Why Did You Choose Sleeve Vs Gastric Bypass?

[kayte819 95]

I was scheduled for a RNY & had studied every bit of info about the procedure I could get my hands on. I was so prepared & had jumped thru hoops to get insurance to cover it. I knew NOTHING about the sleeve & had never even considered it. One week prior to my already scheduled surgery I went for my final pre-op appt & my surgeon told me he had decided he no longer would be performing any RNY's. He told me the sleeve was my only option w/ him now or I could find a new surgeon. That would mean going thru the entire approval process again. I bawled my eyes out in his office. A week later I semi-blindly had my sleeve performed. I don't have any regrets now, having learned more about it vs. The RNY. It was a shock initially, but now I think.it was for the best.