though the surgery has been very successful for me, I have had complications.  I caught pneumonia in the hospital and it did not respond to the 4 kinds of antibiotics I was on.  I didn't feel even close to normal for 8 weeks after that.  I was in a quarantined room (because they thought the pneumonia was an antibiotic resistant strain and they didn't want to compromise other patients).  I had my own room and basically my own nurse for 5 days.  Everyday I begged to be released and go home and they said I was too sick to go home and my oxygen was low even though I was on oxygen and breathing treatments around the clock.

In the almost 6 months since surgery I have been to the ER twice for dehydration and now I am glued to my water bottle all the time.

I had surgery mainly because my reproductive endochronologist said losing a lot of weight through WLS was my best chance at being able to get pregnant (I have PCOS and Insulin Resistance).  I was also pre-diabetic.

My pouch is still very picky.  I miss being able to eat raw veggies.

I am glad that I had to give up sugar for the most part because there is really no reason to consume a lot of sugar -- especially in drinks.

My mind has not caught up with my body and although I am close to having lost 100 lbs since begining the journey, I still feel the same.  I still put on my old clothes and I can't seem to reconcile that they don't fit.

I get really fustrated at meal times because I can only have two bites and then stop for 5-10 minutes and take 2 more bites.  It's especially hard when we go out for someone's birthday, etc.

Even with all of that I believe that I would do it again if only to get everyone off my back.  My doctors, my dad, etc. were very insistant that I lose weight.

It is also nice to fit into seats on airplanes, movie theaters, etc.  It's nice to be able to shop at trendy clothing stores.

My blood pressure is better than normal.  My insulin resistance is under control.  My PCOS symptoms are better -- but not gone.

Yes, I would do it again.  However, this is not the easy way out.

I have often thought about this exact question. I did have a few complications after my surgery on September 29^th 2010. My life was completely turned around. I was in pain for months, infections, and it took me 6 months to completely recover. I have been at 124lbs for the last 3 months. I didn’t exercise too much after surgery because I was still too heavy, I didn’t feel well, and it hurt. Now I exercise 6 days a week with Zumba, weight training, swimming (everyday), walking and other cardio. I don’t “hurt" anymore…I do feel the workouts, but it don’t “hurt".  

It is not easy, but I would go through everything again. I have a chance to have a very healthy life that I did not ever have before. My body needed a “re-boot". I feel wonderful, I have energy that I didn’t know existed before. I love the foods I am able to eat. I do try some “bad" things at times (like we all do), but I feel slow and overall feel like crap. You learn not to eat these quickly. I love the way I feel and that God everyday for the surgeons that help people in this way. 

YES.

Oh, and I DO want to be skinny and bony.

But thats just me.