Thanks I'll pass that on.

Is there a forum for post-ops who are experiencing regain a few years out?

As for the moral issue that is a personal desion everyone must make for themselfs.  If it really bothers you maby you should think about a band since there is no cutting of the organs or "rearanging." everyone feels diffrent about these things.  But i think that God gave us the knowladge to help ourselfs good luck

My mom had the forerunner of the VSG back in the early 70's and the side effect was WEIGHTLOSS.  She had most of her stomach removed due to severe ulcers and back then surgery was the treatment.  Mom was over 200lbs, dieted all the time only to regain.  She hasn't regained in over 30 years now and has very few problems although she has to take something for constipation (sometimes) or TUMS (sometimes).  She's now 66 and healthy as a horse, doctors can't believe she's not on any medications!!  The VSG is restrictive and doesn't change your colon, just the removal of a large part of your stomach which is also done in the RNY and DS.  Actually the VSG is the first part of the DS.  After removal of most of the stomach, the stretchy part, what's left resembles a banana in shape.  RNY patients tend to run risks of ulcers in the tiny pouch.  Also they still have the other part of the stomach left in. VSG doesn't.

Hi Jane, Thanks for the support and OMG.......band erosion AND slippage after only 3 years??? Now, I'm really wishing I had chosen RNY to begin with.