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<blockquote data-quote="Mattsmom277" data-source="post: 145161" data-attributes="member: 4264"><p>I had gastric bypass in July 2004 and was near my goal weight within the first 5 months. I have heard others who have had complications or problems however I have experienced none at all and of the many people I speak with who have had the surgery, nor have they. I would do it all over again and have felt blessed with the results, the improvement in many health areas that I was having problems with etc. It isn't an easy decision to make but once made, once READY for the changes it requires in your life, it can truly be a life changing experience. I have maintained my weight loss without struggle and no longer even think about the surgery, I just live a different way now in terms of my relationship with food and it is second nature. I do not feel deprived, I can have "treats" but i know moderation and love the new me. It took time for me to adjust to seeing the new me in the mirror, that was probably the hardest part for me.</p><p>I am Canadian but went to Rochester NY to the best of the best of surgeons, had my surgery laproscopically and my gallbladder out at same time and was walking ON MY OWN around the floor within hours of waking up (slowly but under my own steam). A week later I was walking laps (slowly) at a gym. I lost 15lbs the first 5 days. I remember looking at the scale and falling apart, literally weeping (the ugly type of cry). I could have spent MONTHS dieting and exercising and never lost 15lbs. It was not magic, the surgery. I had to work, I had to adjust my thinking, I had to exercise, I had to become aware of needing to love my body and cherish it and treat it right. It was still the best decision I have ever made.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Mattsmom277, post: 145161, member: 4264"] I had gastric bypass in July 2004 and was near my goal weight within the first 5 months. I have heard others who have had complications or problems however I have experienced none at all and of the many people I speak with who have had the surgery, nor have they. I would do it all over again and have felt blessed with the results, the improvement in many health areas that I was having problems with etc. It isn't an easy decision to make but once made, once READY for the changes it requires in your life, it can truly be a life changing experience. I have maintained my weight loss without struggle and no longer even think about the surgery, I just live a different way now in terms of my relationship with food and it is second nature. I do not feel deprived, I can have "treats" but i know moderation and love the new me. It took time for me to adjust to seeing the new me in the mirror, that was probably the hardest part for me. I am Canadian but went to Rochester NY to the best of the best of surgeons, had my surgery laproscopically and my gallbladder out at same time and was walking ON MY OWN around the floor within hours of waking up (slowly but under my own steam). A week later I was walking laps (slowly) at a gym. I lost 15lbs the first 5 days. I remember looking at the scale and falling apart, literally weeping (the ugly type of cry). I could have spent MONTHS dieting and exercising and never lost 15lbs. It was not magic, the surgery. I had to work, I had to adjust my thinking, I had to exercise, I had to become aware of needing to love my body and cherish it and treat it right. It was still the best decision I have ever made. [/QUOTE]
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