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Very confused. ...band or sleeve?

Hi people....

I will have my first surgeon appointment this week....I was reading and searching information about the band and the sleeve...Now, Im very confused! My BMI is now 35.6, I have Diabetes 2, hbp, and now GERD....I dont know if any person here have my problem, now after months of doing my work (teaching my self about the band), I dont know what to do. Lap band (refills, long term, erosion..), and sleeve (leaks, staples, cut a part of my stomach...) If anyone had this brain storm, please give me an advise...Im in the point to cancel my surgeon appointment. ...

God bless !

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    You may want to consider the band with plication. Plication is when they fold your stomach in half and stitch it. It is supposed to be similar to the sleeve without actually cutting you.

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    Thanks!

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