Regretting getting bypass
Short answer: no. Long answer (with a question): No, why? Do you? For any reason that's changeable? Or you regret it because you haven't "lost enough" or because it's disrupted your life in ways you didn't expect?
First ultra: Stone Mill 50 miler 11/15/14 13:44:38, First Full Marathon: Marine Corps 10/27/13 4:57:11, Half Marathon PR 2:04:43 at Shamrock VA Beach Half-Marathon, 12/2/12 First Half-Marathon 2:32:47, 5K PR Run Under the Lights 5K 27:23 on 11/23/13, 10K PR 52:53 Pike's Peek 10K 4/21/13, (1st timed run) Accumen 8K 51:09 10/14/12.
A couple of people do, of course, and some people who are in their first or second month have TEMPORARY regrets as they adjust to things and might have some trouble eating or drinking, but you will find that the OVERWHELMING MAJORITY of people (people here stay in here, at least) have no regrets. People who have not stayed in touch here or in a support group and have stopped following the rules and have gained a lot of weight back might say they regret it, I suppose.
I dont regret my RNY at all, but if I were going to it over again I would do the sleeve instead.
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.
Although the weight loss is a bit slower with the sleeve, I have not seen any evidence that people with sleeves lose less in the end.
With a sleeve, though:
1) you can continue to take NSAIDS (Motrin, Aleve, generic ibuprofen, aspirin) for pain and inflammation (with RNY, you can only take steroids for inflammation and can only take Tylenol and prescription meds for pain). You might not take anything for pain/inflammation now, but what happens if you develop arthritis or something down the road?
2) you do not have to worry about taking handfuls of vitamins every day, getting routine lab work, and worrying about vitamin deficiencies for the rest of your life
3) you keep the pyloric valve so there is no risk of dumping (although only 30% of RNYers dump, anyway, so chances are even if you have a RNY you won't react to sugar
4) it is a simpler surgery since there is no intestinal bypass and so there are fewer potential surgical complications
Besides, once the body adapts to the intestinal bypass and overcomes most of the caloric malabsorption, you end up with a primarily restrictive procedure (just like the sleeve) after 2 years, anyway (but still have the vitamin issues to deal with).
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 am 3 months out and the answer is an easy one: ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS!! I already feel like a new woman- I love my RNY! Have you had yours done yet? are you feeling regret? If so, maybe we could help you in some way feel more comfortable...let us know your experience or concerns about having surgery- there are tons of people that would be glad to answer any question.
