Any VSG nightmares out there?

Just found out my insurance now pays for VSG. So I thought I would ask if anyone regrets getting VSG instead of RNY? I have heard  a Dr at a seminar say the VSG is the new so called standard for wls, or will be, but hes just a Dr thought I would actually ask ppl who are living it.

I just had VSG on 11/11/09.  So far, my experience has been GREAT!  I've lost 42 lbs. so far (since start of pre-op diet).  I'd suggest that you visit the VSG board...there are lots of helpful people on the board who can answer any specific questions that you have.  Good luck; and congratulations - it's great that your insurance will pay for VSG.  I was self-pay via Mexico.

I had the VSG done a few days ago but I did a lot of research before I chose it.
Dr. Oh told me I chose a very good surgery to have and that it will soon be THE SURGERY to have for weightloss.
Also a woman who works in the clinic said if she ever needed WLS this was the one she would choose.
You really need to go to a seminar where they discuss the different surgeries.
Here is my reasons for VSG:
Unlike the bypass, there is no dumping. 
Dumping means the food shoots through you, turns into a foul smelling diarrhea that is so gross no one can be in the house with you. (My friend had this done...trust me, bad, bad and just yukky)
The lap band is very successful and most insurances pay for it, BUT you HAVE to get it filled regularly, and I am talking every 4-6 weeks, FAITHFULLY, or you gain weight. For the rest of your life.
The downside is any food that squishes or mushes up, (bread/ pasta), will now be on your "I may never have this for the rest of my life" list, because it balls up at the top of that band and you end up puking it up. (This according to the speaker at the seminar)
I chose the VSG because eventually I can eat "normal" food, just a tbl. spoon at a meal, without dumping or worrying I just plugged up the band and will now have to race to bathroom.
VSG has the exact same success rate as the Lap Band....
Hope this helps.

I only regret not having it sooner!  I'm three years + out, and happily maintaining without malabsorption or fills or big vitamin regimens.  However, I have known happy bandsters, happy RNY'ers and happy DS'ers, so a big part of this is looking at all four major surgeries, learning as much as you can, and choosing what is right for you.

I had my VSG done 2 months back and I got it done in Mexico for the reason of getting the same quality of treatment as I would get it here at a much lower cost...

I have had my VSG for three months and lost 51 pounds. That is essentially the same rate you would expect for a RNY. A previous poster said that the success rate is the same as the lap band but the statistics I've seen put it at a higher success rate than the lap band and a similar rate to the RNY. Long term re-gain studies have not been done - but at 5 years weight loss for the VSG is about that of the RNY and much higher than the 5 year lap-band weight loss.  My only issue has been excessive burping - but I'll take that over the 51 pounds any day.

Two friends of mine had the VSG the same day I did, and we all had our 3 month check-up yesterday. One of us lost 46 pounds, one (me) 51.5 pounds and one 55 pounds. I am 15 pounds away from goal in 3 months. I think the VSG is the best thing going, especially for BMI under 50.

I love, love, love my sleeve. I'm only 7 months out, but my quality of ife is amazing.

I chose to revise to the sleeve instead of RNY for these reasons:

1) No malabsorption (that will end in 18-24 months)
2) No nutrient/vitamin issues
3) Freedom to eat normally, and no food restrictions
4) I had a band, and knew pouches (RNY) were not for me
5) Feeling satiety after small portions
6) No maintenance
7) Regain stats that are out on 5 yr+ patients are minimal
8) Little to NO stretching of the remaining stomach tissue (unlike with pouches and stomas)

I was a volume eater. Not always horrible food either. I didn't eat fried foods, not a huge amount of unhealthy, junk food, I just loved food. Luckily, with my sleeve, I still love food, just in smaller portions.

Hi there,
I noticed you are a Band to sleeve and was wondering if your hubby was on board with the VSG surgery.  My husband was all for the LapBand and now, 3 years and 2 slips later, my doc is recommending the VSG.  My husband is completely against it as it's non-reversable and is worried about leakage/sepsis.  I'm seeing my doc on Wed and making him go with me so he can ask q's and hear it for himself vs. me telling him about it.  Any suggestions?

Actually, I am having a VSG revision on 2/15; my stomach is stretched and an upper GI showed that it had  a lot of volume.  I had my original surgery on 2/9/09, so I was not a year out before I knew something was amiss.  I started getting hungry and not feeling restriction the way I had the first six months after surgery.  I have not encountered someone onthis board whose had a VSG revision, so I am very anxious about it.

 What kind of revision are you getting?  to the DS?  Or to a smaller sleeve????