I am 243, 5'2 and wear a size 16 in pants and a 1 x in tops.

I was reading the article on the obesityhelp home page. I am about 80 pounds overweight. I was wondering if anyone here has had the endoscopic sleeve gastroplasty. I would like to know of your experience with this procedure. Thank you.

So much this.

B12, B1 and too much B6 can cause permanent nerve damage.

If anything, I make sure i get weekly B12 shot (my body does process sublingual) and I take extra B1. Beside enough D, magnesium, A, E, etc.

For me - there are worse things than dying. Experiencing nerve damage, and knowing that I could have prevented that - is my fear.

Chronically low B12 or B1 can cause nerve damage. Permanent nerve damage. Including the brain. nope.

No one can predict how your body will respond to the surgery. They can share their experiences, but cannot guarantee what your experince will be.

I have always considered the worst case scenario and then planned for how I would deal with it. If I can see myself managing that scenario, then I usually will go ahead with the action. If I do not experience the worst outcome, I consider that a bonus.

I have been on this site since 2003. At one time, there were a lot of people with DS. There were DS'ers who lived with chronic diarrhea. They made many, many bathroom trips a day and some wore diapers. Some people ate enormous quantities of food and had to purchase better toilets to handle their waste.

I remember people who had problems at work because they kept the office restrooms smelling so bad. Some had constant farting that they described as able to clear the room and strip off the wallpaper.

My sister is an attorney. She had someone who wanted to sue their surgeon because after weight loss surgery no one wanted to work in the same office with them and they were forced to work from home. I do not know which procedure that person had and my sister did not take their case. That person could not stop passing very smelly gas.

I also remember people becoming extremely ill because they would not take their supplements.

With DS, you have fat malabsorption for life. If you eat carbs, you will absorb the carbs.

With RNY you have calorie malabsorption for a few years, but it is mostly gone by the end of year three.

With both, you have vitamin malabsorption for life.

You are right to have concerns about your body after any weight loss surgery.

I had RNY in 2007. I no longer absorb oral iron and get infusions. I am always dealing with diarrhea or constipation issues. I almost never had any issues like that before surgery. RNY resulted in weight loss as well as health issues.

For me, the potential risks of DS would not be something I would risk with a 36.5 BMI. The DS at one time was only used for people with BMI over 50.

You already know that lapband did not work for you and a sleeve is basically a more convenient lapband. It gives you only restriction and every calorie you consume is absorbed. You control your weight by controlling your food intake.

RNY gave me malabsorption that made it easy to lose my weight. After RNY malabsorption ended, I control my weight with diet and exercise.

I have had times when I ate more than I burned and gained ten, twenty, and even thirty pounds over my goal weight. I was not doing anything like eating big meals, but was snacking and eating things with too much fat and sugar.

I have always gone back to counting calories or Weigh****cher points, exercising more, and getting the weight back off. For me, the surgery took it off and dieting keeps it off.