I said in a previous blog that I would later disclose whether I regretted VSG surgery or not.  Well I now have my answer.  For me, and this is just for me personally, the VSG has been a big mistake as opposed to RNY or DS.  My original choice was the DS, but my insurance would not pay for it, so I settled for my second choice which was the VSG. My insurance said that they would pay for RNY but I wasn't interested in that option for myself.  I feared dumping, and the pouch, and I didn't like the idea of a "blind stomach." However the VSG is a restrictive procedure only and my body NEEDS malabsorption.  I have been diligent about following the program of the VSG as recommended by my WLS clinic, however I haven't lost a pound since July 2012.  I have even resorted back to fad "dieting" to keep the weight off.  Right now I am in the process of trying to see if I can get revised to the DS.  I have a new insurance company and job.  Swing critters for me that all goes well. 

Thanks, for reading.

... add salt and tequila and say bottoms up! lol. It's been a wild and crazy turn of events since when I first signed up for OH, and planned to have my Duodenal Switch.  Due to complications with my insurance, (namely my insur comp. denying me 3 days before surgery) I was unable to have the DS when scheduled.  I had a lot of things in my life already put into place that couldn't be altered professionally, personally, etc.  Anyway, it was my decision to accept another surgery with the hope that I would lose everything I needed to with my choice or plan to do a revision to the DS if I don't reach success.  Do I still believe that the DS was the best surgery choice "for me"? Yes I do.  Being 150 lbs overweight I knew that the DS would deliver results.  However, it was not available to me at the time that I was prepared to have WLS. So, I decided on the VSG.  Honestly, I was on the fence between the VSG and DS during my research phase of the choosing a WLS procedure; so I don't feel as if I've "settled" for the surgery that I chose, it just wasn't my first choice.  That being what it is, I now have a VSG and I'm trying to use this tool to the best of my ability.  I have to live with the decision that I've made.  Do I regret it? Well, a later post will reveal that, simply b/c I don't know the answer to that yet.  I do plan to give the VSG a chance to do it's thing and see how successful I am with it.  I'm glad to the DSers and the VSGers that I continue to learn from each and everyday.  Well, these are just some thoughts that perhaps others that are lurking may want to consider.  I am down 30 lbs. but the scale hasn't moved in two weeks so I am a bit nervous that the surgery isn't going to work for me.  Others have said give it time, the scale will move again, and I'm trying to be hopeful of that.  However it is frustrating being in the stall.  I will update in another month, and see where I am on this journey. Thanks for reading.