24yrs old wanting vsg any suggestions??

I'm new to the site and wanting to get some input from others who have had vsg..... I want the good and the bad trying to make a life changing decesion

well i am having VSG in less than 1 week feel free to follow my blog! i'll send ya a friend request right now so you can read it.

i decided to do VSG after reading so much about failed lap bands, and being scared of not being able to absorb vitamins with RNY... i also have three aunts who had weight loss surgery, two of which were VSG and they are doing great.

What you need to understand is that the vsg comes from the duodenal switch (DS). The vsg is the first half of that procedure. It is all to common for vsg patients to need the malabsorbtion part of the surgery when longer out.

www.dsfacts.com

Just to clarify on what thepouchedpotato said, VSG is the first part of a DS procedure, but VSG is also done as a standalone procedure that needs no further surgery. What type of surgery you should have is completely up to you. For me, my main problem is overeating. I don't eat a lot of sweets, I don't eat a lot of bad foods, I just eat too much of halfway decent food. because of that, I chose the VSG. I was against the band because I didn't want a foreign body in my belly that could slip or harm my stomch. I thought about RNY and DS, but the procedure seemed a bit too drastic for me.

I haven't had surgery yet (should in a few months) but I know that VSG is the right choice for me. Nothing else ever seemed right to me.

Yes the VSG is done alone. It comes from the DS as noted. Origionally the sleeve was done as a first stage surgery in patients who were to high risk to have both parts of the DS at once. Doctors noted that many patients didn't need the second part and so the sleeve has started to become accepted as a stand aone procedure. Just understand that it is very typical for vsg patients who are longer out to need the malabsorbtion part also. Check out the revisions and ds forums for more info:-)

Also, needing to lose nearly 50% of your weight is also drastic. 1 more drastic surgery to help overcome a drastic problem is less risk than the likelyhood of multiple procedures.

Some people don't want/need the malabsorption, though. I'm not on the DS boards, so I can't speak for that side, but the VSG boards are full and active with people 3+ years out that haven't had  the second part of the DS surgery and are maintaining their goal weight just fine. They even created a VSG maintenance board for those that have reached their goal weight.

For me, just the restriction will make me lose weight. I won't need to malabsorb things. I have a coworker that has RNY, and I see her have to do sugar-free everything for the rest of her life, and I don't want to have that (even though she makes an amazing apple crisp that I can't even tell is surgar free). For me, I hope that a standalone VSG is all that I will need to be successful.

I know that for some people it's the best option, but it really depends on your habits.

 I definitely agree with you. For me, even though my starting weight was 356, I did not want the malabsorption aspect of it. My surgeon never once asked me to consider DS. Everyone's different though. What I might think is the best thing in the world the next will think complete opposite. That's the thing about OH everyone has their opinions and it's great for all of us to share them, but when it comes to the individual making thing choice they need to remember that they need to do what they think is best for them, not what we think. 

I always appreciates peoples input on things...even if it's not what I want to hear!!

Yes, and it's important for longer out wlsers to point out potential problems with certain procedures. It's only fair to the preopers. In your first year you don't understand the problems that occur after the first year. Check out the revisions forum for more info on the post first year experience:-)

Your surgeon probably did not discuss the ds because he/she doesn't do it. It is a hard surgery to do, so fewer surgeons learn it.