Hello.

I am considering VSG and of course I'm doing the wrong thing in reading all the posts in here. LOL. I love reading the success story posts, but the ones in this section scare me.

Are there any updates from those who were suffering, or not losing, to tell us how you are doing today?

Do you still regret getting the sleeve?

Thanks everyone!

Melissa

I have actually written two people on here who had complications and disappeared. One still had problems, but less of them now and the other is doing just fine (and in the interim she had it rough, a pinhole leak that was hard to identify, but was eventually fixed and that caused the original issues). I am always worried that they died! I too have read too much, but it is certainly more info than my Dr would have gave me and the stories swayed me from the Drama Band!

My friends think I am crazy because I am addicted to these boards. I just feel this urge to find out as much as possible before I make the jump. It is scary, but reading the bad is just as important as reading the good. Just bare in mind, that every person is different, their surgeons are different and their heal time will be different. I have to remind myself that the surgery is unique to each person and it will be for me too!

Yep it can be scary as ANY surgery can be. My brother went in for a simple bunion surgery and nearly lost his foot AND his life. A nasty MRSA infection set in and he was in intensive care and on IV antibiotics. So it can happen for nearly ANY procedure. Both my wife and I had the same surgery and came through superbly.

I suspect that those who failed - and it was THEM doing the failing NOT the sleeve - get discouraged, give up and stop posting.

It's nice to hear from long timers no matter WHAT the outcome.

I suspect that those who failed - and it was THEM doing the failing NOT the sleeve - get discouraged, give up and stop posting.

I totally get how people fail the Band, but how do you fail the Sleeve?? Thanks