joanne

My surgery is coming up on Monday, April 4, and I still haven't decided between the sleeve and the by-pass. My daughter is doing the by-pass the next day. I don't want to have to chew or drink my medications for the rest of my life and I would with the by-pass. Would I with the sleeve? My insurance has okayed whichever way I want to go. This is my 4th day of liquid dieting and I have 5 more to go. They wanted me to lose 10 pounds before the surgery to reduce the size of my liver. I thought it would be harder than it is. I can hear my tummy gurgling, but I'm not hungry. Sometimes I find myself looking around for something to eat, but once I really think about my stomach, I realize that I'm not hungry. Just wanting to snack. I'm going to have to watch that. I have diabetes and i'm hoping that after this, it will go away or at least be well controlled. My eyesight hasn't been better! Guess it's because of no sugar. I don't have instructions for what to do after the sleeve, but I do have for after a by-pass. I'm worried that I might be more apt to gain back my weight with the sleeve, and the way the dr. was talking, it will take 3 years to get it off. Then, on here I see that it hasn't been like that for most of you, so I'm surprised and confused. Why did you all choose the sleeve over the by-pass? How fast have you lost? I'd better figure out what I'm doing and soon! Joanne