17 years post-op & WTF??

[TwinMama 4]

WTF??

I am 38, had my open RNY GB Surgery 17 years ago....... As far as I can tell, my results have been textbook: Maintained 160-70 lb loss (172 lbs 2day), 2 successful pregnancies (my 2nd w/Twins), retired HS Teacher/SAHMom, awesome marriage, comfortable lifestyle, etc...

BUT..... It feels like all the CRAP keeps coming back to me!!

I watch shows like TLC's, "My 600-lb Life," and feel my "Fat brain" return - it's STILL in there!!!!! Those same thoughts/feelings that occupied the first 20 years of my life flash right before my eyes - Can't seem to escape them!!

Interestingly enough, this very personal predicament leaves me w/questions directed towards OTHER people:

1) Does anyone else out there post-op feel like this?

2) Can my quite involved WLS experience help anyone pre-op?

Any clues?? Plz lemme know....... Thanx!!

[hannah_621 6]

WTF??
I am 38, had my open RNY GB Surgery 17 years ago....... As far as I can tell, my results have been textbook: Maintained 160-70 lb loss (172 lbs 2day), 2 successful pregnancies (my 2nd w/Twins), retired HS Teacher/SAHMom, awesome marriage, comfortable lifestyle, etc...
BUT..... It feels like all the CRAP keeps coming back to me!!
I watch shows like TLC's, "My 600-lb Life," and feel my "Fat brain" return - it's STILL in there!!!!! Those same thoughts/feelings that occupied the first 20 years of my life flash right before my eyes - Can't seem to escape them!!
Interestingly enough, this very personal predicament leaves me w/questions directed towards OTHER people:
1) Does anyone else out there post-op feel like this?
2) Can my quite involved WLS experience help anyone pre-op?
Any clues?? Plz lemme know....... Thanx!!

I can't answer #1 since I'm pre-op but I can definitely answer #2. ABSOLUTELY!! [emoji5] Anyone out there like myself that is getting closer to surgery and feeling a little anxious.. I would love to hear stories of how your surgery went, emotions you've felt, everything!! I feel like a lot of the things I end up choosing to read (sometimes by accident!) just turn out to be straight horror stories!!

[chynadoll619 247]

The surgery doesn't fix our brains, it's like an addict to any thing. food, porn, drugs, Cigs, gambling etc. You can get the help you can get therapy, surgery, medication. But the triggers can always haunt you..

[emoji813]2017 could it be, a new me? yaaaass please![emoji813]

[Black911 87]

Agreed. I would love to hear or read your story. I, too, am pre-op. My surgery is scheduled for May 25th and I am so very nervous and anxious.

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