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Wow that seems high. Mine was $70 for an hour in person interview. Can you choose another psych provider?? Your surgeon might have suggestions for providers they work with regularly.

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Omg no! I paid $150! My Dr had me do it online. You take an assessment and they call and it takes like 15 minutes. Bariatric Phsyc evaluation.

I haven't met my deductible yet, so I paid $200 out of pocket for a 15 minute video conference.

Paying $575.00 seems high to me.
My insurance does not cover the psychological so I did mine as part of a study group and it was free. (I got a free Fitbit) and if I am selected as part of the group I would earn $180.00. I had know idea about the $180.00 but I will take it. I just wanted the free evaluation. The process took about 4 hrs in total. If I had chosen not to the the study it would have been $100 for one hour. Someone I know paid $150.00 and the maximum as far as I know from another hospital was $200.

I'm having the sleeve. I've seen a lot of people lose all their excess weight. If I don't, I'm ok with that.

Hi, I did the sleeve on 12-12-18 and just hit the 50 pound mark on Valentines... I couldn’t be happier! I started at 337 and currently I’m at 285. For me, the weight keeps coming off. I walk about 1.5 miles 4 days a week and eat about 4 (very) small meals per day. Best decision I’ve ever made.
PS - and this is full disclosure...my first two weeks I kept thinking I had made the wrong decision bc it was hardddddd! Once I got over the four week mark it all became a bit easier.

Good luck!

People lose weight very differently it all comes down to how much work are you willing to put on in my case I followed my Dr order without breaking any rules went to the gym did everything I could and at 6 month post op I lost 92 pounds I started this journey at 300 pounds I’m 18 days shy of my 1 year anniversary and I’m weighing 170 pounds I’m healthy I keep watching what I eat and I keep exercising 6 days a week
that said don’t fixate on what people lost and the time they lost it in do the works and you’ll see the results in no time

I see fast and slow weight loss with each type of surgery. Many factors, age, sex, medical issues, hormones, medication and complications.
60% of your excess weight is the average weight loss with the sleeve. Whatever procedure you choose, try not to get caught up in how fast you lose. Even if you are a slower loser, you will still lose weight. Also, don’t compare your weight loss with the rates of others. It will make you crazy.
Have I noticed weight loss can be slow with the sleeve?
My weight loss was fast with the sleeve. I got to my goal of 140 in six months. I’m four and a half years out and maintain in the 130’s

I will gladly share my results because I am proud of myself but I really truly want to caution you against comparing to others as each person's journey is different. I had my surgery 6 months ago on August 15th. Pre surgery diet I lost 15 lbs (weighed 265), plus another 60 lbs post sleeve surgery to date, for a total of 75 lbs! I now weigh 190! I'm in my early 50s and don't remember the last time I was in ONEderland. But I will not lie, it hasn't been easy. There's a lot involved, especially the mental part. Good luck.

I wish the first words my surgeon said to me after the op wasn't “you’ll never have to diet again!” I’m still angry- what a ridiculous comment!!! ... I’ve had a steep learning curve since my op on 31/10... overall weight loss to date is 49lbs... and each day I’m trying to figure out what really works... I’ve cut right down on carbs to about 20g... I try to get a minimum of 60g of protein... I’ve dropped calories down from 800-900 to 500-700. I don’t eat more than 3.5oz of Protein at each meal and don’t have much room for veggies... I eat pickles - beetroot, gherkins and pickled onions with my meals - approx 1.5oz... it’s taken me this long to start ... eventually ... to get into a groove! I’m a slow learner! Next focus is to increase Water - I drink about 50oz which I need to work on! It’s so hard all the time... I have to keep away from all Snacks or sliders ... I can easily eat them mindlessly... I follow @FluffyChix’s posts as she has the right AR attitude that I need to keep me on track ! It’s as hard as hell but we will all get there if we can keep in the zone 🤗

I’m four months out. I was 100kg at surgery. Now 75kg. Goal weight is 65kg.

March will be my 6 month anniversary of my sleeve. My weight loss has slowed down some, however I've lost 70lbs! I'm not complaining at all! At the beginning of my journey I was comparing myself to everyone else. I wasn't losing fast enough etc. Everyone loses at different rates. My goal is not only to lose the weight, but to keep it off for life. So if it takes me longer to reach my goal weight. I'm fine with it. I'm learning as I go with what works and what doesn't.

Hey! I'm new here and currently debating on whether to have the sleeve or bypass. I saw in the bypass forum there was a post discussing how much weight people were able to lose in the first 6 months after surgery. I'm curious what kind of success people with sleeve have seen. I know weight loss can be slower with the sleeve. Have you noticed this? Also, congratulations on any weight that you have lost! I can't wait to be 6 months post op and see how much better my health is!

I'd been leaning toward getting the sleeve. I'd done a lot of research and figured it was the best option for me. I wasn't opposed to having the bypass, I just wasn’t too keen on the idea of having my intestines rerouted. Plus, I wanted to avoid issues with malabsorption and dumping syndrome. However, when I had my consultation, I was told my BMI was too high for the doctor to even consider doing the bypass on me. I did manage to lose enough weight during the 6-month medically supervised diet requirement to qualify for the bypass, but I still chose to move forward with the sleeve.

I’ve seen Way too many sleeve to bypass revisions. I went for the bypass

I was leaning toward the sleeve; however, my surgeon told me that I might have to have the bypass depending on the amount of damage GERD/ulcers have done to my stomach. I have an endoscopy and EGD/Bravo scheduled over the next month to make the determination.

My doctor wouldn't do the sleeve on me because I have reflux disease not well controlled by meds. He said the sleeve would make the reflux worse. In addition, i preferred the bypass because although it seems more drastic, i think for me it will be more effective. Having bypass 3/27/19.

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I went for a bypass because I didn't think a sleeve would work for me, I looked at both options for a long time and in the end every one has different reasons for choosing one or the other, I needed two hip replacements, My starting weight was 338lbs. and I am now 176 lbs in 15 months. I have no problems with dumping syndrome or Absorption I take Vitamins every day which isn't that bad and my last blood test was good. I am very happy with my decision and feel a lot healthier and happier.

My surgeon recommends the sleeve for anyone who has no GERD issues.

Okay I've been doing research for months now everything I've read points to RNY BYPASS.
1. Reflux is better
2. Higher percentage weight loss in first year
3. Helps fix more co morbidities.
4. Malabsorption helps lose weight by absorb less calories.
5. So many people revised from sleeve to bypass.
6. Smaller pouch less food.
7. Hunger hormone is better with bypass so full quicker.
8. Some people are fixed of diabetes type2 very quick after surgery due to better metabolism.
There's so much information available via Google but the bypass is proved to be better long term success and if you've got 100lbs or more to lose.
You only want to have one operation not two even if sleeve do become bypass it's not the same as a Virgin bypass!
Goodluck!!