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Gastric Bypass Vs. Vertical Sleeve?!

Hi guys! I'm new here. I was very much acclimated and a part of the vertical sleeve talk forum and was considering getting that surgery for some time now. Well, today I found out that only gastric bypass surgery is covered. I'm going to go ahead with the gastric bypass, but I have some concerns!

I keep hearing that post-op gastric bypass patients usually suffer from inadequate nutrients and absorption and often can't even get themselves to eat. I also hear the healing time is longer. What I liked about the VSG surgery was less healing time and less invasive.

In your opinion, what was the deciding factor for you in terms of choosing the bypass rather than the sleeve or the lapband?

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  • dstollery
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    DLCoggin makes a great bunch of points. In the medical field I make risk vs reward decisions for patients every day and so I always look at things in those terms. I don't know your medical hx or issue

  • Here's a summary of a post that I did a while back comparing the two surgeries. Everything I've read leads me to believe that the two surgeries (RNY and Sleeve) are roughly comparable with their

  • Mom sounds like - well...a Mom! LOL! She's done the research on the sleeve so perhaps she's up for doing the same for RNY? If she is, it might help alleviate some of her concerns. There is a LOT of lo

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