I was banded 03/2012 with my highest weight being 318. The lowest I saw with the band was 237 around 07/2014. I rarely felt real restriction and worked out 5-6 days a week, 2 hours a day, to get to 237. Once I couldn't keep up the workout routine I began gaining.

My doctor/nutritionist put me on a diet pill around 10/2015 which I didn't see much results and hated the side effects.

I was unbanded on 05/2016 and am on schedule for my revision 12/2016. Currently, I am about 305.

My surgeon suggested a sleeve, but I am wondering if bypass would give me better results despite the complications that can come from bypass.

Should I push for a bypass instead of the sleeve? Do others feel they would've been more successful with a band to bypass revision? I have a goal weight of 155-170 pounds.

Edited September 23, 20169 yr by marimari0926

From what I heard from one of my colleagues who had sleeve, she said sleeve is not as effective as bypass. She gains back most of her weight. Another colleague had bypass and she was able to lose most of the weight n maintain it as such.

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I was banded 03/2012 with my highest weight being 318. The lowest I saw with the band was 237 around 07/2014. I rarely felt real restriction and worked out 5-6 days a week, 2 hours a day, to get to 237. Once I couldn't keep up the workout routine I began gaining.

My doctor/nutritionist put me on a diet pill around 10/2015 which I didn't see much results and hated the side effects.

I was unbanded on 05/2016 and am on schedule for my revision 12/2016. Currently, I am about 305.

My surgeon suggested a sleeve, but I am wondering if bypass would give me better results despite the complications that can come from bypass.

Should I push for a bypass instead of the sleeve? Do others feel they would've been more successful with a band to bypass revision? I have a goal weight of 155-170 pounds.

with the sleeve you get acid refux for about 6 months or so until your body adjusts and so you have to take prilosec to keep the acid level low while healing..... if i have to take prilosec long term it is going to make me wish i did the bypass.

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I had a band and was revised over a month and a half ago and have not had one instance of acid reflux. Acid reflux is not a given with the sleeve, but it can occur

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I was a band to sleeve revision. I never had issues with acid prior to getting sleeved, but unfortunately, have been one of the unlucky ones to develop major acid issues post-sleeve. My doctors have tried everything, but nothing has worked. Thus, I am now looking at revising to bypass.

I heard, and I may be wrong, sleeve is almost as effective as the bypass and far more safe which is why sleeve is the preferred surgery. If I give up my band, which I'm still attached to in more ways than one lol, I'd go sleeve.