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A friend recently asked the spouse whether I felt the operation was "worth it". After thinking about it for a few minutes I realized this. At this point I am unsure. Pros: I liked losing the weight(10-15 lbs). I seem to be able to breathe better even when awake. I get woken up being asked to roll over a lot less often then I used to (snoring doesn't wake my spouse). I learned to like the taste of water. Cons: It hurt. I lost most of my sense of taste for over a month, and over two months later some things still taste really bad to me (chicken, cola, beer) that I used to like. Permanent loss of taste sensation is a bad thing. It really hurt. I can't sneeze with my mouth closed anymore. It hurt. My throat makes odd clicking noises when I swallow (gulp) liquids. I need to drink a lot more fluids then I used to as my throat seems to dry out a lot easier. It hurt like hell. Whenever I see the UPN rotating "U"