I have been lurking over a month and reading alot! I'm here because my cardiologist and my PCP recommended surgery. I'm a 39 yr old male with a history of dieting and a long love affair with food. Last year I had 2 stents put in my heart and was forced to retire from my job, besides stents I am diagnosed with sleep apnea,high blood pressure, high lipid counts yes all of them especially triglycerides (1500 range w/o meds). I decided i would like to be around for my boys ages 6 and 4 so here I am with the support of my doctors and a very apprehensive wife. I thought about the sleeve but it seems in the forum for that surgery that the complication rate is higher, this scares the you know what out me because right after my stents were put in a few months later I had an emergency appendectamy followed by an infection and leakage into my guts (a not so fun 9 days in the hospital). I have done my research on both surgeries and I am going with old faithful Rny. My question is this Does any one here wish they had the sleeve instead of Rny? just looking for reassurance. Thank you in advance.

Thanks Likewise.

This journey is about YOU finding your OWN information but....there is this amazing man whos uber smart with this. Use the search thing and look for posts by DLCoggin on this forum.

Thanks missy will do.

Chubbsey

Have you decided yet on if this is something you want? Did you takk to your doctors yet?

6 days and counting.

After much thought and research and after grilling my Nut with a bunch of questions it looks like im going with the golden standard rny. Game on. Now it's time to jump thru those insurance hoops. Yey. :-)

Good for you. Read read and watch videos. Everytime i went to the store i picked up a few items, case of water or sf drinks mios crystal light etc.

Good luck!

Thanks again.

Thanks again.

How is your journey gojng?

So far so good all I have left is my cardiologist and pulmonologist appointments left then its a matter of waiting for GHI so hopefully my surgery should be somewhere in late october yeah just in time for the Holidays! My Bariatric surgeon did mention I might have to take stomach meds along with my plavix so I dont get an ulcer down the road i dont know how I feel about this yet. Thanks Missy hope all is well with you.

Hi and welcome! I had my RNY this past December 13. Talk about just in time for the holidays lol! Honestly, the best thing I have ever done. Um, well the hubby and kids were pretty amazing too,but I mean the best thing I've done for ME. No regrets, i had a very easy time,easy recovery,etc. I really commend you on your choice and wish you all the best!!

If you want something that will make you suffer rny is the way to go. If I take just 1 more bite of food I vomit. If I have high sugar of anything I have dumping. I love it! Not the dumping or vomiting but what happens to me cuz it keeps me focus & I rarely repeat my self. Once I know it didn't agree I try to stay away if no sugar free subtitude or I don't eat oily greasy food I would get so sick.

So far so good all I have left is my cardiologist and pulmonologist appointments left then its a matter of waiting for GHI so hopefully my surgery should be somewhere in late october yeah just in time for the Holidays! My Bariatric surgeon did mention I might have to take stomach meds along with my plavix so I dont get an ulcer down the road i dont know how I feel about this yet. Thanks Missy hope all is well with you.

3 years ago i was slammed with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis which left me jobless ( i had 3 ) and no energy ro go grocery shopping.

I am 2 1/2 weeks postop and the energy i have is amazing. I spent 4 hours cleaning for graduation and I feel amazing.

If you knew how good i feel and if i only had to add an extra pill it is soooo worth it.

I feel sexy and skinnier and i loved to eat but trading my love of food for a healthy body and prolonging my knee replacement is worth it.

If you take blood pressure, diabetes or cholesterol meds you can kiss them good bye.

Your gift of health is the best gift they could get for christmas.

Just saying.

Missy

Thanks as always, the support I see and receive in this forum is amazing and I can't wait to be a healthier me.

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Hello.

Again just checking in on you and how the process is going. To see if you have started to collect any items for surgery.

Missy

I thought about this but have not started any suggestions for must haves Missy?