My surgery was July 07. I had complications (some related to GBS and some not) and was in bed for almost 4 months.  The first 2 months I was depressed and hardly ate enough to sustain my life.  And then.  Things got better. I healed, started feeling more like myself, started walking and before I knew it Christmas was here.  I have to say, I really didnt want this surgery, it was a desperate last-ditch effort to save my life from diabetes. I researched for 4 years before actually going through with it.  In retrospect I'm glad I did it and actually wish I hadnt waited so long to get it done.   I now deal with my food addiction, which threatens my sucess every day.  I reached my goal but fear weightgain because of bad choices.  I didnt realize that the restriction wouldnt last forever so now I can eat just about anything, which is terrifying.  If you're considering the surgery, just realize that it wont fix your head. Also, weightloss is not a cure for all of your problems.  Good luck.

With my weight history, I didn't see the point.  I started gaining at puberty.  Extreme dieting and athletics through high school would slow down my gaining, but I just couldn't lose.  This continued through adulthood and I got bigger and biger.  It was this history that made me know that I needed more than restriction.  Eating less got me nowhere.  I needed to alter the way that my over-efficient body metabolized food.  The DS was just the ticket for me. The ticket is really looking at yourself and how your body has reacted to your efforts in the past to lose weight.  Did your body fight back, or did you?  Did you never feel full, or were you like me?  Answering questions like these will lead you to the right selection.

You'll be hard-pressed to find any DS regrets. You've been doing your homework, and if you are as diligent with your own well-being as you have been with your research, you should do just fine.  In time you will eat normally, but your body will never BE normal, meaning that you will always need those vitamins no matter how fabulous you feel.  This actually goes for DS or RNY, because the malabsorption is real with each procedure.

This is such a long time after your post but I thought I would give you my story.  I have Dr. Belzberg as my physician and he is great.  I'm not fond of the hassle making the appointments there.  They are just too busy to be very personable.  I am having a revision done 7/7/08 and can't wait.  Good luck!  Joanne