Before my sleeve surgery I read several articles/recommendations saying the amount of weight lost would be almost comparable to the bypass surgery. Over the past few days I've seen several things reporting patients don't lose as much weight with the sleeve surgery. While I know each individual is different does anyone know how the sleeve and the bypass compare as far as actual weight lost?

@@chuswysly I believe the overall loss is very similar (like at the end of 2 years) - but Bypass patients lose that within fewer months than Sleeve patients tend to.

We had the sleeve. I have several friends and family do the bypass. Some were so successful with the bypass, some gained it all back by eating mac and cheese and mashed potatoes. I have gained 20 lbs I lost with the sleeve. I believe it is up to the individual and their eating habits. I see a lot of bypass patients here who end up with the sleeve. I hope you really research this, because we all have such different experiences. Personally my husband and I attended WL seminars 15 years, and until the sleeve seminar, we felt everything else was not right for us. So thankful and happy. My husband has lost 100 lbs! Life changing!

Here is a link to an article about a very recent study published in JAMA Surgery:

http://corporate.dukemedicine.org/news_and_publications/news_office/news/gastric-bypass-is-better-than-other-procedures-for-sustainable-weight-loss

Upshot: any kind of weight loss surgery has FAR better results than no surgery at all.

This study looked at one year and four years after surgery. At the four year mark, gastric bypass patients had lost 27.5% of their total body weight while sleeve patients lost 17.8 percent of their total body weight. Lap band patients lost 10.6% of their total body weight.

Obese patients who did not have surgery but tried to lose weight with diet and exercise lost 1.1% of their total body weight.