No - no complications, back in work after 2 weeks, but could have gone back after 1...
It wasn't half as bad as anyone is saying, it was quite easy actually, in and out in a day, eating a sloppy diet straight away - i was starving when I came home after the surgery but water kept me going and I had some custard too...
i do get horrible (excruciating) pains if I swallow too much food or eat too fast - the pain will leave you crippled for a good few hours, just think of it as you are pushing food down a pipe that gets narrower at the end, so if you eat too quick or swallow too much it gets blocked...
This is my 3rd week post op today, i eat fish most days with mash potatos and some sauce (gravy or tartar) - I have lost a little weight, i dont know how much yet because I dont have a scales at home - but i'd guess prob 2kgs... (i'm only 74kgs before I went in)
Anyway - well recommended surgery - dont listen to the nightmare stories
James