I’m planning to have either the band or the sleeve and would love to hear back from people who had either of these and your thoughts? Did you have success? Did you have complications? How much weight loss and how long?

I’m happy with my sleeve. Weight is coming off slower than I’d like but I’m not really exercising. Need to stay after that. But feel great.

76 pounds , wow ! Ur doing great !

Whoohoo!!!

I wish I could get outside and walk. It’s so cold in Chicago and I’m not driving to a gym to walk inside. I’ve been going up and down the stairs about 10-15 times a day as my walking plus what I normally do daily.

Anyone else having trouble getting steps in due to weather? I think I need a treadmill!

I had the sleeve in August of 2018. I've had no complications. I will echo the others; I wish I had done this sooner. It's been an amazing transformation - I'm down almost 70 lbs from my surgery weight in 5 months! I'm wearing clothing sizes I haven't worn since high school. I can walk all day without getting winded or sore feet. The sleeve is far superior to the band, in my opinion. Fewer complications, less risk of needing future surgeries. Also, in order to get adjustments made to the band, you have to have a needle the size of a thumbtack stuck through your skin into the port in your abdomen.. that doesn't sound fun to me.

Hello

I was sleeved January 7, 2019. The hardest part for me was after surgery the pain in my chest from anesthesia. As far as any pain Im surprised no pain. Even my sutures haven't given me any pain. I'm down 18 lbs as of today the16th. I've eaten sugarfree jello;sf pudding; protein shakes; gf gatorade; cream soups strained; clear soups; sf popsicles and so far so good. Today I bought Pho Chicken broth and no problems. I have my 2 week checkup next week moving on to he next phase. But so far so good

oh and I did have a meltdown and ate a small mashed potatoes and gravy sure did...

Had the sleeve done on Saturday in Mexico... best decision ever..
Wish I had done it sooner. No regrets.

I was sleeved 8/16/18. I've been super lucky with no complications whatsoever. No nausea, no vomiting. I've tolerated every food I've tried. I am shedding hair a bit but that has happened to me with every surgery I've had, not just WLS. I have lost 69 from my HW and 50.3 since surgery (today is my 5 month surgiversary). I'm very happy with my progress.

Very happy with my sleeve - surgery 6/1, down 94lbs, feeling great. No regrets other than waiting so long.

I got the and in 2010 and it didn’t work for me. I am now considering the sleeve.

The sleeve has worked great for me , understand it is much better than the band

I had the band and lost 90 pounds. However, it slipped after 1.5 years, and I had repositioning surgery. Never quite worked the same after that. So 4 years later I got the band removed, and 3 months later (last month) I got the sleeve. I would not recommend the bad. It seems to cause problems for the majority after a few years

My regret is not doing it sooner. I lost 20 before surgery and 34.5 since surgery 2.5 months ago. It's HARD. I'm struggling a lot this week, I just want to stuff my face and I am frustrated as hell, but it's worth it. I would have binged dozens of times in these past 2.5 months if the surgery didn't prevent it.

I had mine 12/11/18. I started the process in 2016 but my partner got sick and subsequently passed away so that put a halt to my plans for a bit. I am thrilled with my results. could not be happier.

On 1/11/2019 at 11:48 PM, Healthy_life said:

Ask your bariatric program is they offers an information seminar. They will talk about all the different types of surgeries and discuss success rates, expected weight loss, complications, pros/cons and take peoples questions. Your Surgeon will have your medical history at your pre op appointment. He/she will suggest a surgery that may work best for you. Many surgeons don't do the band anymore. Check your office.

Four years out from surgery. I had great results with the sleeve. It was less invasive for me. ( my intestines are not altered) My height weight 254. I weighed 234 the day of surgery 2014. Hit my goal of 140 in six months. I now maintain in the 130's. Even if the weight loss was slower I would have been happy. We all lose at different rates.

Things to know about the sleeve:

After my sixth month, I can tolerate any food with no dumping syndrome. It's important to eat healthy and stay within my calories and macros. Going back to old behaviors I would gain weight back.

You have your best surgery restriction in the first few months. Months to a year out you will notice you can consume more food. The restriction is less (your stomach has not grown back to full size)It will be important for behavior change and not going over you calories and macros for weight loss and maintaining.

Most sleevers can tolerate sugar. Less change of dumping syndrome. If sugar is an issue, other types of surgery may be worth looking into.

I wish you the best,

Jenn

OMG! Lost so much weight so quickly! how? what was your routine?