I am one week post op from an SADI. My surgeon is the head of the bariatric surgery fellowship at Duke, and they do pretty much every procedure, although my surgeon, personally, won't do a lap band because of the failure, re operation, and complication rates. I am actually part of a proper study being done at Duke. My $48,000 surgery/ hospital stay/ pre-op and post-op support cost me $900. That's not why I chose the SADI. I was looking into a switch, because I wanted the most normal post op lifestyle. I was 267 lbs at my highest weight, but lost over 50 lbs on my own over the past 18 mo. That said, as I lost weight, my blood sugar, which was always fine, started to go up to prediabetes levels, my cholesterol, while not awful @ 216 stubbornly did not budge by even 1 the whole time. So, I was looking for metabolic surgery, and I really hated the idea of a bypass. Everybody I know who has had one has gained back massive amounts of weight. Also, I'm a pastry chef. I own two bakery/dessert cafes, and so I actually do HAVE to eat a certain amount of sugar. So, my BMI at the time of surgery was 35.2. I decided to have the simpler surgery because I like the idea of a longer channel, so there is less likelihood of long term malnutrition. I also like that if I do have issues, the revision is an easy peasy operation. Lower instances of complications, scar tissue, hernias, etc... I was good with the idea of a sleeve+. I was out of the hospital in 30 hours. Im down 9 lbs from my pre-op weight and 16 from the weight When came home. They do pump you full of fluid, don't they? I do not feel awesome, and I'm not loving that I can't take a good, thirst quenching drink of water without stabbing pain. That said, I would have been disappointed to be assigned to the DS or sleeve group in the study. I like the middle.