I am preop and have not went even to first of my required 4 appointments prior to approval....i.initially I said i wanted a band thinking i really want a sleeve, but am slightly nervous, but getting more comfortable with research...want real feedback from people who've been there

i will tell my friend jean who had the band and was successful then had to revise to the sleeve. i will ask her to respond to this thread...the revision had nothing to do with the band FYI

i think with either, you will have to change how and what you eat to make these tools work.

Thx Carolinagirl....i understand the changes just want whats best for me

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jeannie will fill you in on both..she will respond tomorrow

That's great...just trying to find out diet, surgery , Weightloss, vitamins long term, when i could go back to work?

There is a sister site to this one specifically for Sleeve patients. You'll see the link at the very bottom of this page. This is a great site for info on the band but I'm guessing you'll get better info on the Sleeve on the other site.

Though definitely check back here for Jean's response tomorrow. Amazing lady, she's been through a lot and has a wealth of knowledge to share.

Best wishes to you.

Rather than repeat it all here, I'll direct you to another thread on which I gave a lengthy account of my experience with the band and the sleeve. Just click on this link:

http://www.lapbandtalk.com/topic/163124-help-guys-band-or-sleeve-im-scheduled-for-band-feb1/

If you have more questions, after reading that thread, let me know. If I don't know the answer, I can probably point you in the right direction.

And congrats on starting your WLS journey!

Jean

Thanks so much Jean