This is your life:

() Shot a shot gun   

() Gone on a blind date

() Skipped school       
() Watched someone die  

() Visited Canada   
() Visited China  
() Visited Alaska  
() Visited Cuba     
() Visited Europe   

() Visited South America 
() Visited Las Vegas     
() Visited  Mexico   
() Visited Florida    

() Seen the Grand Canyon  
() Flown in a plane  
()  Served on a Jury  
( ) Been lost  

() Traveled to the opposite side of the country 
() Visited Washington, DC  

() Swam in the Ocean 

() Cried yourself to sleep 
() Played Cops and Robbers   
() Played Cowboys and Indians  

() Recently colored with crayons  
() Sang Karaoke  
() Paid for a meal with coins only    
() Made prank phone calls    
() Laughed until some beverage came out of your nose 
() Caught a snowflake on your tongue  
() Danced in the rain  

()  Written a letter to Santa Claus    
() Kissed under the mistletoe

() Loved someone who broke your heart 

() Watched the sunrise with someone       
() Blown bubbles  
() Gone ice skating  
() Gone skiing or snow boarding 

() Camped out under the stars   

() Seen something so beautiful that it took your breath away 

() Been married      

() Have children 
() Had a pet    
() Been skinny-dipping outdoors  

() Been fishing  
() Been boating                                 
() Been Water Skiing

() Been Hiking   
() Been camping in a trailer/RV

() Been camping in a tent  

() Flown in a small 4-seater airplane 

()Flown in a glider 
() Flown in a helicopter 

() Flown in a hot air balloon       

() Had a ride on a Motorcycle 
( ) Been bungee-jumping  
() Gone to a drive-in movie  
() Done something that should have killed you. 
() Done something that you will regret (feel sad about) for the rest of your life. 
() Visited Africa  
() Sat on a camel in Egypt (In Israel)  
() Eaten just cookies for dinner  

() Been on T.V.  

() Steal any traffic signs  
() Been in a car accident  
() Bailed out of Helicopter/Plane  

() Went Curling    

()Have a tattoo?   

()Body Piercing?

Like everything in the universe, both have pros and cons.  Can you give us  little more info on yourself...  age, weight + history...  are you good at losing, but bad at maintaining?  bad at losing?  binge eating?  
   I would suggest you read the revision board for a while.  You'll see the people there that are having troubles with their types of surgery. On the surgery boards, you get the works in progress, sometimes newbies of 2-3 months out, posting how they LOVE their type, but don't have experience with the 'long run'.   Reading several boards may give you a balanced view.
   You've picked the two restrictive surgeries....  the RNY and the DS add in a malabsorption component.  Are you trying to avoid that?  The restrictive types are good if you can maintain a loss on your own, once you get some help losing it.
    Give us a little more info, and I'm sure NJ folks will chime in with their pros and cons on the surgery types.  Good luck with your research!      Mary C