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I just wanted to let you know that it is DEFINATELY worth it to convert the band to the sleeve. There is no more worrying about slipping, or leaking. The surgery was even easier then the lap band surgury. I had the lapband for 4 months and realized it was going to be a lifetime of problems. With the sleeve, most of the stretchy part of the stomach is removed so you don't have to worry about stretching it much and also you have a natural feeling of full. There is no heart attack feeling when you eat too much. I've also lost double the weight in 4 months then I lost with the band. I am so happy I made this decision.

With the sleeve I average about 10 lbs a month which is still a healthy loss but it is much easier because I feel naturally full not tortured

obviously im talking to people who are having issues if thats not you why comment and move on to the next doesnt my post say for people thinking about converting? i go on the other forum as well why tell me i cantc come here? ive had lots of people message me with questions who are thinking of convrting

With the sleeve I average about 10 lbs a month which is still a healthy loss but it is much easier because I feel naturally full not tortured

I just wanted to let you know that it is DEFINATELY worth it to convert the band to the sleeve. There is no more worrying about slipping, or leaking. The surgery was even easier then the lap band surgury. I had the lapband for 4 months and realized it was going to be a lifetime of problems. With the sleeve, most of the stretchy part of the stomach is removed so you don't have to worry about stretching it much and also you have a natural feeling of full. There is no heart attack feeling when you eat too much. I've also lost double the weight in 4 months then I lost with the band. I am so happy I made this decision.

I just wanted to let you know that it is DEFINATELY worth it to convert the band to the sleeve. There is no more worrying about slipping, or leaking. The surgery was even easier then the lap band surgury. I had the lapband for 4 months and realized it was going to be a lifetime of problems. With the sleeve, most of the stretchy part of the stomach is removed so you don't have to worry about stretching it much and also you have a natural feeling of full. There is no heart attack feeling when you eat too much. I've also lost double the weight in 4 months then I lost with the band. I am so happy I made this decision.

The title of this topic was "for anyone debating to convert to the sleeve" I'm not on here to bash everyone with the band. I'm just here to help others who are thinking about converting. There are hundreds of us on the vertical sleeve talk forum who have converted and love it. If you don't like what I have to say then you don't have to read it. As stated by OTR sleever above...it has been around longer then 10 years so there is enough data to prove that it keeps the weight off longer then the band.

I feel totally the same as you. I always want that full feeling and that's what got me overweight in the first place. Not only does the sleeve restrict your food it seems to metabolically change your body. You can't help but to lose weight. With the band I was making poor decisions to eat junk because it was the only thing that I could comfortably eat without feeling like the food was in my throat.

My doctor just came from a weight loss convention and the lastest research shows that it comes back in TRACE amounts up to the 10 years of research they have on it. The bypass is a different story as they left the part of the stomach that makes the ghrelin. Statistically, the sleeve keeps off the excess weight way longer then the lap band does.

It had a small leak in it anyways and I could tell it wasn't going to work for me. My surgeon said he went to a convention for bariatric surgury and the latest data is that 50% of them are failing so I didn't want to take the chance any longer.

Yes my insurance covered it. There was a leak in the port but it also didn't work well. I was still able to eat around it even before the leak. My insurance paid for the removal and then another surgury to switch to the sleeve.

Thanks for the responses! After I realized I wasn't alone I hit 179 today!

Thanks for the responses! After I realized I wasn't alone I hit 179 today!

I was banded on AUgust 2011 and had it removed in February 2012. I was then sleeved on march 14 with a weight of 240. I am now 5 months post op and currently weight 184. It's not that huge of a success but when I started with the lap band I weighed 281 so in a year I've lost almost 100 lbs with the two surgeries. I think that is why I tend to lose a little slower because I've already been losing for 7 months before thsi surgery. I couldn't have made a better decision. I am completely happy because now I feel naturally full and I don't feel like I'm having a heart attack when I eat something that will get stuck.
I was scared to convert to the sleeve but now I wish I would have done it in the first place. I'm still overweight but still losing and I'm confident that I will get to my goal of 145 by my one year anniversary from the sleeve. If you have any other questions feel free to message me.

obviously im talking to people who are having issues if thats not you why comment and move on to the next doesnt my post say for people thinking about converting? i go on the other forum as well why tell me i cantc come here? ive had lots of people message me with questions who are thinking of convrting

I'd just like to clear a couple things up from this thread.
1. All WLS have an amount of risk. Anybody that believes that the risks involved in the sleeve are greater than that of the Lap Band I invite you to visit the forum Vertical Sleeve Talk, sub forum band to sleeve revisions. I assure there is no lack of horror stories & near death experiences involving the LB. I'm very glad that the LB has worked for most people on this forum, & I truly hope it continues to work for you
2. The sleeve has actualy been around since the 1950's. It was originally performed on patients twhos BMI was too high to safely perform RNY on, with the intent of converting it to RNY once the patient reached a safe weight. There are recorded events as far back as the 1970's of RNY patients receiving the first step of the procedure(the sleeve) and then opting to not follow through with the intestinal rerouting, making them a defacto sleever. Furthermore the sleeve has been performed as a stand alone procedure since the mid 90's, the reason most people weren't familiar with it is because it wasn't approved as a stand alone procedure in the United States till about 5-6 years ago.

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

I was banded on AUgust 2011 and had it removed in February 2012. I was then sleeved on march 14 with a weight of 240. I am now 5 months post op and currently weight 184. It's not that huge of a success but when I started with the lap band I weighed 281 so in a year I've lost almost 100 lbs with the two surgeries. I think that is why I tend to lose a little slower because I've already been losing for 7 months before thsi surgery. I couldn't have made a better decision. I am completely happy because now I feel naturally full and I don't feel like I'm having a heart attack when I eat something that will get stuck.
I was scared to convert to the sleeve but now I wish I would have done it in the first place. I'm still overweight but still losing and I'm confident that I will get to my goal of 145 by my one year anniversary from the sleeve. If you have any other questions feel free to message me.

I was banded on AUgust 2011 and had it removed in February 2012. I was then sleeved on march 14 with a weight of 240. I am now 5 months post op and currently weight 184. It's not that huge of a success but when I started with the lap band I weighed 281 so in a year I've lost almost 100 lbs with the two surgeries. I think that is why I tend to lose a little slower because I've already been losing for 7 months before thsi surgery. I couldn't have made a better decision. I am completely happy because now I feel naturally full and I don't feel like I'm having a heart attack when I eat something that will get stuck.
I was scared to convert to the sleeve but now I wish I would have done it in the first place. I'm still overweight but still losing and I'm confident that I will get to my goal of 145 by my one year anniversary from the sleeve. If you have any other questions feel free to message me.

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

184 this week that's 1 lb a week still haha but better then nothing

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.

Sorry for the ugly face my boyfrien doesn't know how to take pictures haha he just takes them and doesn't wait for me to get ready.
The first pic is the newest the second one is about 3 months and the one on the right is one week after surgery.