Help! I'm being sleeved on 8/30 and need to ask questions.

[themaestroswife 62]

My surgery is scheduled for 8/30. I've been on vacation for about 11 days and still have 7 to go. I figured a longer vacation with my family would be just what I need before I undergo this big change.

I had my lap band removed after 12 years on 4/26 and had to heal for 3 months before having the conversion surgery. During my pre op appointment, my surgeon went over the risks and benefits of the surgery and there was on thing that he said that hit me in the head and now has my questioning if I'm making a mistake.

Apparently band to sleeve conversion patients tend to have less overall weight loss, sometimes as low as 40-50% less, than us non-banders. On top of this, there's like a greater than 50% chance of developing medication resistant GERD, even if you've never had it, and that may have cause to have another revision to RNY or DS in the not so distant future.

I've asked this question before and didn't get any answers, so I'll try again now because I'm running out of time to change my mind. Can you please share your positive/negative band to sleeve conversion stories with me. Can you include your age, surgery weight, current weight, goal weight and length of time since you've had surgery. I'm very nervous that I may not be making the right decision and just need some positive reinforcement stories, please.

Thank you in advance!

Amy

[Waler 330]

well I have never had a lap ban, this is something you really need to be sure you want to do. Ask your self if you would be willing to live with the worst case scenario. Lets say you do have the issues you talked about. would you still be willing to work around those issues in order to reach your health goals? I think that is the bigger question.

[Kathy812 794]

Try posting this question on the lapband forum, hopefully you'll get some answers. Good luck