I seriously considered this surgery when I was at my heaviest point. I only thank God that I found Atkins and saved myself.

It's a hard thing to try diet after diet and fail miserably. It's a desperate and hopeless feeling to not control your eating. I no longer agree with the surgery, but I understand the mentality of wanting to have it done.

I read the diary of someone who had gotten the sugery about 6 months ago. She had the best of recoveries as far as the bypass goes, but there were such greusome side effects that will be with her for life. Even under the most perfect of circumstances, there are still some horrible lifetime effects that come along with it.

There is no "cheating" on the sugery. On LC, if you choose to have a donut a few months down the line it's not going to hurt much. On bypass, if you decide to have a donut, it could make you violently ill for hours. And that's for life. It's simply not worth it in my eyes.

~Angi~