Gastric bypass or sleeve

[James Marusek 5,244]

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[johnedwin 80]

15 hours ago, Superman84 said:

Lies.. There's maybe 5% chance of those issues where sleeve is like 50% chance of either getting gerd or making gerd worse.

Everyday I see ppl complaining about gerd and needing revisions..

I'm 4 weeks post op from RNY with not one single issue

gerd can be controlled with meds.. i am living example.. i rather have that then the risk of ulcers stomach perforations nutritional deficiency and other issues related to the bypass

[Losingit2018 1,170]

16 hours ago, johnedwin said:

your more likely to get hiatal hernia from bypass surgery stomach ulcers or perforation etc etc etc. from the bypass..

Sorry but you are terribly misinformed. There Is much higher risk of hiatal hernia with sleeve. I was educated and knew that risk going in.

[Losingit2018 1,170]

13 minutes ago, johnedwin said:

gerd can be controlled with meds.. i am living example.. i rather have that then the risk of ulcers stomach perforations nutritional deficiency and other issues related to the bypass

Everyone has to do what is right for them. There is much new info coming out on the dangers of long term use of ppis. It really has to be a personal decision. No right and no wrong here.