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what made you decide?

What made you decide to get roux en y over the band or sleeve? I was going to go with the band but after going to the.information seminar I think I've decided to go with the bypass because of the better results.

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  • I initially went in with my heart set on the sleeve. In fact, I even told DH on the morning of the consultation that if the surgeon didn't agree with the sleeve, I would just walk away from the surger

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I only want to go through this once. It seems the alternatives have a higher chance of complications or failure. I would like to lose 150-200 lbs and bypass seemed like my best option.

I went with the band first and lost maybe 10 pounds I knew I should of went with bypass after my second seminar with my current bypass doctor, the band I think isn't worth the time by personal experience.

The surgeon I used was not very positive about the band. He does all three surgeries. I wanted to go with the sleeve. But after hearing I was a grazer he didnt think that was a very good option for me. I went with the bypass on his recommendation and alot of additional research. Best decison I ever made!!!!

I was going to go with the band then the sleeve and ultimately went with RNY. I learned alot at the seminar and did not like the long term statistics with the band. Too many revisions and slips that cause major scar tissue and can ruin any chance for further WLS. Plus I didn't want to have to have two surgeries if the first didn't work. The sleeve is too new and my surgeon's only concern with them is they have seen leakages as far as two years out. I didn't like that statistic either. It was also decided with some of my other comorbidities it would be best to have RNY so I could reap the benefit of what the RNY does...

I wanted to get the sleeve but could not because of gerd. My surgeon thought rny would be the most effective for me.

I initially went in with my heart set on the sleeve. In fact, I even told DH on the morning of the consultation that if the surgeon didn't agree with the sleeve, I would just walk away from the surgery. But the surgeon made good points and told me he really felt I would have a higher success rate with bypass.

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