Before deciding to have sleeve surgery, I asked a lot of people if they'd do it again, and most responded with, "in a heartbeat!" Even some who had experienced complications said they'd do it again. I recently asked SeasonsChange, who suffered with severe acid reflux after surgery, if she and her husband would do it again, and you guessed it -- her reply was "in a heartbeat."

So now 10 weeks out I can ask myself, would you do it again, and reply with an emphatic, in a heartbeat!

What I can do now: I can walk again, shop again, shower without pain in my feet again, -- for just those reasons alone I would do it all over again -- I can sit comfortably in my desk chair and in a restaurant booth, theater, and at church again.

What I can't do: I can't binge eat (thank God!), and at only 10 weeks out I still can't drink 8 oz. of fluid (but that will improve with time).

What I like: No more back pain! And I feel like a girl again as opposed to a hippopotamus. I was wearing big t-shirts and pilates pants on my days off. And now, although I still wear pilates pants (they're just too darn comfy!), I do wear jeans and cute tops too -- I even bought a pink girlie-girl babydoll top the other day!

What I dislike: Taking a fist-full of vitamins everyday but at the rate I was going, I very well could have been taking a fist-full of Rx meds eventually. So it's a small price to pay for better health. And I hate having labs done more frequently (I have rolling veins and I hate needles!).

Regrets: I regret that I couldn't lose it on my own. For over 35 years I tried unsuccessfully to lose weight and maintain that loss. I lost 100+ lbs. twice, and 25 to 75 lbs. countless times, only to regain it all plus some. And I regret not having this surgery sooner.

Are you considering sleeve surgery? You, too, could be saying, "in a heartbeat" a few months from now. So what are you waiting for?