Hey There!

So i got sleeved in 2012 lost weight for 6 months, then stopped. Never got to goal weight and didnt start gaining again until this last year. I went to a bariatric surgeon yesterday and he was awesome. He told me my sleeve hasnt stretched but rather I was sleeved incorrectly and the original surgeon left me with a large pouch thats why I stopped losing so quickly after thr first 6 months. He gave me the option of getting resleeved or converting to a bypass although he recco.ends the bypass. Im leaning towards resleeving. Im scared of rny complications and i feel like the vsg is less invasive. What do yall think?

Im currently 238lbs and want to get down to 160lbs at the most. He said with the sleeve I could potentially get down to 180lbs (which honestly Id be happy with) but with bypass 160lbs easily.

Any suggestions or opinions?

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Why are you hesitant to get the bypass if this is a revision? If the surgeon recommends bypass and your insurance approves it that’s what I would get.

The bypass wasn’t invasive for me at all. 5 small incisions (abt 1/2 inch) i stomach. Was mobile right after surgery and I’d swear I didn’t have surgery . Was really a breeze except gas pain for a day


HW 242
SW 236- December 20, 2017
CW 196
GW#1- 199
GW#2- 175
5’6”

This is such an individual decision. Did you have trouble following the food guidelines the first time? It is possible to reach 160 being sleeved, there are veterans on this forum that make it to goal.

The vitamin regimen for rny is more intense and there is greater incidence of deficiencies with rny - everyone I have personal contact with has had either iron or a b vitamin deficiency, so that is a consideration.

Good luck with whatever you decide.

It's a common misconception that gastric bypass is more invasive. It actually isn't. The surgeon uses the same laprascopic procedure with small incisions. I would just go with your surgeon's recommendation since your sleeve did not work optimally the first time.

Hey There!
So i got sleeved in 2012 lost weight for 6 months, then stopped. Never got to goal weight and didnt start gaining again until this last year. I went to a bariatric surgeon yesterday and he was awesome. He told me my sleeve hasnt stretched but rather I was sleeved incorrectly and the original surgeon left me with a large pouch thats why I stopped losing so quickly after thr first 6 months. He gave me the option of getting resleeved or converting to a bypass although he recco.ends the bypass. Im leaning towards resleeving. Im scared of rny complications and i feel like the vsg is less invasive. What do yall think?
Im currently 238lbs and want to get down to 160lbs at the most. He said with the sleeve I could potentially get down to 180lbs (which honestly Id be happy with) but with bypass 160lbs easily.
Any suggestions or opinions?
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I don't understand why you won't reach 160 with sleeve. Maybe he thinks you need the extra tool of malabsorption . I was 244 surgery day 6 month to get into 160s ...

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I vote for resleeving. It may be less invasive, but the Emmi videos said you can expect to be in the hospital for several nights, up to a week, and I was out about 24 hours after my sleeve (and can’t stand the thought of being in there much longer). The sleeve seemed like a happy medium between the lap band (which my surgeon doesn’t even do anymore because the success rates are so low) and RNY. I really did not like the idea of having my intestines rearranged and, as you can see to the left, the sleeve has been a roaring success so far. Plus I understand the sleeve is less restrictive in terms of what foods you can tolerate long term.