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No. Everything negative you hear is true. I had mine in october of 2006. I lost 50 pounds, and most of my hair.
I'm only 15 pound down from my surgery weight right now.
Then gained most of the weight back, after sleepless nights of sitting up trying to keep down reflux acid.
Now, it is a daily battle of prilosec and tums, and waking up at night with acid. I can't eat vegetables.
Just the fatty/sugary stuff goes down.
You can't sleep, you can't function at work, and you need to throw up often. There is constant hurt.
I had an upper GI years ago, and all they could say was that a pill was stuck in the band area.
No more pills -- you have to crush them for the rest of your life. And they don't taste good, folks. Think about the
meds you have to take as you age.
It is not worth it. Find another support group and work out the weight issues with good people around.
Say no. The FDA should ban this proceedure.
Please don't start the email about how I need to see the doc. I've lived with this thing for 4 years and I know
all about it.
You need to take into account ALL opinions, negative or positive. But there is no reason to downplay
the negative aspects.