My mother went to a WLS seminar and told me she doesn't want me to get sleeved. She was saying the band is better and they fixed all the problems with it. I want the sleeve still but she was talking about leaks and how there aren't any long term results that can guarantee my safety down the road.

Leaks and my stomache expanding scares me. I'm 20 and have been trying to lose weight since I was very young. I feel like it would be best if I could lose the weight by myself but feel like I'm not very good at that and need the assistance of a sleeve. I did hypnosis at 11, weight watchers at 13, and diet pills 15-17!

Also I want to have children in the future and worry the sleeve will stop me. Im in a really dark place right now and extremely frustrated. I guess the surgery really scares me, and I'm more afraid of it being all my fault, that I'm going to be a forever fattie in my mind and it's going to be a constant struggle for the rest of my life :/ sorry if I sound like a whining brat.

Any advice is welcomed

Thank You everyone you gave me some great advice. You all rock! The support here is amazing and I have more research to do then I realized

You said it! The support here is top notch. These people have been so much help to me preop and since my surgery last Tuesday.

I am a band to sleeve revision and I would be happy to speak with you or your mother about my experience with both. You can go to all the seminars in the world, but nothing can compare to people with real experiences. I encourage you to reach out to several band to sleevers and see why they made the decision to switch.

BTW, my mother was the same way and I was 37 during my band procedure and 40 for my sleeve. She had the same feelings the second time around, but ultimately it was my decision. Being a mother myself I understand why mom's are the way they are. We never stop being their babies, even at 20, 30, 40 and so on.

Good luck with your decision and send me a message if you want more information on why I chose a sleeve revision.