Well you are really the only one who can answer this question. It is a big decision, and you have to be the one to commit to a lifestyle totally different from the one you live now. You have to want to live a long and healthy life in exchange for eating pizza and cheesecake. It is not any easy journey and if you are not 100% committed to success no matter what, perhaps you need more time to think.

Now I can tell you at 5 months out and 95 lbs down, I find all the costs to be more than worth the time and effort it has cost. I am, for the first time in 15 years, living my life again. I can walk without the waddle, I fit in a booth, I don't have to panic everytime I look at sitting in a chair for fear of collapse. I can ride my horses again, I have taken to kayaking, I once again actually enjoy shopping, and even take the time to look and try on instead of just grabbing something I found in my size. Even my feet have shrunk.

This is a big decision. Don't do it until you are ready or you will have a much harder time. I was ready after 8 years of off and on researching and asking questions, and went into this with total peace knowing this was what I was ready to do for me. I have not regretted it for a second. I had RNY and it has exceeded my wildest dreams but it is work and most of it is head work. Moving back through all the weighty memories is quite a trip! If you haven't started head work please do

I agree...this is a big decision. Are you questioning whether the RNY is the best choice or are you questioning WLS in general? I had RNY 12 years ago and have never looked back. The things I have gained far outweigh anything I have lost. I have struggled a little bit, as odd as this may sound, with anorexia and anorexic thinking...and knowing when to end the weight loss has been an issue for me. If you are committed to doing the work you will be successful. It is a lot of head work...no doubt...but if you really commit yourself (and even work with a therapist if you find that helpful) you will be successful. I have worked with a therapist for the past 5 years dealing with body image issues and that has been helpful. Follow your heart. You will know when it is right.

Thank you all for your advice. It really is a bid decision, and yes I have a therapist. I am wondering about the RNY as it seems the most dramatic. It is the only choice my Doctor wants to do. I worry about calcium as I do have some bone loss, and have been working at reversing that. My Endocrinologist has confirmed that while it is harder to get the calcium, she does have post-op patients that she works with. The RNY does have the higher success rate. I try to weigh the risks involved. Sure I can get complications from the RNY, but I can also get a stroke, and My mother just died from a stroke. So I now see that the risks of WLS may be less that my risk of stroke. I have high blood pressure, and am taking a few meds for that. It is for health reasons that I am looking to have WLS.

Hello!
I agree with the others... BIG decision!

I can tell you I knew I didn't want the band. Many surgeons are no longer doing it because often people come back and have a revision done or it just does not work all that well. This of course is not true for everyone.... But I know 3 people who were not successful and went back for a revision.

I considered the sleeve... Real hard! And almost did that.

But for me, in the end it came down to this. If I was going to have surgery to help me with this issue... then I was not messing around! And I for sure was only doing it once! When I realized that... I knew RNY was the only way for me to go.

at 2 months out I don't have any regrets!! :)