Band to Sleevers: Any Regrets?

Carrie · August 21, 2010

I am looking for those who are more than a few months out and aren't in the possible period of "buyers remorse" to answer this.

I've had my band for 5 long years. All the hell I've gone through is somewhat normal to me at this point. I'm used to being primarily on liquids and pain when eating, etc.

My surgery is on Thursday for a Band to Sleeve Revision. Has anyone had one and regret it or wish they would have either not had surgery to begin with (no band, no sleeve), or regret/miss the band?

Thanks. I'm just having some serious doubts and after 5 years and 3 surgeons I am tired of being screwed over to line wallets. And I don't want to go into a much worse situation than what I'm dealing with now with my 2 kids under the age of 6.

NotSoLittleMermaid · August 30, 2010

Hi Carrie I think there is a thread on this forum that addresses conversions. From everyone I've read, people LOVE the sleeve and life is much better without the band. I wish you the best..I am a SLEEVE girl! Click on link below to learn about Sleeve without partial stomach removal.

KarenM. · August 31, 2010

I never had the band, I was a straight-sleeve surgery patient. I LOVE my sleeve. No complications whatsoever, going on two years now. I am confident that this surgery will become the NEW gold-standard, surpassing RNY as the most favored WLS. It will take several more years of long term data and positive results to see if Sleevers keep the weight off as successfully as RNY patients do. If the long term data is positive, I believe doctors will start offerring the sleeve more than RNY, because the sleeve has less risks involved.

But that is just my 2-cents.