Why am I thinking twice about this I have been threw everything!!!! I get my surgery date in two weeks omg I am scared to lose to much I am 5"4. 220. I only want to lose 65 pounds I will post a pic of me now. ........HELP

My surgeon has done the procedure before. He's done it' date=' DS, RNY, for years. But he's never had a leak with the sleeve until me. Only RNY or DS leaks.[/quote']

Did they find the cause of it? And is it corrected

No explanation of the cause except maybe a faulty staple. Nothing I did wrong. Possibly because I'm way more nauseous and vomit a lot more than I should. It's better but not "corrected" it's hard to "correct" a problem like that. The leak itself is thought to be closed but being in the hospital do long and all the other things that have to be done to keep me alive are causing problems. Leaks are life threatening. It's a serious thing to think about.

No explanation of the cause except maybe a faulty staple. Nothing I did wrong. Possibly because I'm way more nauseous and vomit a lot more than I should. It's better but not "corrected" it's hard to "correct" a problem like that. The leak itself is thought to be closed but being in the hospital do long and all the other things that have to be done to keep me alive are causing problems. Leaks are life threatening. It's a serious thing to think about.

I hope u get better soon and u can get on the right path. How long have u been in the hospital? How long has it been since surgery

I hope u get better soon and u can get on the right path. How long have u been in the hospital? How long has it been since surgery

I was in the hospital a month, I've been home a week, my first surgery was 11/19, my second was 12/1

I hope u get better soon

I hope u get better soon

Thanks

Thanks

Omg!! I was wondering what happened to you. I hadn't heard from you in a long time. How are you doig?

Omg!! I was wondering what happened to you. I hadn't heard from you in a long time. How are you doig?

Sooooo much better! Still a few issues with my drain and such but worlds better

I agree with what a lot of others are saying-if you feel maybe you could do this on your own then maybe you should try that route first. This is major surgery and not reversible. I know for myself that I can not do this on my own. I've done so many attempts the past 10 years and I can lose weight. However once my motivation wears off I gain it all back (plus more!) If I could be successful on my own I'd be 130 pounds and not 220! The way I look at it is this-the sleeve is simply a tool. I still have to do this myself. The weight isn't going to magically fall off of me once they wheel me into recovery, however this time with the hard work I put in will see results which will keep me motivated. There are risks involved and those are to be seriously considered, but I don't question my choice for a second. It's one thing to be scared and nervous and feel anxious (it is major surgery) but if you're questioning whether or not you should do this I don't think you're ready. Maybe you could see if your insurance covers supervised medical weight loss programs. The surgeon I am going to use works with a whole bariatric team and they offer a lot of options besides surgery-such as an intensive 14 week program and sometimes use medically prescribed medications to help patients lose weight. Good luck with whatever you decide!

Thank you everyone I have decided to go with the lap band I am now so excited to see the new healthy me