One of the biggest barriers to getting weight loss surgery is the fear of complications. From mild ones like nausea and constipation to more serious ones like obstructions and leaks, complications are common among bariatric surgery patients.

Did you have complications after Weight Loss Surgery?

• Nope, aside from a little soreness during the recovery, things went great!
• Yes, but nothing serious. I just had some stomach issues.
• Yes, somehow I developed some nutrient deficiencies. See below for which ones I had and how I fixed them or whether I’m still dealing with them.
• Yes, I ended up back in the hospital. See why in the conversation below.
• I haven’t had weight loss surgery yet, but I’m crossing my fingers that nothing serious happens to me.
• Other. Read my answer in the discussion below.

Mark your answer and give us the details in the conversation below. Sharing your experience can help other members who are making their own decisions about weight loss surgery.

Staph infection contracted from hospital.... Equaled 2 bad weeks of pain and a month dealing with an open wound. Nothing my surgeon did wrong just issues at the local hospital. I'm now 4 months out and would do it all over again. Yes the infection sucked BUT the results are worth it all.

Not one thing. Could not have gone better. When I was still seeing my original surgeon I used to joke with him that I wished that I had at least become lactose intolerant or something, so I would have lost more!

I had band to bypass so it goes without saying I had band complications and I would try to talk anyone considering that route out of it.

Now at just over 2 weeks post op with my bypass I have an infection in one of my incisions and the rest of them are looking pretty red and angry. Will see how easily this clears up. I'm hopeful it does.

No complications- was at work six days post op; it was a tiring week but do-able.

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