confused with which surgery to go with--VSG or Lapband

 Anyone with PCOS who has had VSG?  How did that work out for you?  How about anyone with Lapband or Realize?  I am afraid that I will still have a hard time with losing weight with the band procedures. What are your thoughts?  

I had my VSG done last week.  My surgeon told me he didnt think the band would get me the results I was after... and pregnancy after rny could be dangerous (i want kids someday)... which is why I chose the sleeve.  Since I'm still a newbie with the sleeve, will have to wait and see how it goes. I'd be more than willing to keep you updated in a while. I'm already off my metformin since I've lost about 50lbs presurgery. I'm hoping now the weight will come off more steady and I will be able to concieve in a couple years :)

 WOW!! Congrats on losing 50 lbs presurgery!!  That is great!! Yes please keep me posted with how you are doing.  I have decided to get the VSG done--I am scheduled 3/12.  How are you feeling since your vsg?  You were in the hospital for 2 days?  can you please share your experience?  Painwise how r u?  Did you go back to work?  How soon? I am going to rest for about 4 days or so and then go back to work.  You think that will be enough?  How was your pre-surgery diet--did your dr have you do a liquid diet?  sorry for all these questions--i appreciate you sharing your experience.

Before surgery, I had a 3 week liquid diet that consisted only of 5 Ensure High Protien drinks, and 1 cup of skim milk daily. That helped me lose about 15 lbs. Since my surgery a week ago, I have lost another 10 lbs.

They kept me in the hospital for 2 nights. It was REALLY hard to sleep in there though. I recommend bringing earplugs, they're the only reason I got any rest at all while I was there. In the hospital I felt great! But I think that was because they kept me shot up with morphine and IV Gravol.

My first couple nights at home were pure hell. I even started to wonder if I made a mistake with my decision to  get surgery.  My stomach would have these... convulsions... and I was vomitting up foamy bile and chunks of dried blood. I also had to pee at least once an hour, which was strange since I couldn't even keep water down on my own!  I almost went in to ER....  First few days the smell of food was also horrible, and made me start gagging and caused stomach convulsions.

Within a couple days I started to be able to hold my liquids, and feel a lot better. Even went on a longer walk around the neighborhood today.  Tomorrow I will be a week out from surgery.  I have not yet returned to work. I plan another week off, and a gradual return to work. My job has me on my feet all day though, but I know there is no way I could handle returning now. I'm only getting about 200 calories in a day, so I'm quite light headed and tired constantly. But at least I'm getting my fluids in. I would try to get 2 weeks off work, just to be safe. I know lots of people recover very quickly,  but I'd recommend being prepared for worst case scenerio. It is a major surgery. Even though mine was laporospic, I still have 7 incisions. Only one of them is causing me a lot of pain/discomfort now, but I stay away from painkillers. 
Also, the docs said no intense exercise OR lifting more than 10lbs for about 6 weeks... which seems like forever!

Good luck with your surgery, and congrats for getting a date. This forum has been very helpful for me, finding tips and learning about how the surgery goes for most people. The support has been awesome.

Hi!!

I have PCOS and I had the VSG. I had mine April 9th of last year. Started at 337 lbs and am now at about 193 (so I've lost about 145 so far and I'm definitely still losing.)

The VSG is the BEST thing I've ever done for myself- my only regret is not having it done sooner. I've seen so many awful experiences with the Lapband and a lot of people who end up failing with it end up getting it revised to the VSG.

Good luck with your desicion! :)

 Thank you for your response ladies!!  Any helpful tips would soooooo be appreciated as I am having surgery this Thursday.  Were you able to take vitamins the first few days? weeks?  What fluids were you mostly taking in other than protein drinks? I appreciate anything you can share from your experience please.

How did your surgery go, Emma?

I wasn't able to get any vitamins in for the first few days. I'm still eating mostly liquids and mush, and my doc said not to try pills yet til I'm on solid foods.... so I've been taking a few Flintstones chewables just because I'm so paranoid about not getting any vitamins. Once I'm on solids I'm going to try my pill form maternity vitamins again.

The best fluid for me was sugar free popsicles! Seriously, I'm addicted to them. Was the easiest liquid for me to keep down after surgery.  Milk is something I can also keep down, and has protein.

 Hi Lhiannanshee,
I had surgery on the 11th.  All went well with the surgery.  I came home with the JP drain which is the most annoying thing ever to have in.  I can not wait to have it taken out.  My Dr says he sends his patients home with it.  I am having a hard time with the protein shakes--I am not liking it too much.  I got alpine punch flavor powder from gnc so i am just drinking that now.  I like the juice consistency so I am sticking to that for now.  Someone on the this site recommended syntrax lemonade flavor and I thought that would be great for me since she said it tastes like country time lemonade!!  These days I am only taking in my protein and a few sips of broth.  That's it.

I am doing OK with the pain.  I am just wondering when I can advance to eating mushy stuff or something.  I feel like I can eat anything as long as I chew it really well and I would probably only be able to eat only a small amount of it--which is what I want.   

I have to go buy the sf popsicles..i don't have that..sounds yummy....

I have to go back to work tomorrow...I do not want anyone at work to know of this...I have not told anyone except my husband and sister..people are too judgemental and I just did not want to deal with it.

Hope you are doing better....