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courtney.rose.a.    49

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Hi all! I began working with my WLC in the beginning of November and had decided that bypass was the right choice for me. Reason being that I had acid reflux for most of my life. Today I met my surgeon (he was so wonderful I was so suprised!) and he told me he thought that the sleeve would be the best option for me and my weight loss. I listened to him explain why he believed all of this and I trust his medical opinion. My trouble is I have spent my last year reading blogs, stories, and posts galore on bypass. Any sleevers out there have some advice on recovery and the long run? Submitted my paperwork and they said they would shoot to have surgery the first week in february, need all the stories I can before then!!

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Hi all! I began working with my WLC in the beginning of November and had decided that bypass was the right choice for me. Reason being that I had acid reflux for most of my life. Today I met my surgeon (he was so wonderful I was so suprised!) and he told me he thought that the sleeve would be the best option for me and my weight loss. I listened to him explain why he believed all of this and I trust his medical opinion. My trouble is I have spent my last year reading blogs, stories, and posts galore on bypass. Any sleevers out there have some advice on recovery and the long run? Submitted my paperwork and they said they would shoot to have surgery the first week in february, need all the stories I can before then!!

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My surgeon said sleeve not good for me BC if my severe acid reflux issues. Just what mine said. It may have also been in part BC I had band and it slipped and I'm s revision????

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FunkyMunkyBrat    205

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Did they already do an upper GI and EGD test? My doctor waned to do the sleeve then said no because of reflux had to go bypass

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OutsideMatchInside    10,166

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If you have GERD now because of a hernia, and they fix the hernia, you might be okay.

I dunno I would be leary, just because the sleeve is so fast for Drs, it is very profitable for them. They are do a lot more sleeves in a day than RNY.

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vegbeth    79

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@@courtney.rose.a. I don't have a lot to add to the above posters advice as I was just sleeved 12 days ago. However, I just wanted to say HEY as Dr McCluney was my surgeon as well.

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GmaDiana    81

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If you have acid reflux now,get the Bypass.I was sleeved in 2011.Then acid reflux struck.Nothing helped.I had revision to bypass on Nov 22,2016.The sleeve makes reflux worse.

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courtney.rose.a.    49

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Did they already do an upper GI and EGD test? My doctor waned to do the sleeve then said no because of reflux had to go bypass

Munky

Yes! They completed all testing and i had no severe reflux shown.

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courtney.rose.a.    49

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@@courtney.rose.a. I don't have a lot to add to the above posters advice as I was just sleeved 12 days ago. However, I just wanted to say HEY as Dr McCluney was my surgeon as well.

It is so awesome to meet someone else from near by!! Would love to keep in contact throughout this process!

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courtney.rose.a.    49

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If you have acid reflux now,get the Bypass.I was sleeved in 2011.Then acid reflux struck.Nothing helped.I had revision to bypass on Nov 22,2016.The sleeve makes reflux worse.

In the past my reflux was all because of the foods I was eating. Since starting my diet (cutting out carby, sugary, greasy foods) I have not had reflux once. He requires you to be on antacids anyways so he said I should be all clear

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carlychloe2    106

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Hi all! I began working with my WLC in the beginning of November and had decided that bypass was the right choice for me. Reason being that I had acid reflux for most of my life. Today I met my surgeon (he was so wonderful I was so suprised!) and he told me he thought that the sleeve would be the best option for me and my weight loss. I listened to him explain why he believed all of this and I trust his medical opinion. My trouble is I have spent my last year reading blogs, stories, and posts galore on bypass. Any sleevers out there have some advice on recovery and the long run? Submitted my paperwork and they said they would shoot to have surgery the first week in february, need all the stories I can before then!!

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I also have refluxmy surgeon said" what I am seeing is 1/3 of patients will have reflux after the sleeve, however MANY people 4, 5 months after the sleeve procedure are having horrible reflux daily, and want,a revision to bypass". Maybe get another opnion. Sleeve is not good for people with reflux.

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courtney.rose.a.    49

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If you have GERD now because of a hernia, and they fix the hernia, you might be okay.

I dunno I would be leary, just because the sleeve is so fast for Drs, it is very profitable for them. They are do a lot more sleeves in a day than RNY.

My reflux was always based on how I ate that day, since cutting out all unhealthy foods I had not had reflux at all (9 months?). Should I still worry it could come back with the sleeve if I avoid the trigger foods?

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carlychloe2    106

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If you have acid reflux now,get the Bypass.I was sleeved in 2011.Then acid reflux struck.Nothing helped.I had revision to bypass on Nov 22,2016.The sleeve makes reflux worse.

Also, I believe many surgeons like the sleeve because the procedure is faster and easier, just my opinion.

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Monasmle    90

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I had a similar experience, surgeon said sleeve instead of bypass. Now 5 months later, and a ton of research and I really would feel more comfortable with bypass. If I'm going to go thru surgery, I don't want to risk having to do it twice. In the end, there's a reason why bypass is the 'gold standard'. Good luck with whichever you go with!

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OutsideMatchInside    10,166

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I never had GERd before surgery. I had the acid issues that most people have post op. Losing weight and avoiding trigger foods will probably prevent you from having GERD.

Personally I think the sleeve is superior in a lot of way to the bypass, but that is my personal opinion.

If your Dr thinks the sleeve is okay for you, and you trust your Dr, have the sleeve. Lots of sleevers never have GERD issues.

If you have GERD now because of a hernia, and they fix the hernia, you might be okay.

I dunno I would be leary, just because the sleeve is so fast for Drs, it is very profitable for them. They are do a lot more sleeves in a day than RNY.

My reflux was always based on how I ate that day, since cutting out all unhealthy foods I had not had reflux at all (9 months?). Should I still worry it could come back with the sleeve if I avoid the trigger foods?

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GmaDiana    81

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I had my Hiatal hernia repaired when the did the sleeve.It failed and gerd was awful stomach pushed back toward esophagus.The had to repair hiatal hernia again when they did the bypass

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