Having surgery is not the end of life as you know it, but of having life as you know it now (after surgery). It is also not the end of enjoying food; it is just a different enjoying.

I am four months out from surgery and admittedly the first 4-6 weeks after surgery were tough. But having said that, knowing what I know today, I would go through it again to be where I am today. I have no regrets period. I don't even wish that I had gotten the surgery earlier. Now is all that counts.

There is absolutely no reason why you can't enjoy food that you like post surgery. You just won't be able to "enjoy" huge amounts. You'll understand, but only once you experience it for yourself.

All the best to you on your journey whatever it is for you.

Chris

That helps Chris - thank you....

A note to Jerry: You may have ADD, which is what I have. I read that a lot of obese people have this.
Back to the subject. I have had NO complications. Did not even need pain medication after I came home from 3 days in the hospital. Sure, the liquid, pureed diets are inconvenient but don't last that long. So worth it!

NonnaSusan,

Yes, you are correct. I am classified as "AD/HD Predominantly Inattentive" - or what was formerly referred to as "ADD". Technically, the medical profession no longer uses the term ADD. This flavor of the disorder is now referred to more precisely as:

Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive Type (DSM-IV, diagnostic code 314.00)

However, the term "ADD" it is still widely used and is understood to.mean the same thing. The general line of reasoning behind this change is that the two are not distinctly different disorders; rather the just just different faces and/or phases of the same disorder. Indeed, many who had the "hyperactive" subtype as a child move towards the "predominantly inattentive" subtype as they become adults and loose much of the hyperactive component. Many never had the hyperactive component.

The Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition (aka DSM-IV) officially recognizes the following subtypes:

314.00
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly Inattentive Type

314.01
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Combined Type

314.01
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Predominantly hyperactive-Impulsive Type

314.9
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder NOS (Not Otherwise Specified)

Reference:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attention-Deficit_Hyperactivity_Disorder

well right now i am 5 days post op and i wouldn't change anything so far. Maybe just a little less painful.

No Regrets!! Went on a cruise, had the time of my life - LOVED being in a bathing suit - loved being stared at for being pretty instead of being fat! I would go through it over and over if I had to......

NONE! This was the best thing I ever did! I just wish I had done it ten years ago!

I agree with malilley that was exactly what I was gonna say. onlky regret is not doing it ten years sooner. Love the new look and the new feel

Not one bit! This is the best thing I have ever done, except having my children. I am alive because of it. I am living my life and I love every minute of it. My body is healing and I am so grateful.

Hi! I definitely don't have any regrets. The one thing I may say is that I should have done this years ago. I have lost 93lbs and there is no way I would have been able to do that without surgery and making these lifestyle changes. I now weight under 200lbs and I haven't weighed under 200lbs in about 13 years. I'm loving the journey to my new self. No I don't have any regrets.

I had my surgery March of 2005 and went from 341 to 180 pounds in about a year. Right now I weigh 190 so have kept all that weight off for almost 6 years..I guess that's an emphatic no that I do not regret this surgery whatsoever.

Not one bit........I regret waiting so long to have it.

In all sincerely, there are times when I feel that maybe I wouldn't do again if I had the chance. But the weight loss, 73 1/2 pounds in 3 1/2 months does feel good. I just wish I could have had the self control to do this on my own. Unfortunately I played with my weight like a yo-yo for over 15 years and it was a matter of the doctor telling me I was gonna die if I didn't loose the weight!

No regrets at all!!!!!

Kathi