Hi...my surgery isn't till August and was wondering what people's experience has been who have had this procedure done 5 years or longer. Have you had any regrets or complications? What has been your most positive experience and negative experience? Do you have any regrets?

I'm 16 months post op. I am grateful for the 105lb weight loss. Feel so much better. Try to eat right most of the time. Doc said avoid bread, rice, Pasta so I try not to ever eat it and if I do it causes problems. It makes its way down to my stomach slowly and causes the hicup/slime effect. This is when something gets "stuck" and your body produces a mucousy substance to push the food back up and clear you esophagus. Not pleasant but short lived once clear (not vomit just need to spit). Avoid dry meat, bread pasta rice, and chew chew chew. I want to lose 40lb more and at a stop for weight loss but went from 26/28, 3x/4x to 12/14, L

No regrets. Working on my post op life diet health plan.