Right now, I hate to say it, but I regret my VSG.
I had my VSG back in 2016 and I am now dealing with some unpleasant symptoms that seem to be from a hiatal hernia. I am still waiting to find out what my surgeon will say about how to deal with this, but I am very worried that I might end up being told that the only way to fix this is to switch to an RNY (based on some of the initial research I've done indicating that is frequently what surgeons will tell people in this situation).

That is the main issue I have with the VSG - that some of the complications you may have from it (the other big one being intractable GERD) could end up forcing you to get an RNY to fix the problem. For me, ending up with an RNY that I never wanted would be worse than never having bariatric surgery at all. If you go into knowing you might need to switch to an RNY later and you are okay with that, then great! However, for me, the fear of having poor quality of life from an RNY complication is much worse than just staying fat. I would rather just have my old stomach back.

Love an ironic drop in post.

The few VSGers who stuck around hang out on the RNY group now

Dr A is an awesome resource here.

activity has dropped a lot in the six years I've been on here. It's too bad because I like this site much better than the other major bariatric forums, which seem to be mostly pre-ops and newbies (not that there's anything wrong with pre-ops and newbies, but that's not where I'm at anymore, and haven't been in quite awhile). This one has always had a nice mix of people at all different phases. I guess a lot of people are joining Facebook groups now, unfortunately ("unfortunately" because there are a lot of terrible ones out there...)

Haven't been on in a while... Where are all the posts from members. Looks like they have updated the web site. And why does that one Dr. post so many topics? Am I missing something?

Dude, it is all coming from your mind, trust me. I have felt that on my own skin. The nicotine from the vaping liquids is not that powerful when compared to the cigarettes, so it is much easier to quit vaping. I am not really looking to quit vaping right now, as I am pretty ok right now. However, I have had the experience to quit vaping back in the past, and I had no problems with that. Right now, I am experiencing problems to find new vape uk as the vape ban has actually made it really bad to find some proper stores.