i do know what you mean although im on my road to having a VSG, but i did experience this in another way a couple years ago......after i had my boys (3 of them) very close together, i decided enough was enough, and i had a tubal, from the moment i woke up i felt depressed, like i wasnt me anymore, totally horrible, like i wasnt a woman.  I live in canada, and tubal reveral's are not covered, but i knew some how some way i needed to have one to feel whole again.    i know this is sounding off topic, but it isnt it's alot of the same thing ...... well i saved and saved and spend almost $5000 having a tubal reversal, people think Im nuts because its not like i want more kids, well maybe someday but not really, but my body needed this done ........................  all i have to tell you is , you know yourself best, talk to who you have to, and make sure some how some way that you can come to terms with this decision!  I wish you the best of luck!!

Hi Ron...

Here on this website, we accept the good, the bad and the ugly about people of all walks of life, from every denomination, background and scope of life.

To say you only want to associate yourself with positive people relating to this procedure of weight loss, is an understatement. We all have problems, we all face issues we are not happy with. You will too. *"At some point in your WLS walk* You are a success, yes, but so are the thousands of others who are on this board as well. You are not exempt from negative aspects of this surgery. You made a choice to get fit for life, so have all of us who have either had the surgery, are considering the surgery and yes even those who failed at the procedure.

If you had it, are thinking about it, had revision for it, then there are already negative aspects to your life. This is a support group.

If everyone on this board who was a success thought like you did, then there would be no use for it. We all need each other, the good, the bad and the ugly. If you only support those who are positive, then you are really misunderstanding the purpose of "Support".

Your "signature" says what ever tomorrow brings, I will be there....what if tomorrow brings a stricture to someone, what if a stricture happens to you, what if tomorrow someone needs your shoulder to cry on because of a 5 , 10, 25, 50pound weight gain will you be there for them then or will you drop them from your list of friends?

I don't understand your way of thinking, but I guess I am just different. One thing we all have in common here is weight related issues and to be honest, not one of us is exempt from needing a compassionate shoulder to cry on, and this includes you.

YOU HAVE TO DO IT WHEN YOU ARE READY.  I HAD FAMILY SUGGESTING WLS TO ME BUT I WAS NOT READY AND IF I WAS NOT READY I PROBABLY WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN COMMITTED. 

NO WORRIES WITH WLS YOU WILL BE THIN AND THIN SOON.   GOOD LUCK TO YOU!

I have learned over time that my insurance would not fork out that much money for anything that might cost them more money down the road. I have Tricare Prime (military insurance that I hope Obama will use for his government based health care initiative).So besides my personal extensive research, my PCP recommendation, my surgeon's information, the anecdotal information provided by such sites as OH, Insurance is covering these surgeries. I think that says something.
IN addition weight loss by other methods also have side effects that are not just nutritional, like  the stress and strain on the body of yo-yo dieting. I recently had a patient suffer major complications from some Chinese diet medication. Nothing is free of possible complications. All you can do is weight the risks and decide for yourself. If you have already done that and have 'buyers remorse' then you need to revisit you preop Psychiatrist and work it out.
Follow the rules and you need not worry. There are other ways to get needed vitamins if you can not absorb them. Oral is always the desired route. Go to your MD appointments, have your blood draws and with rare exceptions all should be fine.
Good luck to everyone.

You really need to do some more research!!  If that is the ONLY study or journal article that you have read, which it seems to be since you keep posting it all over the place!

You are NOT being a supportive BF by trying to disuade her from having WLS.  How about trying to find one that will work for her, one that she can be successful with, and helping her research it??