I need more information please!!!!!!

I am seriously considering having WLS & have been reading ALOT about it lately. Some very scary things, like death, which I don't even want to think about, but I'm seeing alot of post-ops with various problems, from bowel problems, to issues w/ the "lower stomach" developing ulcers, fistulas, etc. Stoma's being narrow & needing strictures? what is that? & really how often do these problems occur & were people that develop these problems having major health concerns prior to the surgery? The only issue I have going on in my life is I'm fat & can't keep weight off, I have no other co-morbities that I am aware of. So, do I want to have this surgery to loose weight & then develp one or more of these various problems. I am very commited to the after care & exercising, etc. It will be so much easier when I'm thin, so I will do it, but reading some of these things, man, really make me wonder if I should go thru w/ it. I have a young son (3 years) & am a single mother, so I need to be alive, first of all, & healthy for him for years to come. Any answers/advise will be appreciated!!

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