Just had GSV.second guessing my decision.wondering if Inshould have done lap band first as it is less invasive and restriction lasts longer .or if I should have done gastric bypass as it has long term documentation and greater long term success rate. My bmi is 37.i originally opted out of gastric bypass due to fear of malabsorption and thought it has more severe side effects.i have just read the description for gastric sleeve and bypass in this forum and not so confident that GSV has less side effects.please share your thoughts.

Edited February 17, 20197 yr by marieg

There is no point now trying to second guess what you should have done, you can’t turn back time, work with what you have.

Think yourself lucky you didn’t choose a band. They have discovered that they are not as successful as first thought and whilst they may be reversible they do a lot of damage. Most bandsters end up having their bands removed and revising to another for. of surgery.

I agree with elcee. No point in trying to second guess yourself now. Sounds like you're having a bit of buyer's remorse. I think that's normal. I remember asking myself "what I have I done to myself". It will pass.

I also second the statement about thanking your lucky stars you didn't choose lapband and I'm not sure I'd agree that the restriction on the band lasts longer. While early stats on the band were promising, they've shown to do a lot of damage. I had mine out because it slipped. It must have been slipped a long time because I had problems for years before I finally had it out. Then, when I had the sleeve done, the surgeon said it took him an extra half hour to do my sleeve because of the scar tissue left by the band.

Ditto to what S@ssen@ch said. I had the band for six years and then it slipped and had to be removed and I gained about 2/3 of my weight back when that happened. Band slippage and other complications are more frequent now so I lot of practices don't do as many bands as they used to.