Gastric Sleeve - Your thoughts and opinions or your very own experience?

Hello Everyone!

I've been reading a lot on gastric sleeve surgery. I know there's so much that goes into daily life post surgery as well as some who have gained the weight back unfortunately.

A little about myself. I am 5'2" and cw is 219. I've been overweight my entire adult life. Growing up I was always very slender. I met my husband and weighed 115lbs. After our first child I stayed around 155 but after our last child I've never gone below 165. Its been a yo-yo roller-coaster for the last 19 years.

I started a new job 9/2018 and had weighed 179 when I started here. In a little over a year I went from 179 to 225. I wont lie, its been depressing.

The well known place I work has many, many large people. Recently several associates have opted for sleeve surgery. I look at them and their results are just amazing.

I can't help feel this is something I should pursue. I'm curious about your own personal experience or perhaps someone you know?
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  • sdavis484
    sdavis484 Posts: 160 Member
    Maybe surgery and therapy would help the most.
  • Allgaun
    Allgaun Posts: 222 Member
    My brother has one.

    He needed a kick start to losing he was well over 300 lbs, he had tried WW and personal trainer but he just wasn't sticking to a plan. Before getting the band he had to go to a nutritionist and follow a very strict diet.

    It's been about 8 years and he has managed to keep the weight off, but it takes a lot of effort. He still follows a strict meal plan, doesn't drink and he exercises regularly. It's not an easy solution, it takes work
  • gothchiq
    gothchiq Posts: 4,590 Member
    I had a friend who did this. She was fat again 18 months later. If you do it, you must be as committed to eating right and working out as if you did not have the surgery and were doing it without the intervention. If you are unsure about being able to do this, try seeing a nutritionist or a therapist to prevent you from backsliding.
  • leejoyce31
    leejoyce31 Posts: 794 Member
    cwolfman13 wrote: »
    I would think this surgery would only be as a last resort and/or if it was necessary to get down to a healthy weight quickly due to other medical issues...but I can't really say I know a lot about it. Just from what I know of surgery in general, it's typically a last resort when other less drastic measures have failed or there is no other option at all.

    I agree!