Oh, lord, where do I even start with this whole gastric sleeve thing? I never thought I’d be sittin’ here, tellin’ folks how it all went wrong, but here I am. I went through that surgery, the gastric sleeve, y’know, where they cut off most of your stomach so you can’t eat much no more? Yeah, thought it’d help me lose weight and live a better life, but it ruined me in ways I didn’t expect. Let me tell ya, this surgery ain’t all sunshine and rainbows like they make it sound.
Now, folks say it’s supposed to make you eat less, which sounds good, right? They cut down the size of your stomach and then you’re supposed to feel full after eatin’ just a little bit. At first, yeah, it worked alright. I wasn’t eatin’ like I used to, but after a while, things started to change. I don’t know what happened, but the weight loss slowed down, and then my body started actin’ all funny. My stomach hurt all the time, I couldn’t eat a full meal without feelin’ sick, and I started gettin’ all kinds of problems with digestion. There were days I didn’t even feel like eatin’ at all, and other times, I’d eat and feel miserable. It’s like my body didn’t know how to handle the little bit of food I was able to eat.
And let me tell ya about the smell. I know, I know, it sounds strange, but after that surgery, my breath started smellin’ all foul-like. Some folks might call it “feminine odor” or whatever, but to me, it was just bad breath that wouldn’t go away. You can brush your teeth and chew gum all day long, but it ain’t gonna fix it. It just hangs around, and trust me, it don’t do no favors for your confidence.
Then there’s the other stuff they don’t tell ya about. My hair started fallin’ out after a few months. I heard it happens to some people after surgery, but I didn’t expect it to happen to me. Every time I’d brush my hair, there’d be clumps fallin’ out. It made me feel so bad about myself. I was already strugglin’ with my weight, and now this? My hair’s all thin and patchy, and I don’t know if it’ll ever grow back right.
And let’s talk about how it messes with your head. You start thinkin’ that this surgery is the answer to all your problems. But in the end, it’s just a quick fix that don’t fix everything. You can lose the weight, sure, but you still gotta deal with all the emotional stuff. I thought I’d be happier after losin’ weight, but it just felt like I was livin’ a half-life. I didn’t feel like the person I used to be, and I couldn’t enjoy the things I once loved—like food. Food used to be my comfort, but now, I’m scared of it. I can’t eat without worryin’ if I’ll feel sick or if I’ll get some new problem.
One of the worst parts is that nobody talks about this stuff before the surgery. They tell you about the weight loss and how you’ll look better, but they don’t tell you about the side effects, the struggles that come with it. It’s like they sugarcoat everything to make you think it’s all gonna be great. But it ain’t. You gotta change everything, and even then, sometimes it still don’t work out. And don’t even get me started on how much it cost. I spent a lot of money on this, hopin’ it’d be worth it, but now I wish I’d spent that money on something else.
I’m not sayin’ that gastric sleeve surgery is all bad for everybody, but it sure was for me. Maybe it works for some folks, but for me, it turned my life upside down. If you’re thinkin’ about it, think long and hard before you go through with it. It’s a big decision, and once you do it, there ain’t no takin’ it back. I learned the hard way, and I just want folks to know what they might be gettin’ into.
So, here I am, just tryin’ to figure out how to live with the mess it’s made. It ain’t easy, and I won’t lie, I regret it. If you can find another way to lose weight and get healthy, I’d say go that route. There’s gotta be a better way than this, one that don’t come with all these extra problems.
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