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Im set for Friday morning and have been thinking about this for a long time. I have been thinking band, band, band this whole time but after meeting the DR we decided on the sleeve. Any regrests or second thoughts?

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Hi jray, and welcome to VST.

I had the band and revised to the sleeve. I have absolutely zero regrets with my sleeve. With the band I lived with chronic pain for about 6 months, and the band ended up damaged my stomach tissue. So, believe I really have zero regrets with the sleeve. I'll keep you in my thoughts for your upcoming surgery, and keep us posted on how you are doing.

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I was banded for 2 years, and revised to the sleeve in mid December. Stomach pain is gone, no vomiting, appetite control is in place, weight is coming off steadily. I wish I'd gone this way in the beginning. When I think of the money I wasted with the lapband surgery, the fills and unfills and other medical appointments trying to resolve the problems .....that's the only time I feel sick now.

However, follow your own research and go into surgery confident in your decison, whatever it is.

Best Wishes!

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Thanks for the input. I feel this is the right thing to do for me but friends try to tell me I dont know what im getting into. Of course they have no clue what they are talking about. Im keeping my fingers crossed!!!!

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When I told my family what I was going for, I prefaced it by saying I would not listen to any naysayers. I did all of the research, I knew all of the risks (very few), and they had not lived this part of my life so they had no say or room to talk. I told them if they couldn't be supportive not to say anything at all, because I was going ahead with it come hell or high Water. I think you need to take the same approach with your friends.

Good luck tomorrow, and we'll all be pulling for you!

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I would rather stay fat than have a lap band put in me.... the complication rate is SO high, and the success rate only mediocre. Personally it wouldn't be worth the cost and aggravation.

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I wish I had the sleeve surgery fisrt too. I did lose weight with the band, but there were so many foods that were not band friendly, so no wonder I lost weight.

I love that with the sleeve I can eat anything I want. When I started throwing up in my sleep, I knew it was time to get that stinkin band out of me!

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Im set for Friday morning and have been thinking about this for a long time. I have been thinking band, band, band this whole time but after meeting the DR we decided on the sleeve. Any regrests or second thoughts?

You will love the sleeve and you will definately HATE the band, Tiffy can tell you about her experience with the band and it wasn't pleasant. . . my girlfriend got the band and is not happy either, she is finding that it is very expensive due to the fills/unfills, and problems with slippage. . . your really going to love your sleeve. . . it's permanent and won't let you over eat ever again. . . in the beginning i had doubts about my surgery, but that was because i needed to get used to the weird feeling when eating and drinking. . now i'm 4 1/2 weeks out and wouldn't give it up for anything. . would i do it again. . YOU BETCHA!!!!! today we had a luncheon at work, and i took my 1/2 c of tunafish . . . i was eating my tuna, and watching others and was amazed how much people really eat. . . i couldn't believe that all that food on some of those folks plates really fit into their tummies. . . it's amazing. . .it took me about 40 minutes to finish my tuna while some folks were working on their 2nd plates. . . amazing. . . your going to love the sleeve!

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