I had the sleeve in march of 2012. So far it is going okay. It is safer than the bypass itself, so thats a plus. It is true you can no longer eat as much as you want too. it is helping me lose weight. I had no issues with leakage so far. I'd talk to your doctor and see what they think about doing the sleeve on you.
one week out post op, my doctor had me on baby food puree. u can puree tuna or chicken salad and put it in a little container. I ate that a lot and also bought some baby food jars, stage 1 they told me to get. S. F Jello, protein shakes, and water.