Would you do surgery again?

 I would have VSG surgery again tomorrow if I needed to.  No cons - well, minor pain a week after surgery from incisions healing.  Other than that, no issues at all! Pros?  The list is endless!  I feel better, look better, I'm enjoying life, I'm healthier...and on and on!  I wouldn't change anything!

I not only would have the surgery again, but knowing how my body has changed (and the speed of loss) I would pay out of pocket if my insurance didn't cover the expense.

The only problem I've occurred is this--dense protein is like crack to me...In the past I could eat an entire oven roaster chicken by myself.  At times (always at dinner), I sometimes overeat the dense protein and don't feel too good..have even thrown up a little bit.  I've gotten used to the amount that I am able to eat, and rarely have that issue.

I'm about 13 months out and am very pleased with my decision to have VSG.

Best,
Lindsey

 Not just yes, but HELL YES!  My only regret is that I didn't do it years ago.  Yeah, the loose skin sucks, but being a 350lb fat ass that can't particpate in life sucks 1000 times more.    

I would say yes to the question on if I would get the surgery again.  I wish I could say that I would have just changed my diet and start exercising more to lose the weight instead of the surgery, but I tried that approach for over 10 years and failed every time.  I would lose 50-60 pounds and within a year gain it all back; it’s been a constant rollercoaster!

The only issue that I am having right now that is frustrating is the fact that I can’t eat more than about 3 tablespoons of food at a time, although I’m sure it’s a good thing, it’s exactly what I needed.  I am 28 days post op and have currently lost 39 pounds; I am hoping to be 42-44 pounds lost by my one month anniversary on Friday.  I couldn’t be happier and more excited about my healthy future!

Good luck to you on whatever decision you make.

Without a doubt: YES!

3 months out today, 72 lbs down...YES. 

Ask me a year from now and I believe it will be another strong YES.  I am seeing some things change for me that I am not super happy with.  The first thing is that I seem to be getting hungry more often than even a month ago.  The second is that my restriction seems a little bigger than I would like.  I'm feeling like 4-5 oz is where I am at but that being said, it is MUCH more of a restriction than pre-op.  (Example:  Wendy's sit down = 2 double cheese, extra cheese, 1 spicy chicken sandwich, large fries (some times 2), massive quantities of DIET PEPSI.  )

Regarding the hunger, it ain't anything like my pre-op hunger.  Much easier to control compared to pre-op so I just wish I was as un-hungry as I was 2 months post op. 

Still...I know that things change as my healing progresses.  Could my current quibbles get worse?  Sure.  Could they moderate out?  Sure.  This is the work aspect of using the "tool".  These are the things I expected COULD happen and even though the DS might have made these non-issues, I didn't want to go down that road because of things post-DS that I didn't want to do.  This isn't a knock on DSers but a commentary on why I chose the VSG for me and how I wanted to live post op.  I also used similar criteria for passing on the LB.  It was the life style issues that helped me rule out the LB even before considering the evidence that LBs have a trend indicating replacements/revisions/removals are highly possible necessities in the future for those folks.  Again, no insult to LBers intended...that is how I saw it. 

I'm 2 1/2 years post-op and have lost 100% of my excess weight. I've had no problem maintaining my weight loss. This is the first time in my life I have lost weight and kept it off.

I self-paid for the VSG and it was money well spent.

No regrets!
I would have the surgery again!
If I had it to do over again I would not have spent so much time yo-yo dieting and would have had the VSG sooner.

The journey has been great for me, all pros, very few cons.

 yes, i would do it again.  even after my slight complications and long road to recovery, i am 3 1/2 months out and am thankful that my stomach is so small.  i haven't been this weight for 15 years and was working the past 15 years to get down to this weight unsuccessfully.  would never have been able to do it without the surgery.  sleep apenea is gone and i don't snore anymore, blood sugars are not leaning towards pre-diabetes/insulin resistance anymore, and i'm 60 pounds away from my goal and going to start trying to have a baby once i'm there.  

would do it again and again and again.  cannot say enough wonderful things about this chance the surgery gives you to succeed. 

 I'm only about three weeks out but yes I would do it again. The surgery wasn't that bad honestly.