scaredoftheunknown

Thank you so much for all of your replies. It's so helpful. Thanks.

I'm just starting the process too. I am going to the class on July 13 in Fremont Kaiser.
I'd love to meet people around the area who have had the surgery or are looking to get it!

I am an insulin dependent diabetic. Pre-surgery I was taking 4 shots a day. 3 short-acting with meals, and 1 long-acting at bedtime. Since week two post-op, I have had NO short-acting insulin, and reduced my one shot at night by 75%. I expect soon to be off insulin completely.

Do talk to a medical expert on this issue. I was given the choice and am going with the sleeve for a few reasons.
1. The dumping issue. Dumping is when you eat too much, too fast and it goes right through you, causing these symptoms:
Some symptoms of dumping syndrome include:

nausea or queasiness
a sense of fullness accompanied by discomfort
cramping
diarrhea
general weakness
profuse sweating
vomiting
heart palpitations (an increase in heart rate)

A sleeve doesn't involve the same recovery time, and it doesn't involve rearranging your insides. You still retain part of your stomach. If for some reason that didn't work, at least I still have all my parts to try other options, but I didn't like the idea of completely and finally re-doing my insides.

I would suggest you wait until cleared by your doctor. My doctor cleared me for lifting that much weight at four weeks. What if you lie on the bed and have your boyfriend lift baby up to snuggle up with you? Or sit in a chair?