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Would You Have Weight Loss Surgery Again?



Would You Have Weight Loss Surgery Again?  

421 members have voted

  1. 1. Knowing what you know now about weight loss surgery, would you do it again if you had the chance to make your decision again?

    • Yes, without a doubt! The surgery has been everything I’d hoped for.
      242
    • Yes, probably. The journey hasn’t been easy, but I’m losing weight and feel that this was my best option.
      82
    • Yes, but I would have chosen a different type of weight loss surgery.
      14
    • No. I’ve had complications and my health has suffered and/or I haven’t been hitting my weight loss goals.
      18
    • I haven’t had the surgery yet, but I’m looking at the results of this poll carefully to help me make my decision!
      54
    • Other...read my response below!
      7


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I am four weeks out, and right now I regret my decision. I had the surgery for a better quality and healthy life but I feel that I will never feel "right" again. I feel like everything gets stuck in my chest (like a pill that went down the wrong way). I hope it gets better and hope I will be happy with my decision in a month from now.

Give it some time. I felt pretty awful until about 6 weeks, and not really normal until 8 weeks. Now I feel amazing! (I am about 12 weeks post-op.)

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I am four weeks out' date=' and right now I regret my decision. I had the surgery for a better quality and healthy life but I feel that I will never feel "right" again. I feel like everything gets stuck in my chest (like a pill that went down the wrong way). I hope it gets better and hope I will be happy with my decision in a month from now.[/quote']

That's how I feel from time 2 time but haven't had pills get stuck & hope I don't good luck 2 you hope we can get through this

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I was skeptical for about the first month post-op because if how I felt (headaches' date='so thirsty,tired, sore) but now that I'm starting my third month I am very pleased. I would do it again because the initial symptoms I mentioned are about gone and I've lost 47lbs in 9weeks! Yaaaay![/quote']

Congrats

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This is making me so scared! I have struggled with my weight for over 20 years. I have sleep apnea, high cholesterol, high triglycerides. I have gained and lost 50lbs or more at least 10 times!

I just pray everything will be okay!

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Nooooooo cause all i want is food now : (

I sometimes feel like I want food 2 when did u have your surgery

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All i wanted was food too,so i thought. I tasted some corn chowder that I pureed and it was not at all what i wanted... crave things i ate in the Low Carb lifestyle that is too early for me to have like meats and vegetables. I cant wait to have some meatloaf!

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I know im so desperate to eat i did my surgery on 4/23/2013

I was sleeved on 4/24 yeah girl that first week is a killer!

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I know im so desperate to eat i did my surgery on 4/23/2013

Hang in there! The first two weeks were the worse for me. After that passed, each week got easier. I'm 9 weeks out and life seems back to normal (minus the food)... I still go through bouts of missing certain things, but nothing that I would consider trading my new tummy for.

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Why does this thread keep sending me a notification when there were no new posts on it? :-S

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It misses you?

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Why does this thread keep sending me a notification when there were no new posts on it? :-S

I wonder if a notification is sent when someone casts a vote, even if he/she doesn't make a comment?

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I wonder if a notification is sent when someone casts a vote' date=' even if he/she doesn't make a comment?[/quote']

I bet you're right!

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