PausedDreams

Hello everyone. I 've been looking at your forum lately and i decided to sign up and post in my turn my story and some questions i would need to be answered. I am a 25 years old. Male. And have been seriously obese since my childhood. Back in 2008 i used to weigh 140 KG (circa 308lb). At that time i had decided to go for the intragastric baloon. In six months time, by doing simple one hour walking 3-4 times per week, and following a diet strictly, i have achieved to lose 50 Kg ( circa 110lb) . My doctor told me it was really a record for the stats. Unfortunately, as soon as i removed my balloon, hunger came back, and maybe more than i ever had. I ended up , today, weighing 151 Kg ( 332 lb). I was thinking to have the gastric sleeve surgery, but in my country where i live, and for having some close persons working in hospitals and clinics, they tell me i should avoid any kind of WLS. Because in time many patients come back due to some failure. Some of them even died. I just know that i can't trust the country where i live for this kind of surgery. Could you people share with me where would you suggest me to go and have the operation? I also heard that some patients looked older than they really are after 2-3 years time post op. Additionally they looked like emotionally neutralized. Not so happy and smiling as before. Does it have to do with the ghrelin hormone? I am a really happy person. I am motivated by my humour even in my most tragic occasions. It would be a shame if my mood changed in a negative way after my operation. Additionally, i read about the gastric plication. I know this is a gastric sleeve forum, but i really wanted your opinion on that. What would you suggest me? Should i go for gastric sleeve? Or plication? I'm really afraid of removing a great part of my stomach and knowing about reducing greatly the ghrelin levels. Are there any other young persons near my age who had any success ? Either with sleeve or plication? If you could private message me doctors and hospitals (in Europe if possible) it would be greatly appreciated. Please enlighten me. My dreams have stopped (for now at least). Help me continue live my life again. Thank you for walking with me until now by reading this message.

Thank you for sharing your experience and feelings... Awaiting more replies to my first post.

Thank you. More opinions and expreriences from persons near my age will be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your reply. Could you give me more info about those surgeons in Mexico? Privately because i don't know if advertising would be ok. Any other suggestions and opinions are welcome. Thank you in advance.