Sometimes I regret My surgery?????

Everyone is different and also have different.  I notice that some days that people regret their surgery and other days they do not...............

Why would you regret your surgery.. complications, to much weight loss, can't eat what you want to eat, your body image after surgery etc??????

I wouldn't say I've ever regretted having WLS.  Oh there have been times when food was everywhere (usually holidays) where I've gotten frustrated because I wanted to eat more and there wasn't any possible way to do so.

I am happy to say I have not had ONE regret!  I, however, was very fortunate to have a complication free surgery and recovery.  Can't say how I would feel I had some of the complications I read about on here.

I don't like the excess skin, but I hated the excess weight more.  I don't like the deflated boobs, but I prefer it to 100 lbs.  I feel like the whole process has been a win-win.

 

 

The only day I had buyers remorse for having WLS was the day after I came home from the hospital.  It was a little challenging getting used to the new routine of when to eat, what to eat and how often to take the variety of vitamins we were supposed to take.  I was also guiding my husband through a living/dining room remodel.  Once I had a good cry, I've been up on my feet and ready to go.  I'm very fortunate I did not have any complications from the surgery. 

Is it tough sometimes to see food I know I shouldn't eat - you bet.  But I think about how far I've come and I know that it will never taste as good as I feel right now.  For example, today there was coconut cream pie in the break room at work.  I just finished doing Jillian Michaels Ripped in 30 with some coworkers.  My new thought process was how many times would I have to do Circuit 4 to work off the pie.  Pre-WLS I would have had the pie anyway and left Jillian for another day.   

I was regretting having it done lastcsaturday when I was rushed back to hospital for the second time in excruciating pain, during my 11 yr olds birthday party, I'm only 7 weeks out and have already had a leak/infection at 1 week out and now this, I'll be in the hospital for at least another week and as much as I try to remain positive it's hard at times, I did this to get healthy,I never had the scary type of medical issues I've had since getting this done before.
Hopefully in three months I can look back and this'll just be a minor bump in the road!

I did the first month or so out. A lot of food-centric things were happening, and here I was, drinking protein shakes or eating small pieces of food. It was tough! Your brain is telling you to eat more even though you cannot, physically. There definitely was an adjustment period, and I still have to be aware of it. I did fine on Thanksgiving, though. I'm sure Christmas will be easier, as well as other events as I get further out. 

Two weeks in. That's when most folks experience that feeling.

For me I was ALWAYS sick. I couldn't eat anything without getting sick and the sickness was of the violent sort (projectile vomiting so harsh I'd break out in freckles). I was tired (because my body was getting no calories), I was constipated (because food pushes food through the system and I wasn't getting any of that either). Life just sucked there for a minute.

In the midst of that I admit thinking, "I wish I'd never done this!" Thankfully, it got better. Five years later I'm all good. :)

Hope that answers your question.

I think the first couple of weeks are the hardest and people just have a hard time adjusting to all the new changes. I would get sick to my stomach before WLS, so Im glad I haven't gotten sick like before since I had RNY.

But I did have a day when there was a bunch of delicious food around (party) and all I could eat was two bites and I felt sad that I didnt get to try all the other stuff. (I was like 3 months out.)

Now I know that in time I'll be able to try those things again, but for now I need to stick to my small portions. I know there'll come a time when I'll be able to eat a lot more and wish for those days when I had major restriction!

I regret it sometimes, lie, a lot. I have horrendous ulcers. Have perforated once and almost died. It was a risk I took when I had the surgery. I am always sick and always throw up. I live on carafate, prilosec and tums. Can only eat little bits and am still a size 16. I also became severely addicted to narcotics after the perforation surgery, my doctors called it a transfer addiction. I had to go to a detox to get off of them and now have been clean for over a year. I would love to get it reversed but I know it could end up with me and a colostomy bag. These are the chances we take to be healthy and some of us end up more unhealthy than when we started. Good luck to all of the pre-ops

I'm not sure I can say I regret the surgery. I do wish I had given more serious consideration to the potential complications. I am 13 months post op and have been in and out of the hospital. I have had ulcers, and dehydration, A-Fib, and now I'm on the verge of needing TPN for nutrition. 

I knew that there could be issues.. I was expecting the worst thing to happen would be dumping. I'm sure for those that dump it probably sucks eggs but, I kind of feel like I would happily trade  I never imagined that I would lose the amount of weight that I have lost and to still be fighting to eat. The other issue for me ... There is nothing predictable about my day. Will it be a good pouch day or a bad one? Hell if I know! So, I regret that I didn't think about the real possibility that I might actually BE one of the people that have "issues".