Hello all I am new to the site.. I just wanted to introduce myself. I am Crystal and I am on the journey of WLS. I started my journey in Jan. of this year and just found out that it was submitted to insurance on Friday for pre-approval. I am sooooo nervous. My BMI is a little below where they want it to be which is 40 but I hope that isn't an issue. I have a long list of family histry medical issues, as well as my own medical issues that are starting. So everyone please send good jue jue my way. Just out of curiousity.. because I seem to be siding more with a sleeve than the band but why did everyone go with a sleeve as apposed to a band?

Thank you. Just trying to make it through until surgery Friday. The band keeps slipping more and more and I'm so nausea and miserable.

That's horrible! May these next few days go quickly for you.

Hi crystal. Like others I too considered the band. However rumor on the street is they might be stopping using this procedure as there are many complications. Lots of people a year or two out end up revising to rny or sleeve.

For me I didn't like the idea of a foreign object tied around my tummy. I didn't like that you would have to go in for fills. You had a permanent port. And the possibility of slips and having to redo the surgery to fix it or remove it. Have a high chance of the band rubbing away stomach tissue on the outside where the band sits. None of it sounded appealing to me.

As for rny I didn't like the idea of rerouting my intestines and purposely malnurishing myself. I know in a sense we r doing that with the sleeve but it didn't seem as drastic. With that said it's still a major and drastic surgery. Each has their own list of complications.

Best I can say is read a lot on her. There are a lot of great posts. And there is a lot of great info on the Internet!

Thanks ladybug! Haven't slept in 2 days....miserable nausea.

I chose the lapband 3 1/2 yrs ago. Loved my band. I lost 104 lbs with it and was within 9 lbs of my goal. Then it slips. I have some of the Fluid taken out. I gain 20 lbs over a yr. Then 2 mths ago my band actually herniated and it had to totally unfilled. I've gained another 10 lbs. Now im 40 lbs from goal...

My revision is scheduled for July 16th. Im praying that all goes as planned and he can do it all at once. My insurance wont pay for a sleeve (my bmi is only 28) unless its done at the same time as the removal. Then its counted as a complication and is covered. I wont know if my band caused too much damage till I wake up in recovery...

The sleeve is a good choice. It wasn't offerred to me in 2009 and I didn't want bypass. I think the band was a fad, like PhenFen in the 90's. I need a permanent tool to keep my weight off. I've alrready proven I can't be trusted with it!

Good luck to u

I chose the lapband 3 1/2 yrs ago. Loved my band. I lost 104 lbs with it and was within 9 lbs of my goal. Then it slips. I have some of the Fluid taken out. I gain 20 lbs over a yr. Then 2 mths ago my band actually herniated and it had to totally unfilled. I've gained another 10 lbs. Now im 40 lbs from goal...

My revision is scheduled for July 16th. Im praying that all goes as planned and he can do it all at once. My insurance wont pay for a sleeve (my bmi is only 28) unless its done at the same time as the removal. Then its counted as a complication and is covered. I wont know if my band caused too much damage till I wake up in recovery...

The sleeve is a good choice. It wasn't offerred to me in 2009 and I didn't want bypass. I think the band was a fad, like PhenFen in the 90's. I need a permanent tool to keep my weight off. I've alrready proven I can't be trusted with it!

Good luck to u

Your story is similar to mine. I did get approval though for both but my insurance is changing on 7/1.

I also would not know until I was in recovery. Today I feel blessed! I woke with a sleeve... Yay

To the OP: Hang in there hon! Friday is not so long away now. Also, could you have your doc call in some anti nausea meds ?

Aww yes, another trip to urgent care for IV fluids and nausea meds. Can't wait for Friday surgery to get this horrible band out of me!

Hang in there hun.. Friday is only a day away.. hope all goes well for you!

Awww thanks. I needed a pep talk. Almost there.....

Awww thanks. I needed a pep talk. Almost there.....

You can do it !!!! Not too long now