Hi everyone,

I've been researching the band for almost a year and thought that's what I want & need!? I also have read about the sleeve for about 4 months or so & really never gave it serious thought because my insurance does not cover it...I have TriWest. Well TriWest will be UHC as of April & I'm hoping that they will cover the sleeve as well! I have read a lot more complications with the band than the sleeve and so I'm here to learn all I can about the sleeve.

Any info or advice would be great.

Thank you,

Molly

I personally chose the sleeve because of the complications of the band and also not having the best results. If you read a lot of posts here you will find several people who had their band removed and opted for the sleeve instead. Good luck

Hi if you go to the pre-op forum you will see a thread from just a little while ago about band or sleeve

It called "being encouraged to get the band over the sleeve"

Thank you so much! I will look for that post now.

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I've been researching the band for almost a year and thought that's what I want & need!? I also have read about the sleeve for about 4 months or so & really never gave it serious thought because my insurance does not cover it...I have TriWest. Well TriWest will be UHC as of April & I'm hoping that they will cover the sleeve as well! I have read a lot more complications with the band than the sleeve and so I'm here to learn all I can about the sleeve.

Any info or advice would be great.

Thank you,

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UHC definitely covers the sleeve, they just approved me

Too many complications with the band, not good. Chose the sleeve after doing a lot of research. Best choice in my opinion! Not as many side effects but that can also depend on the person.