Question:
Any regrets

My surgery date is Tuesday morning?    — herb1955 (posted on April 12, 2009)

April 12, 2009
I'm 3 weeks out from RNY. I can say the first week was full of regret for me. Some, it doesn't even phase. Food was my best friend and I'm very sad right now, because I can't have what I want. Eating at a restaurant isn't the same. I know things will change for me when my 6 weeks is up and I can begin introducing most foods back into my life. I wish you luck.
   — Bootsee01

April 12, 2009
I had surgery March 10, am 1 month two days out...ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS!
   — amanda_g

April 12, 2009
The surgery changed my life completely, some in good ways and many not so good ways but I still won't regret making the decision to be healthy.
   — sng31

April 12, 2009
I AD IT DONE MY HUSBAND HAD IT DONE AND MY DAUGHTER HAD IT DONE THE FRIST FEW WEEKS YES WE WISH WE COULD TURN BACK THE CLOCK BUT NOW I WENT FROM A SIZE 36PANTS DOWN TO 18 SO IT DOES GET BETTER
   — oldpepsilady

April 13, 2009
I am 5 years post op and they have been the best years of my adult life...Absolutely NO regrets because the quality of my life and my health is so much better than the disease, pain, depression, etc...that I lived with being MO...I would not trade any of it to go back in time to not have RNY surgery...This was my second chance to really enjoy life as an energetic, happy and basically healthy, vitamin popping, sugar/simple carb watching person! LOL
   — .Anita R.

April 13, 2009
I had my surgery on April 7th and the first few days I really had regrets, I awakened thinking, OMG!! What have I done to myself because of the pain, but now I am feeling much better. The major issue I had was how thirsty I was and my Dr. was unyielding about not drinking. He only allowed ice chips and popsicles a few days later. I just say my Dr. today and he removed every other staple from my incision and told me I could DRINK flavored water now. I am so happy!! I am not hungry at all and I am already loosing.....Very happy now with no regrets!
   — jerrysings

April 13, 2009
I HAVE ABSOLUTELY NO REGRETS! I HAD MY RNY SURGERY MARCH 30TH AND I FEEL GREAT, I'VE LOST 16 POUNDS AS OF LAST WEEK AND I AM SURE IT WILL BE MORE WHEN I GO TO WEIGH IN TOMORROW!
   — regina6913

April 13, 2009
It took me 6 weeks before I felt like I had done the right thing but I am almost 14 moths post-op, almost 1/2 the person I was before and the ONLY regret was that I had not had the WLS (RNY) sooner. I FINALLY have a life. No life if perfect but the surgery definitely made it better and more enjoyable. Hang in there and wishing you many good days ahead!!!
   — AuntPamcakes4six

April 14, 2009
I am only sorry I didnt' have the surgery sooner. I am 13 mths post-op and have lost 140 lbs. If I liked tatoos I would get one that said it really works. Good luck to all who are about to partake on this journey. You can do it, just do it one day at a time. God bless.
   — Cathyrb

April 14, 2009
I had my Open RNY in January 2000, and I have no regrets. I think that WLS surgery should be a last resort for people, and it was for me. It literally saved my life. I chose to have surgery because 8 months earlier, at age 34, I had had a stroke. I didn't think I would live to see 40 if I didn't get the weight off butt soon(pun intended.) I lost 100 lbs, changed the way I ate, started to walk every single day, drank my 64 ounces of water (or more) no matter what, and became healthier than I'd ever been! Three weeks after my surgery, my dear mother in law was diagnosed with terminal lung cancer and she died suddenly on the first day of spring, March 21 (She never even got into hospice care). In 2003, I was diagnosed with a rare brain disease called Moya Moya , and I had 4 brain surgeries in 6 months. I never could have tolerated that kind of trauma to my body 100 lbs. heavier, 100 lbs. unhealthier. After 9 years, despite a miscarriage, losing the possibility of adopting children, two moves, getting fired from my job, 5 brain surgeries. two hernia operations, the death of my mother in law, the sudden death of one brother due to an anuerysm, losing asecond brother last year to suicide, I have kept off 83 of those 100 lbs. Even my hero Carnie Wilson can't claim that. Hard stuff still happens after surgery and you have to find a way to cope with it without the food. Life is a journey, WLS is a part of that. You are still going to have problems, the food is not going to be there. Find another way to deal with those feelings: write in a journal, talk to a counselor (I do), talk with a friend, a partner, a pastor/minister, join Overeaters Anonymous (I am a member.) Just DO NOT 't isolate and eat crap. Use the TOOL of WLS. Hope this helps, ginastringbean
   — Gina J.

April 14, 2009
i dont regret any desicion because i believe it is your choices that make your life but my doctor would not recomend me for wls even tho my bmi was 54 so i paid private but it is not working and when i had my last fill she said that there was something wrong wiv my band as there was blood in my tube but my doctor wont help me and i cant afford to pay privatly so im stuck... but this is very rare apparently
   — jabodie

April 14, 2009
I am less than one week post-op. My surgery was April 8th, I had RYGB and I have no regrets. Everyone is different and responds differently to procedures, but everything is good for me. I was terrified of having the surgery, but I am glad that I didn't turn back. I did have a little bout with diarrhea but it was temporary. I wish you so much joy and a happy journey. Since I started the journey with my surgeon on January 8th I have lost 47#. Yeah me. I am looking forward to a healthier more energetic lifestyle. I have a total of 225# to lose, and I am on my "weigh".
   — [Deactivated Member]

April 15, 2009
Really think about having surgery. I had a rny 8-08. Had a a leak that wasn't caught soon enough. Ended up in a coma for 4 months. Lost my job because I was out so long, then lost the house and car and now am on welfare. I still am unable to eat, I have a feeding tube and 3 drains that are attached to suction machines. I know I'm the 2% chance of complications but I wish I would have tried harder to lose on my own.
   — RLB

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