What is the truth about this procedure

Most of what I have read about the DS surgery looks promising to me - I want to be able to eat and live normally without the miniature stomach pouch, and to be able to keep the weight off over the long range. However, in my reading and emailing about it, I'm getting some conflicting information. For one, on the DS web page and on the MyWLS web page, I don't see anything about calcium problems, but one person has warned me, "severe calcium deficiencies and the fact they could be in a wheel chair in 5 years". Is this true? She also says that "some DS members hide facts", and that there is weight regain and severe deficincies after the DS. This same person also says that insurance doesn't pay for this surgery, and that I might be stuck paying what the insurance won't pay. I thought that's what insurance was for, to pay what they will pay, and then I'm not liable for anything above that. Why would all these DS sites lie about all of this? Who do I believe? I just want the true facts so I can go in with my eyes open about what to expect.

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