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I just had surgery last week so I guess I don't have the experience to really answer you yet - nothing happened in surgery to make me think it was a bad decision but I don't have all the results I'm hoping for yet to show it was a great decision!
but I did want to say I can relate to where you are - loosing then gaining - harder to loose and more depressing each time. I feel lucky to have this option, and the hope of it going well.
i wish you the best.
Vsg April 25th 2016 with Benjamin Shadle.
Starting weight 351, surgery weight 331
M1 -22.2 M2 - 14.2 M3 -8.9 M4 - 12.1 M5 - 4.7
8/22/2016 Lost 60.1 since surgery. Lost 78.2 overall.
Goals: 1)Get under 300 - done! Yeah! 2) Get under 280 (Yeah met this on 8/10/16) 3)Get under 268 (stay tuned!)
Hot damn!, just noticed your ticker has the same goal as me. lol Repeat after me, The struggle is real! Hot damn! lol 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another.
T-Rebel
The struggle is real! Don't you know I bought a t-shirt that has this exact saying on it lol I'm waiting for the weather to get warmer & me to get smaller b4 I'll wear it to work one day.
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
Come on in girl!, we got plenty of room! 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
Oh hells yeah I would do this **** again! No way on Gods green earth would I have made it this far & still keep going. Mind you the surgery is only a tool. You still have to work thru the head stuff, you still have to watch what you eat, but the surgery for me, hit the reset button for my body & made it possible for me to lose the weight & keep it off.
Do your research & do a little soul searching while you're at it. This surgery is for you & your health & your friends should support you, but be prepared if they don't. Some of it is just plain fear & ignorance & as screwed up as it sounds, sometimes you'll have to reassure them that its still the same ole you, just smaller, after all he's operating on your stomach, not your head, he's not changing your personality, but you might find yourself changing as you go thru the process.
Good luck in whatever you choose to do. 
No one surgery is better than the other, what works for one may not work for another. T-Rebel
I love that definition of goal. I wonder if that is why I am keeping myself at this weight and not pushing to the goal I originally set. I don't doubt I can go lower. Maybe I just subconsciously think this is where I am going to end up.
38 y.o. 5'7" HW 347 SW 332 M1 -22 M2 -18 M3 -19 M4 -9 M5 -18 M6 -11 M7 -13 M8-9 M9 -7 M10 -8 M11 -5 M12 -1 M13 -9 M14 -0
I would do it again in a heartbeat. I have lost 165 pounds in 14 months. Having surgery is the best thing I have ever done for myself. I'm not just healthier now. I'm happier. I actually smile and mean it, not fake it. Good luck with making your decision.
38 y.o. 5'7" HW 347 SW 332 M1 -22 M2 -18 M3 -19 M4 -9 M5 -18 M6 -11 M7 -13 M8-9 M9 -7 M10 -8 M11 -5 M12 -1 M13 -9 M14 -0
You have to do what is best for you, not what others want you to do. The "people pleasing" behavior is what helped most of us reach the stage of obesity. Take care of YOU!! If you lose friends, they were not really your friends, anyway.
Yes, I would do it again in a heartbeat. I am 7.5 years post-RNY and healthier (and more active) than I have ever been. WLS gave me my life back.
Laura in Texas
53 years old; 5'7" tall; HW: 339 (BMI=53); GW: 140 CW: 170 (BMI=27)
RNY: 09-17-08 Dr. Garth Davis
brachioplasty: 12-18-09 Dr. Wainwright; lbl/bl: 06-28-11 Dr. LoMonaco
"May your choices reflect your hopes and not your fears."
I totally would. I've had minor issues, but they've been my own doing--constipation, eating too fast--things like that. I lost 100 lbs on a Dr-monitored VLCD, but I gained it back plus more. I had surgery in October of 2013 and I've lost 160 lbs. I've maintained the same weight within about 5 lbs for about a year now. That has never happened before as I was always gaining weight.
Do your research. The book WLS For Dummies is actually really good. Contact your insurance and find out if it's covered and which procedures are covered. Keep an open mind. There are three main procedures--RNY, VSG and DS. Do not fear or reject any of them until you have a thorough understanding of the risks and rewards of each and how they relate to your specific situation.
Find all of the programs in your area and attend their orientations if they have them or schedule consultations with the surgeons. Don't be afraid to shop--this is for your health. Ask questions. Keep a list of questions as they occur to you. Ask one or two of your friends or family members to go with you to an orientation or consult. My husband was hesitant and went to an orientation and consult with me and felt a lot better. If they're still not on board, fine. You do not need their permission.
A lot of people are afraid of the complications from surgery and while serious complications can happen, they're pretty rare. Staying morbidly obese comes with a guarantee of complications. Which would you rather have?
Jen
