yower85

I am 4 weeks today since starting the shake diet (2 weeks post op today) and have lost 23kg (52 pounds)

Hi Team I had my operation on the 16th of April, it went very well according to the surgeon and now I'm back home and on the way to recovery. A couple of the dressings have come off now including the dressings over the main incision where the excess stomach was removed. With that scar in particular it's quite indented into my tummy, almost as if it were a second belly button. Did anyone else experience this, and if so, is it something that will go away over time. To be frank when I first looked at it I was a little shocked as it looks quite unsightly but if it's going to improve over time, well that's not the end of the world. Any feedback would be appreciated!

G'day all I've been reading this forum for a couple of weeks after stumbling across it, it's a wealth of information which is great, but after reading some users comments and feelings of regret it's starting to make me second guess my decision. I go in for surgery on the 16 of April, so it's 8 days away at the time of this post. I've been managing quite well on the pre-op diet, having my 3 shakes a day with a snack on a carrot or something in between. My nutritionist gave me a list of approved foods which included diet cordial and jelly, so i have that occasionally too. It helps mix things up a bit. I'm definitely worried about post-op though. I'm a big tall lad and until now I've enjoyed big meals, with plenty of meat, or potatoes etc and it sounds like that's all about to change. While I know I need to lose weight for my health, I'm starting to wonder if I'm making a big mistake. Has anyone regretted their decision to get surgery, I can understand feelings of regret after a few days or even weeks, but say to those who are several months on, are you still regretting it? I was unaware of some of the other difficulties post-op too, hair loss, not being able to sleep right (some people are saying weeks later they still can't sleep in their bed?), people who are still hungry when the surgery should have taken that feeling away. I'm assuming I'm just nervous and looking at only the negatives, but if anyone is able to offer some friendly words of advice to help me out, I would be in your debt Cheers

Thank you both for your responses, it's great to hear some very positive outcomes. My nerves have settled again today, I think I was just getting a little anxious. Fingers crossed I can keep the nerves at bay for a while!