Hello everyone,
I am having my sleeve surgery this Monday, June 2nd. Really looking forward to it. If you have not seen my other posts, I am going from the band to sleeve. I'm actually more excited to get the band removed than the sleeve but both are very exciting.
I have done soooo much research and am 100% confident with my decision. However, one thing I am interested in is hearing from people who have had the sleeve for 2 years, 5 years, 10 years, 15 years plus. I am 31 and will have the sleeve for a the rest of my life, but I seem to hear very little from people who have had the sleeve for a long period. Most are from people who have had the sleeve 2 years and under.
My main concern is this, are there any long term complications that come about with the sleeve that doctors and other medical providers don't like to share? Let's face it, they run a business and bad news is bad business. We all know the issues with the band. I can speek for that, and this is one of the reasons I am asking. The problem with the band is that you could be fine for a year, but then suddenly you have sever discomfort whether its while your sleeping, at work, or on vacation in some remote location. As long as I am doing what I'm supposed to be doing with the sleeve, will there be any unexpected complications with the sleeve like experienced with the band?
I actually liked my therapist & wanted to keep seeing him but he wouldn't keep seeing me. He said all of his advice & guidance goes back to scripture & since I'm an atheist he doesn't know what to do with me. I passed my psych eval but he said I didn't have a support system because I don't go to a church or have a god to lean on. I had to take a friend with me to meet my surgeon to prove I have a support system. <<eye roll>>
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