do you experience any dumping with the vsg? i'm thinking i might want the dumping aspect of the surgery, which ever i decide on.

No you do not get Dumping Syndrome with the VSG.  That is usually associated with the RNY. 

thats what i thought, but had heard differently, just making sure. thanks!
 

I would strongly recommend not picking surgery on the basis of you "may" dump. They say that only a small percentage of people actually dump. I had the RNY and have not had any food disagree with me except for pork rinds. I had a small piece of pumpkin pie and whipped cream Thanksgiving weekend and I broke at Halloween and had a few candy kisses. I so love them but it is such a good thing they only come out once a year. They were a little too soft too, they don't make things like they used to. 

edit: I actually did not want the RNY because I was afraid of the dumping. I have watched my mother become so ill from it that I really didn't want to go through it. I would have had the VSG if I could have.

I got the RNY and I do not dump and I have had a lot of sugar in one sitting. The only restriction that I have is if I eat too much it will hurt and depending on the food I can eat a lot as well. I too figured if I got the RNY it would work in place of my will power and it sure didn't.

 wow! wake up call for niki! thanks for the advice. your insights are valuable.what then is the advantage of rny over vsg? they sound like you would have similar food restriction after both.? i know rny give malabsorbtion aswell as restriction, and i asume that helps with weight loss.
thanks all
niki

I chose RNY over the sleeve because it had a higher rate of putting my diabetes in remission. I was on 8 pills a day pre-op and was able to leave the hospital med free :)

I chose VSG over RNY because with the RNY - that's it, that's all.
With the sleeve, Dr. Andrew told me that if it doesn't work - which it doesn't for some people - that I would still be able to go in and have the RNY.
He DID recommend the RNY first, but totally supported my decision to go with the VSG.
I also think I would have gone with the RNY if I had more then 100lbs to lose.