I am at the end of my 6 month process. I just have to complete 1 last nutritionist visit. I am 39 with htn, PCOS,sleep apnea,diabetes and high cholesterol. I was considering the sleeve, but my doctor feels like I would do better with the rny. I am just concerned about the after affects (malabsorption).

Thanks

Is your question that you are worried about malabsorption issues? I would be more concerned with sleeve issues such as heartburn and not losing enough weight. That's why I chose the rny.

I figured if I'm going o do this, it will be once, no revisions for me. I chose the surgery that provides the most weightloss. A lot of bad stuff has been coming out about the sleeve in terms of results. I think with the sleeve you need to have much more willpower. The bypass is a lot harder, nearly impossible for some, to cheat on.

My best friend had bypass and her husband the sleeve. She lost 170 pounds in one year. He lost 70 pounds and gained back 35 so only a 35 pound lost. He can and could eat around the surgery the whole time. She had dumping and major restriction.

Given she was more motivated but he clearly needed a stronger tool to help with his weightloss. I don't think her really made the choice to lose weight and she did. But statistically people with sleeves don't lose as much.

People with rny do get Vitamin issues along the way. Not everyone, but it happens. You have to commit to taking the pills for life. I feel it's worth it to get the health benefits of weightloss even if I have to have Iron transfusions some day. I was going to end up diabetic so I would have had issues anyway.

The sleeve can give you heartburn and many end up with a revision. I didn't want two surgeries

Even with all my complications I still would do the same surgery. I had the RNY.

Thank you Bellabloom. I do suffer with heart burrn/ acid reflux and don't wish to have it be worse.

My doctor did say the rny would give me more weight loss too.