I am well aware that gb can cause numerous side problems. However, in 1978, I had the old type gastric bypass (NOT intestinal), and later I had a roux-n-y revision. I have never had any complications. The reality is that having the surgery saved my life in more ways than one. If I had not had the surgery, I never would have lost the 100 pounds (I had tried every diet and exercise program in the world at the time, with no success whatsoever). My surgeon asked if I was concerned about anything while he was in there since he would be checking the intestinal tract to be sure all was well there, so I asked him to take out my appendix (my mother's had ruptured and I was always terrified of that happening, and since he would be right there anyway...). After the surgery, he told me he could not take it out because it was eaten up with Crohn's disease. Subsequent testing confirmed the diagnosis. Two years later, I went into crisis with the Crohn's and nearly died. It was only after the successful surgery for the Crohn's that problems began, and those were because of that surgery (the specific location and the 2.5 feet of terminal ilium that had to be removed). I have NEVER had problems with the gb surgery...in 29 years. I went from 237 to 137, and although I bounce around about 10-15 pounds, it always comes back to around 137-140. I wear an 8-10 from a 26.5. I am healthy; I have to take many vitamins, again because of the Crohn's surgery. The Crohn's was in remission for over 20 years, but is now active and causing arthritic joint damage. I take Humira injections (Humira has recently been approved for treatment of Crohn's), which has helped tremendously. I have greatly improved joint movement, and the Crohn's is under control. It would not have been discovered in time when I went into crisis had it not been diagnosed during my gb surgery. I daily give thanks for having had gb and for the doctor who cared enough to be really careful and thorough He saved my life...