Saw the surgeon today. Of course he recommends the roux en y but said the sleeve and the bypass are both good options. My husband is thinking I should get the bypass cause he's afraid I won't be as happy if i don't lose as much with the sleeve as i could with the bypass. I need to stay strong in my decision because this is what i want.

Psych next Tuesday then on to approval!

Just remember that this choice is yours, this is the rest of your life that you are making a decision about and you don't want to regret it! There are plenty of people on this site to show that the sleeve is what you make it. I believe if you are dedicated to changing your health and lifestyle that you can lose all the weight you need to with the sleeve. I kind of struggle with this at first because I do want to lose as much weight as possible but I also wanted the least restrictive surgery and also do not want the malabsorption problems that I see in many bypass patients. Whatever it is that you decide, best wishes to you on your journey!

The bariatric doctor at Kaiser told me the RnY is in the past now and that most docs are doing the sleeve. Also the pouch of the GBS stretches a lot more than the sleeve will be the fundus is removed during the sleeve. The pouch in the RnY is made from the fundus and thus has more stretching to it..... Just food for thought...

said the sleeve and the bypass are both good options

devonmae

being on the "sleeve board" i'm biased towards the sleeve

you do have the malabsorption problems with the gastric bypass - intestines et al

many dr.s won't even perform the lapband due to all of its complications

why would there be a board regarding lapband to sleeve board if there were no problems with the lap band??

and the sleeve really DOESN"T - people are always concerned that "it" does stretch - but trust me it really doesn't!!!!

you will be very happy if you go the route of the sleeve

you will still lose weight at a "quick" rate - but then again, slow and steady wins the race too

good luck

I told my husband i want a slow steady weight loss I don't want rapid and dumping. He just wants what is best for me and what will make me happy. He doesn't want me to go through this and then regret it which i don't think i will At all. I am already do happy with my decision and i haven't even had surgery yet!