peijeremy

Hey all, New to the forum, and have been struggling with this new opportunity. I had the sleeve done in 2013 and have been successful with nearly 150lbs lost. However, I gained a bit and am still at 364lbs. My sleeve surgeon has brought on a new partner who specializes in the DS and has called me to offer it up as I am a "prime" candidate with a successful sleeve and more to lose. While I am happy to have lost all the weight, I still struggle with being the "big guy", and I find it hard to say no to it when I could lose another 75-100lbs My wife is also totally against having another "elective" surgery. She says I should work harder... Cautions me on all the skin surgeries I will need to have after as I already have some sagging skin. I am concerned with what the surgeon says will be "multiple" trips to the bathroom daily, and possible runny stool thanks to the non absorption of the fat in my foods. I am quite happy with 1 trip daily now since my VS I also forget to take my Vitamins sometimes... so there's that. Anyone else done the DS after already having done the VS first? And please don't make the replies about my wife, as she has said she will be there for me no matter what I choose, but prefers not to risk me dying on the table when I don't really "need" to be there. Thank you,

Thanks BigRed! I am having the surgery on the 27th I'll be finding out next week in preadmission anyway, but I am curious, what was your post op diet after the switch given you already had the sleeve?

Hey all, Thank you so much for all the feedback. I like your post especially LittleBill. The answer is, no, I would not be happy. I actually made the decision to move ahead and have surgery scheduled for later this month. Will be sure to update you all after. Thanks again, JD

I definitely have changed the amount of what I eat, because I couldn't squeeze in another thing If I tried But ya, I do still have bad things I shouldn't occasionally. I definitely do not drink soda... I am in Canada, so no $ cost to the surgery other than time off work. Could I be doing more? Sure, I put on the weight when I stopped the gym, but am back now, 3-4 times a week and could likely even go once or twice more a week... But I have a life too as I have a 6 year old.