KKochie

I don't have Barrets yet but have severe reflux and oesophagitis. I wanted the sleeve, but my surgeon refused. He said I would be back to him wanting revisional surgery to gastric bypass down the track and it's much safer to do it right the first time. Since he told me this I have done lots of research and come across a lot of people that have had sleeve then needed bypass.
I would rather just get it right the first time so do some research to put your mind at ease. I am sure sure your dr won't agree to the sleeve

Absolutely a yes from me - on one condition !!! That you ship to Australia!!!
I am having so much trouble getting good quality Vitamins etc in Australia. calcium citrate in any other form except for a great big horse tablet is almost unheard of.

That's a pretty interesting question. Personally I would not have had this surgery if it did not induce weightloss. My health was fine before surgery. The only things I had going on we're back pain ( which could have been addressed with physical therapy and will still need to be) and fatty liver, which from what I understand is not immediately life threatening. So rerouting my intestines just for a small fix on those issues wouldn't have been worth it.
My energy levels were poor and I felt very uncomfortable, but I wasn't going to die from that.
Why do people think, especially thin or average people, that it is so criminal to want to look better and be the most attractive people we can be? Why is there shame in wanting to lose weight, considering every American standard of beauty revolves around size?
Yes, you can diet. Just make sure it's the hard way, not the easy fix way or you won't deserve it. That's such an American mindset. Things don't have value unless they require hard work. Well they just don't know how hard this surgery really is!
My ex husband used to give me shut about the wanting to be thin all the time. But yet he hated my weight! It's like damned if you do, damned if you don't. The truth is that 99% of people want to lose some weight! And yet we aren't supposed to want to be attractive or we are labeled as superficial.
I did this surgery for the weight loss and the associated perks of feeling and looking better, clothes and shoes and dates and everything in between. I wanted my children to have a beautiful mom they can be proud of and my daughter inspired by.
It is a huge additional benefit that weight loss will also cure my fatty liver and help my back, energy levels, etc. But I wouldn't have found giving up eating for life worth the risk to fix those.
It's been painful as hell and I've now had two surgerys and five trips to the er for complications. But I still believe it was WORTH IT.
So maybe I'm a superficial person. But I'm going to be dancing at my sons wedding one day and have the energy to do it, AND LOOK HOT.