FallenAngel

well i have done some more reading about the sleeve an read all the comments to my other post an i am liking the sleeve better an better I would like to thank all of you who replied to my first post with all the helpful information , the bypass dont sound as good as i thought it , it seems dangerous then i first thought. I will keep on reading about both but the sleeve seems best like my Dr said lol

hello i would like a copy please send it to c.brayfield@ymail.com thank you so much

In my aera he is the only one all others are way up north of me an i cant afford the gas to get there an all the trips i will have to make

Perhaps you should get a second opinion if your doctor is not the only experienced bariatric surgeon in your area

he said i was too big for the bypass that the sleeve would be better for me , an that after i lost weight on the sleeve if i still wanted the bypass it could be done ,

I can't add much, but I'll say that I'd never have the bypass (RNY) because the regain stats are just scary. My aunt's had two WLSs, the second one being RNY, and has put all her weight back on each time.... she's by far not the only one I know personally who's done that.

At your weight though, I think I'd be leaning more toward going with the DS, and as others have said, the sleeve can also be extended to the full DS later if you don't get where you want to be with the sleeve alone. You'd still have the nutritional issues that you get with the bypass, but NOT the regain. Has your surgeon discussed DS with you, and if so, what's his reasoning for starting with the VSG and not going straight into a DS? I'm just curious.

hi I am new here , to this site my Dr. gave it to me yesterday . he wants me to have the sleeve an i want Gastric bypass but he says my BMI is too much an he al;so wants me to lose 100lbs before he does the sleeve , I have already lost from 545 to 503 , but he still wants me to lose 100 more lbs . I'm doing the protine drink , ( NASTY ) but still trying , i want this so bad i want to be able to watch my 2 sons grow up an see my grandkids with out surgery it wont happen I will eat my self to death so i could really use some postive feedback about the sleeve ,I know you dont lose as much weight as with the bypass . My Dr. also said it coul,d be turned into the bypass later but i really dont want to go threw 2 surgeries . My BMI is 77.5 i think .

Thanks

Crystal Brayfield