You had gotten a different type of surgery?

I'm trying to decide. Honestly, the thought of dumping if I eat sugar sounds awesome. Because I'm a big sweet eater. Its like a spanken, lol.

Spanking Lolz.., so freaky..

This will be awesome for me cuz I'm not a big candy sweet eater. I do love my Spanish rice. I cook so damn good. To bad I'm nit going back to bad habits.

Sometimes I wish I would have gotten the sleeve because they don't reroute everything with that!

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Sometimes I wish I would have gotten the sleeve because they don't reroute everything with that!

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They say this is the best surgery gastric bypass.

Yeah, I'm so not interested in the band at all. At. All.

It's now between the sleeve and rny.

I could be wrong, but it seems like rny people get quite a bit tinier. I was looking at before and afters in obesity help and I double clicked all the ones that were super tiny and they were all rny, one somethingthatstartswithad switch. Maybe they just don't have that many sleevers there.

Still thinking. What is the benefit of not rerouting?

The sleeve is less invasive than rny and has less complications with the exception of leaks, leaks are more prone with the sleeve although you can still get leaks with rny. My friend has the sleeve and she said that she has food come up in her throat sometimes and I was told by the np that if you already have acid reflux or gerd that getting the sleeve could make it worse but rny basically makes it go away and I can honestly say that I haven't taken my nexium since the day of surgery and I had gerd before I had rny!

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The sleeve is less invasive than rny and has less complications with the exception of leaks' date=' leaks are more prone with the sleeve although you can still get leaks with rny. My friend has the sleeve and she said that she has food come up in her throat sometimes and I was told by the np that if you already have acid reflux or gerd that getting the sleeve could make it worse but rny basically makes it go away and I can honestly say that I haven't taken my nexium since the day of surgery and I had gerd before I had rny!

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I haven't taken my gerd meds either. The day after surgery my doctor told me not to take it. He said I probably wouldn't be needing it. So far I haven't needed anything not even tums. Thank god.

wow.. well, I don't have issues with that- that's not to say i never will. I'm so torn. it really does seem like rny patients get tinier, and i want to be tiny FOR THE FIRST TIME EVER, but what about the mal absorbtion i hear about?

how did you guys make your choice?

gah! I'm meeting w/ them sometime super soon.

I was going with the vertical sleeve until my doctor told me emphatically I'd be much better off with the R.N. Y. because of getting rid of my diabetes; which is my main reason for having surgery in the first place. That's how I made my decision. I know it's not much help. Whichever way you decide to go I wish you luck.

My doctor says the rny is the one you loose the most with. I had the lap band in 2009 and had the conversiln to rny april 6th of this yr. And in 5 weeks ive lost 41lbs. I NEVER lost that quick with the band and he said i wouldnt loose that quick with the sleeve. In the end the rny is the best choice if u need to loose alot of weight. I will never regret this. And the risk of complications is a chance you take with ANY type of surgery. Its worth it to be healthy

I lost about 30 lbs the 1st month after my rny and my friend is almost 1 month out from her sleeve and she's lost about 28 lbs.

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The malnutrition says with you for life that's why there is such a dedication to vitamin supplements. At least that's what my surgeon says. Also, being currently banded seeking revision, there are not enough long term studies for the band. Best success documented is RNY. But it is a difficult decision to make and knowledge is power.

the weight loss is all based on what you do. if u want it then u can get it i still cant believe at only 5 weeks out im almost half way to my weight loss goal already rny has been a blessing

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No I like that I did the bypass. Besides I am probably the world's biggest chocolate fanatic but with all the shakes and chewable vitamins you have to take, it puts a damper on that sweet tooth. I crave non sweet stuff now. I'm sure others will agree.

My decision was made by the surgeon as I got acid reflux. That's gone with RNY, and would hv got worst with the sleeve. We need supplements for life either way. I was told that there is more documentation on RNY, as sleeve is relatively new.

And just out of interest, the surgery centre I went to only one surgeon could do RNY as its more specialist. The other three surgeons there could do lap bands and sleeves, as they were more general surgeons not bariactric surgeons.

Everything I've read leads me to believe that the two surgeries (RNY and Sleeve) are roughly comparable with their own advantages and disadvantages. Sleeve is strictly restrictive. RNY uses restriction and malabsorption. Most studies seem to give RNY the nod for the most weight lost in the shortest time, and for the best long-term success rates, but not by huge margins. Although seldom done, RNY is theoretically reversible. The sleeve is not reversible since 75% to 85% of the stomach is removed. But the sleeve is relatively easily converted to RNY if the expected/desired weight loss is not achieved. The sleeve is often used as a "first stage" surgery for patients who are morbidly obese with the expectation that it will be revised to RNY with a second surgery at some point in the future. RNY changes the path that the food takes, bypassing a portion of the small intestine which results in some malabsorption and makes nutritional supplements absolutely imperative - for life. The sleeve does not alter the path of the food and does not bypass any part of the intestine and as a result, has a lower risk of malnutrition. Both surgeries appear to be equally safe but as noted, the sleeve is less invasive and can be completed more quickly than RNY. Also as noted, the sleeve is relatively new so there is much less data available regarding long-term effectiveness. RNY was first performed in Europe and was done there for many years prior to FDA approval in the U.S. RNY continues to be the most popular bariatric surgery worldwide - about 80% of all bariatric surgeries are RNY.

There is an excellent article on WebMD that you can find at http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/your-options-in-weight-loss-surgery-making-the-choice for more information. When all is said and done, perhaps the best advice is talk to your doctor and the two of you make the decision based on your particular situation.