Is the gastric bypass still most popular? How’s the sleeve doing as it’s no longer quite so new? Are you a die-hard band fan? Are you interested in knowing which types of weight loss surgery are most popular? Of course you are! And I have the latest information from the U.S.!

I got these numbers through ASMBS (American Society for Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery). Here are the highlights…

In 2014, there were 193,000 total weight loss surgeries. Of these:

• 26.8% were Gastric Bypass.
• 9.5% were Gastric Band.
• 51.7% were GastricSleeve.
• 11.5% were Revisions.
• And less than 1% were other (including BPD-DS).

Compare that to 2011, when there were 158,000 total surgeries. Of these:

• 36.7% were Gastric Bypass.
• 35.4% were Gastric Band.
• 17.8% were Gastric Sleeve.
• 6% were Revisions.
• 3.2% were Other.
• And 0.9% were BPD-DS.

Sleeve is up! Band is down! What do you think? How did you make your choice? Are you having second thoughts as you try to decide? If you already had surgery, do you wish you knew then what you know now?

When I started even thinking that WLS MIGHT be an option for me, bypass was still the predominant surgery. I was never interested in the band, and definitely not interested in bypass.

Not until I heard about the sleeve did I start seriously considering WLS. I am so glad I had the sleeve. I lucked into an excellent surgeon and outstanding bariatric program and couldn't be happier with my decision.

For people who want their doctors to tell them exactly which surgery to choose, medicine doesn't work that way. You and your medical professionals have to work together to weigh all the benefits, drawbacks, risks, and rewards.

I had a relatively low BMI (36-38) and it took me 30 years to gain the extra 60 pounds that were killing me.

Quite frankly, every time I researched WLS, I either didn't qualify or I couldn't justify all the internal organ rearrangement. I live 6 months a year on one coast and 6 in the the other, so the band was a logistical no-go.

I heard about the sleeve from Howie Carr, a Boston talk show host. He was my age, 44 inch waist, etc. He had a sleeve in January and was down 85 pounds by June. That was enough to get me to an orientation. I went to the same hospital and got the same surgeon Howie had.

They don't do bands, but they do the other three. The sleeve was my first choice and the more I learned, the more it seemed right FOR ME.

They said no NSAID'S after RNY. I have pretty bad arthritis and I need my Advil. They also said no alcohol for life with RNY because the pouch isn't as tough as the remaining stomach sleevers have.

I have learned to be a disciplined social drinker over the years and given the choice between giving up drinking or not losing weight, I'd pick not losing weight. My social life is an important part of who I am, but without some social drinking, it would collapse.

Finally, the sleeve seemed to be the least invasive surgery. I already have a titanium hip and to me the sleeve is less of an anatomical change.

Although the RNY leaves the dead stomach, virtually no one has ever reattached it. I also like keeping all my intestines intact.

Maybe if I had a BMI over 45 and no social life, RNY or DS would have been a better choice. I think all of this is in God's hands!

I have a 38 BMI .I feel miserable and really fat.I am seeking a revision from failed lapband to bypass.I have organ damage from the band and my stomach is a mess .No one is cutting 85% of it out.Its been through hell already.bypass.

Following. ....

Revision surgery scheduled for Dec 28!!!!!!!