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Post by Jolly Rancher on Jan 19, 2012 21:51:56 GMT -5
Agree with this. I'm not a resounding NO as most people are. I'm a NO most of the time. I have no issues with vitamins at home, but I hate having to tote them along with me on business trips. I hate having to be very careful about what I eat period. Not just traveling, but at home also. I hate that I can't get past the "stuck" and vomiting thing, even though it's much less extreme than it was at first. I hate the bloating when I have NO idea what I've eaten wrong, or getting up in the night several times to use the bathroom when I definitely haven't eaten anything "wrong"...... So, I definitely don't consider your post negative at all. I consider it reality. I do NOT regret not being MO anymore, not even a little, and most days the crap outweighs the benefits. Sometimes I do get annoyed and wish it was different. I puked up all sorts of food my first year. It began as a pretty severe problem. As I progressed further post-op, I threw up less and less. I only throw up now if there's a reason, such as a virus. Or spaghetti, I cannot eat spaghetti, even a tiny bit or I'll be hurling! Don't be discouraged! You will probably be able to forget this phase, though it may be a while. Trina LOL - I'm almost 3 years PO, and I'm a chronic puker, but thanks for the pep talk!
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Post by Deleted on Jan 19, 2012 23:24:41 GMT -5
Do any of you ever regret your decision to have the DS? I am having a big fear that I will regret my decision, but I can't find any reason I would regret it. My surgery is scheduled for the 26th. I am in the home stretch and have started the liquid diet. Thanks. Not for a single second. Not even when I was in misery in PACU and ICU. And never for even a moment since.
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Post by tweters on Jan 20, 2012 0:38:38 GMT -5
I puked up all sorts of food my first year. It began as a pretty severe problem. As I progressed further post-op, I threw up less and less. I only throw up now if there's a reason, such as a virus. Or spaghetti, I cannot eat spaghetti, even a tiny bit or I'll be hurling! Don't be discouraged! You will probably be able to forget this phase, though it may be a while. Trina LOL - I'm almost 3 years PO, and I'm a chronic puker, but thanks for the pep talk! Here is my other problem. I have a major fear of puking. It isn't that I just don't like doing it...it scares me and makes me have anxiety attacks when I start getting nauseated. And I know it is absolutely ridiculous to not want the surgery because I might puke!!!!!
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Post by Sandra C. on Jan 20, 2012 1:36:31 GMT -5
Never any regrets!!!!!
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Post by jillybean720 on Jan 20, 2012 8:37:10 GMT -5
Nope. I had my surgery when I was 26 years old, and I would do it again every year if I had to to keep my results. I will say my only regret was not getting a "full" DS (I have a super long common channel due to issues with the surgeon), but there was no foreseeing that issue at the time.
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Post by Jolly Rancher on Jan 20, 2012 8:54:21 GMT -5
LOL - I'm almost 3 years PO, and I'm a chronic puker, but thanks for the pep talk! Here is my other problem. I have a major fear of puking. It isn't that I just don't like doing it...it scares me and makes me have anxiety attacks when I start getting nauseated. And I know it is absolutely ridiculous to not want the surgery because I might puke!!!!! I didn't/don't have a puking phobia, though it's not my favorite thing to do. Now, it's nothing like it was before. If I feel like something isn't going to pass, I generally get a "stuck" feeling and not to be too gross, but after I swallow enough saliva, I can usually just bend over and it comes right back up. I have had the times where something was being stubborn and it took several times, but that's generally the exception.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2012 12:12:05 GMT -5
LOL - I'm almost 3 years PO, and I'm a chronic puker, but thanks for the pep talk! Here is my other problem. I have a major fear of puking. It isn't that I just don't like doing it...it scares me and makes me have anxiety attacks when I start getting nauseated. And I know it is absolutely ridiculous to not want the surgery because I might puke!!!!! I'm phobic about puking, too. Here's the good news about DS barfing: It's MUCH less obnoxious than non-op barfing. You have a fraction of the volume and a really small fraction of the digestive juices and stuff that make it so horrific now.
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Post by bldeck on Jan 20, 2012 13:17:27 GMT -5
I regreted my DS when I realized that my stomach did not like plain water and if I drank plain water I ended up with the dry heaves. This only lasted a couple of months and since then no problems. Would I do it again, in a heart beat.
Betty
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Post by bldeck on Jan 20, 2012 13:20:25 GMT -5
I agree with EN on the puking. I have puked maybe a hand full of times since my surgery and you learn quickly how to tell if you will puke. I thought it would have taken me longer to fix the puking issue but you will realize the signs your body gives you to stop eating. Some people sneeze or belch when full. Also if you time your bites then it cuts down on your chance of puking.
Betty
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Post by tweters on Jan 20, 2012 14:30:10 GMT -5
You guys are so wonderful...thanks!!!!!
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Post by belle on Jan 20, 2012 16:39:09 GMT -5
At 7 years out, being morbidly obese, diabetic, hypertensive, arthritic...well, it seems like a distant memory. So, absolutely no regrets about curing those problems. If you are really asking are there things about being post DS that are hard to live with. I have to say yes in all honesty. Three significant medical issues: hypoglycemia that caused seizures, dehydration that resulted in two hospitalizations, and anemia that needed infusions (all about 4-5 years out). Two minor medical issues: low vitamin D and low zinc, corrected with considerable fiddling around and blood tests. That brings up one more, which is costs. Be prepared to spend $25-40 month on supplements and vitamins and make sure your insurance will cover the very expensive tests required every year. One more is the gas which is definitely unlike anything preop, powerful and unpleasant odor. Usually, controllable with careful eating, but not always. That's it. Lost a lot of problems, gained a little. If you look at the glass, it's about 90% full, but you have to know going in that life is all bunnies and fairy tales after surgery. It's damn good, but it has its road bumps too. All in all, I am SO much better off. I know these problems are nothing compared with the kidney failure or amputations I would have had with diabetes 7 years later, or seeing the embarrassment of my children when I met their friends when I was fat. Life is MUCH better, but you are exchanging major problems for minor ones. If you were my sister, I'd tell you to go for it.
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Post by dvanhandel on Jan 21, 2012 22:43:11 GMT -5
Nope!
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Post by vangy04 on Jan 22, 2012 2:00:57 GMT -5
LOL - I'm almost 3 years PO, and I'm a chronic puker, but thanks for the pep talk! Here is my other problem. I have a major fear of puking. It isn't that I just don't like doing it...it scares me and makes me have anxiety attacks when I start getting nauseated. And I know it is absolutely ridiculous to not want the surgery because I might puke!!!!! It seems that frequent puking is one of those RARE side effects of the DS. Obviously, it does happen, but it's not like the gas, which is a definite. Personally, I have only thrown up three times since my surgery -- the first the day after before I was even drinking liquids, the other two times because I ate/drank WAAAAAAAAAY too much sugar.
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Post by frankie on Jan 23, 2012 15:27:53 GMT -5
Do any of you ever regret your decision to have the DS? I am having a big fear that I will regret my decision, but I can't find any reason I would regret it. My surgery is scheduled for the 26th. I am in the home stretch and have started the liquid diet. Thanks. HELL NO!!!! Even though I am newly post-op but I am a revision from RNY I have lost 57lbs to date and I am almost 4 months post op. I wish I had done this back in 2004.
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Post by bb212 on Jan 23, 2012 16:28:15 GMT -5
I also wanted to add that my DS has done miracles for my sex life. It used to be a "chore" because of all the weight in my body was starting to crush my joints, making "the deed" very painful to do; I became reluctant and unconsciously avoided affection from my hubs. All the fat padding made it difficult to feel things, and it physically got in the way of everything. I didn't realize how much my weight was lessening the quality of my life in the boudoir until I shrank after the DS.
Now? WORLD of difference. I don't slink away from my smoochy husband anymore because sex is fun and pain-free now. I think it's safe to say that my hubs doesn't regret my DS either.
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Post by Sandra C. on Jan 23, 2012 16:34:16 GMT -5
I do regret not having the D.S. sooner in my life!!!!!
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Post by vangy04 on Jan 23, 2012 17:37:49 GMT -5
I also wanted to add that my DS has done miracles for my sex life. It used to be a "chore" because of all the weight in my body was starting to crush my joints, making "the deed" very painful to do; I became reluctant and unconsciously avoided affection from my hubs. All the fat padding made it difficult to feel things, and it physically got in the way of everything. I didn't realize how much my weight was lessening the quality of my life in the boudoir until I shrank after the DS. Now? WORLD of difference. I don't slink away from my smoochy husband anymore because sex is fun and pain-free now. I think it's safe to say that my hubs doesn't regret my DS either. I agree that sex is 1000x better!
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