Thinking of the Weight Loss Surgery?

I had gastric bypass in Houston on 9/27/12 and had a fantastic surgeon and a wonderful dietitian. I would do this again in a heartbeat. I live 2 hours from Houston, but it was well worth the drive and is still worth it for all my follow up appointments. It has greatly improved my type I diabetes and all my other problems. I feel like a human being again.

Sheesh! I can't believe you are getting negative comments!!

We all have different paths to the same end :-). You have to do YOUR life and no one else's for sure.

Congrats on your loss, your path wasn't easy!

Keep it up and I wish you much success :-)

I think you could achieve better results without the surgery. Its shouldn't be the first choice, its should be the last resort. I've lost 111 lbs with hard work and diet, changing your lifestyle is what you need to do.

Just my 2 cents.. for what its worth.

I'm sure the surgery is everyone's last resort as I have spent half of my life batteling weight loss/gain. After trying every diet in the book, this is what worked for me..Since when does having the surgery mean it's easy and not hard? My dear the band only limits how much I intake, everything else is on me.. Working out, eating the right foods etc. Thanks for your input..

Do what works for you and good luck on your journey!!!!!!! You look great!!

I agree... great job on the lbs. dropped!!:flowerforyou:

well said girl..

Cant believe all the negativity! Whatever works for you! You cant get surgery and then just eat what you want ...it takes alot of work to maintain and keep it off. Leave the girl alone just because you don't believe in it or don't agree with it DOES NOT MEAN ITS WRONG!

You couldn't be more wrong (at least in some cases). I have family members who eat right, exercise 2x/day almost every day (on weekends sometimes it's only once) and they cannot lose weight. They have done literally every program out there, have hired personal trainers, and have even done doctor supervised plans to no avail. They are now choosing to have surgery after having been diagnosed with a cancer (that is now been removed) that is linked to obesity, as every other option has been exhausted. She will still eat right and exercise, but the surgery has helped others with the same problem reach their weight loss goals.

For some? They jump to weight loss surgery as a solution to a problem without realizing what they have to do to reach success...this is very true. But you can't call everyone who does it lazy, because that's just not the case.

Good for you, for taking the initiative to offer to be a support system to others!

I had RNY in September 2012, and LOVE that I am now able to go out bike riding and play basketball with my daughter. I physically could not do those things before, and now we are embracing a more active, healthier eating lifestyle AS A FAMILY! I honestly only opened your post because of the title, but once I saw that there are people attacking you (and any others) for the choice to utilize a tool that is so useful for those who use it correctly, I had to thrown in my comment. I think it is great that people are willing to be supportive, like yourself, to people who may not have made a decision yet even!

Whoever thinks its a way out is WAY wrong. It is a tool, you can use it or you can ruin your surgery. If you over eat after surgery it CAN have lethal results. I'm having this surgery done in about 8 to 9 months from now if not sooner, and its not the lazy way out either. Do you know all the ins and outs of this surgery??? I'm having Roux-en-Y done because if i dont I WILL DIE! ive been working my butt off on this diet and lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks, i have to lose 70 on my own because i could die on the operating table. You have no clue what its like, so dont be calling anyone a cheater over this, its a life saver. You're idiocy frightens me...

Whoever thinks its a way out is WAY wrong. It is a tool, you can use it or you can ruin your surgery. If you over eat after surgery it CAN have lethal results. I'm having this surgery done in about 8 to 9 months from now if not sooner, and its not the lazy way out either. Do you know all the ins and outs of this surgery??? I'm having Roux-en-Y done because if i dont I WILL DIE! ive been working my butt off on this diet and lost 10 pounds in 2 weeks, i have to lose 70 on my own because i could die on the operating table. You have no clue what its like, so dont be calling anyone a cheater over this, its a life saver. You're idiocy frightens me...

Best of luck to you hon! (And btw you have great taste in music by your icon and username!)

Just for the record I wasn't trying to be negative, just wanted to point out surgery isn't the only way to lose 100 lbs..

Absolutely!
The important thing is that she has made the lifestyle change to loose the wt. Yes, surgery was the catalyst, but she still had to be disciplined enough to walk away from the food!
I see the effects of diabetes in my workplace every day. Wt. loss surgery is a reliable way to combat Type II Diabetes. Whatever it takes to avoid these often unnecessary medical disasters should be explored if all else has failed. Losing your feet, legs, vision, kidneys and suffering a heart attack are greater "unhealthy" conditions than bariatric surgery.