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Thoughts and prayers go out to you. Good luck with the steroids!

Thanks for all the input! I agree, Michelle, I don't want to look like skelator, either, LOL (one of my questions last Dr. visit was can you really lose too much with this). The Dumping Syndrome scares me the mose with RNY, moreso than the potential of heartburn with Sleeve. The whole malabsorption element is a big detterant to RNY (although studies I've read theorize THAT component is what appears to help w/diabetics). Also- CONGRATS on the success! I hope I'm on the way to weight loss this time next week (I'm scheduled 7/31).

Congrats! I'm on the 31st. Good Luck!

I'm convinced I'm making the right decision to have surgery although I'm researching just to make sure for myself the sleeve is better for me than Roux-N-Y. I'm the type to over-research and laughingly ask myself "are you SURE you know what your about to do to yourself?" My PCP is well versed and Mayo trained. He went to a Harvard Symposium last Summer that really focused on long-term gut hormone changes w/ RNY as well as long-term safety data, which leads him to recommend RNY whereas my Surgeon feels Sleeve would be a good fit for my specific body type but will do whatever I am more comfortable with. (FYI I'm 38,M, 6'2" and 298 with sleep apnea and edema in my legs). My research and meeting w/NP at bariatric clinic indicates the Sleeve is pretty comparable to RNY when it comes to hormonal changes and the Sleeve seems to make better sense than rerouting all my internal plumbing and dealing with nutrient deficiency, although I am concerned with the lack of long-term data for the sleeve. I was wondering: How many of you have heartburn? Was it only short-term or is it a case of being on a PPI for life? Do any of you have dumping syndrome with the sleeve? (some research says it's possible) Have any of you had any complications out of the norm/ not easily resolved? IS anyone aware of any studies with Long-term efficacy of the sleeve (5+ years out?) I'm excited about having surgery, but it's a life-altering experience and I want to make sure I'm making the right choice with the sleeve over RNY. Thanks for any input you can share!