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Vets: sleeve lasts only 9 months?!

I saw my surgeon's nurse this week for a 5 month follow up. She told me the effects of the sleeve lasts only 9 months. WTH??

Would my insurance really pay thousands for such a short term solution??

I get that a lot depends on my new, healthier habits, but does the help from the sleeve really go away that quickly?

Hope I can get some clarification from all of you...

make it a great day

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    • clk
      clk

      I'm more than six years out. My sleeve is the same size it was a year out. I've had a child (got pregnant two years post op) and I lost weight past my goal in my fifth year post op. The sleeve does

    • LipstickLady
      LipstickLady

      3 1/2 years out here. My sleeve is just as restrictive as it was at nine months out. Slider foods don't slide with me, dense Protein overfills me, and it's rare that I can eat more than a half a cup a

    • MichiganChic
      MichiganChic

      I don't think a sleeve ever "expires". But, it does change over time, and that's variable from one person to the next. I'm 4 years post op this month. I have to work really hard to maintain my weight.

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    @@judy vsg

    Bravo!!!

    Awesome fitness week for you. Congratulations!

    And yes, it is now easy for me to eat around the sleeve, hence I know what I need to watch out for, and what to avoid if I want to stay at a healthy weight for me .... And how to fix it later if I fall off the wagon .....

    Hard work has begun!

    Best Wishes to you!

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    @@gigiinDC the sleeve won't restrict your intake of liquids. Ever, When people are struggling to get fluids in immediately post-op it's because their stomach tissues are inflamed and swollen due to the trauma of surgery, not the sleeve itself.

    You have to choose to restrict your intake of caloric liquids such as soup. The sleeve won't do it for you.

    As far as hunger goes, be sure that you aren't experiencing head hunger or excess stomach acid, which is common after sleeve surgery and feels like hunger. Some people do retain normal ghrelin production after the sleeve, but head hunger and excess acid are more common.

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