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I was banded just two weeks ago on 1/26/11. Have had no complications, minimal pain, and a pretty easy time of things thus far. On mushy food diet. When I started investigating WLS I decided early on that RNY was not for me because I didn't like the idea of malabsorption and intestinal re-routing. I had never heard of VSG prior to surgery, and saw only one brief mention of it in literature in my surgeon's office. I asked about it but was told that it wasn't available on the east coast and still considered experimental. I did no research on it. I did a significant amount of research on the Lap-Band prior to surgery. Now, of course, as I continue to troll the blogs and forums, I'm reading more about VSG and am deeply concerned that I've made a mistake. VSG sounds as though it offers all of the benefits of RNY without the challenges of intestinal rerouting. Does anyone have any thoughts? My big concern is that I read someone's post today who said that her surgeon told her that LapBand is on the way out, as VSG is a better surgery with better results. Comments would be really, really helpful to me. Any information that anyone has would be appreciated. Thanks.

Hi! I was also banded on 1/27. I was so glad to read your question because I've also had some doubts . . . I'm having some pain - nothing unbearable - but mostly I'm feeling challenged by the liquids-only phase that I'm in, and anxious that I may have made a mistake. I'd love to hear more about your experiences as we both continue. This forum does look like a good place to get answers. Good luck to us both!!!