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Tonight I went to my first of 8 classes, and I'll have my date in four weeks. I have the choice between bypass or sleeve, and at first I thought I'd do the bypass, but now I'm leaning towards the sleeve. I'm interested in hearing from folks on their thoughts of the pros and cons. Going to class tonight and really starting to see the process in action really excites me. I'm ready for this and looking forward to the next chapter in my life. One of the women in my class said to me,"Just think, 10 weeks from now, this will all be behind us!". That was a pretty amazing thought. :)

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I like the sleeve because...I have the bottom part of my stomach. food doesnt just dump into my bowels. Leading to diarrha. Plus I think removing most of the stomach, helps with hunger. Girls I work with still eat alot with the bypass it seam like. You dont get the dumping syndrome as much with the sleeve over by-pass. You still can dump but not as much. I am very happy. Also vit and mineral get absorded better with the sleeve because you have part of your stomach not so with the by-pass.

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Yeah, that Vitamin absorption business really worries me. The thought of my hair falling out also scares me.

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as long as you get all your Protein that you are suppose to get and definietely take your Vitamins everyday, your Hair loss should be at a minimum.Ithink the sleeve is a better option,in my opinion

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