Scheduled for a WLS consultation next month

[DLV 0]

Hello everyone, I am new here and wanted to mention that I am scheduled for a consultation appointment regarding weight loss surgery next month. I have been thinking about this non-stop for several days, going from yes I want to get it if approved to no I rather try again to lose weight on my own. Seems that U am gravitating to the gastric sleeve surgery over the other types. Somethings I have learned online have bothered me, not so much with the surgery itself but what may eventually come after. I am particularly worried about having excess skin and the possibility of regaining weight back after losing it, along with nausea and vomiting. Or even reaching a plateau of weight loss where I won't be able to go further. I had my gallbladder removed almost a month ago and seemed to heal pretty quickly with my appetite back in full force after 1 week. I am a 287 lb, 5'4" tall male early 40s, Been going back and forth on this issue for about 2 weeks. Any thoughts, advice or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.

[Frustr8 7,886]

Welcome feel free to ask questions, there are many guys as well as gals on here. I am an RNY myself but there are also many sleevers who will be happy to help. You are among friends here!

[Georgetown 253]

1 hour ago, DLV said:

Hello everyone, I am new here and wanted to mention that I am scheduled for a consultation appointment regarding weight loss surgery next month. I have been thinking about this non-stop for several days, going from yes I want to get it if approved to no I rather try again to lose weight on my own. Seems that U am gravitating to the gastric sleeve surgery over the other types. Somethings I have learned online have bothered me, not so much with the surgery itself but what may eventually come after. I am particularly worried about having excess skin and the possibility of regaining weight back after losing it, along with nausea and vomiting. Or even reaching a plateau of weight loss where I won't be able to go further. I had my gallbladder removed almost a month ago and seemed to heal pretty quickly with my appetite back in full force after 1 week. I am a 287 lb, 5'4" tall male early 40s, Been going back and forth on this issue for about 2 weeks. Any thoughts, advice or suggestions would be helpful. Thank you.

You came to the right place! I understand your concerns but no matter how you lose weight, you may have excess skin.

Let me mention I’m 6 weeks post op having the sleeve done. I’ve lost 25 pounds since the surgery and 15 inches on my whole body. The only nausea I had was right after the surgery from the anesthesia. The first few weeks went by fast. I just kept reminding myself it won’t last forever. I was able to eat a little bit of everything on thanksgiving. I don’t feel deprived because I am the one who chose to do this. After years of not succeeding on traditional diets, I decided this was what I wanted to do. I’m 44 and felt like this was the right time. I have an extremely supportive husband and friends who have all been cheering me on along the way.

The bottom line is you need to be ready. You and only you can choose this decision for yourself! Good luck to you!

[Orchids&Dragons 9,047]

3 hours ago, DLV said:

I am particularly worried about having excess skin and the possibility of regaining weight back after losing it, along with nausea and vomiting. Or even reaching a plateau of weight loss where I won't be able to go further.

Welcome to the site. It's a very supportive and friendly community and you can pick up a lot of info, as well. Just remember, we are all random people on the internet who do not even play doctors on tv. Use your common sense and if you're not sure, run the question by your team. They are the source of your "official" playbook.

The things you listed above are common to every single surgery. Not everyone gets them, but some do. You really can't use any of those criteria to decide which option to choose. You're doing the right thing by researching now. Good luck with whatever you decide.