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Does Mini Gastric Bypass 'feel' the same as being Sleeved?



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Hi

7 years ago I had a sleeve gastrectomy, I had a great result and kept the weight off till this year where I have rapidly regained around half of my loss of 100lbs. I am considering a revision to MGB. I was wondering how it 'FEELS' - do you feel full in the same way as you did with your sleeve? How was recovery compared to your sleeve? Theres a lot of info I can find on results and toleration of foods but I'm curious to know if it 'feels' any different to you?

Thanks in advance!

Suzanne x

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Hi! I'm 3 days out from a sleeve to mini bypass. Right now it feels exactly the same.

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I know a very deliberate mechanism of action is that things empty into the small intestine fast. Like a lot faster than with sleeve. Which then makes the brain go "holy moly, all that undigested food THIS far down the intestine? Better send the FULL signals!"

I'm never stuffed; had a few barfs here and there from minced meat, but otherwise never really super restricted (edit: but full and satisfied!) I wouldn't know I had it most of the time, it's pretty awesome.

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I had a revision to full RNY (not the mini bypass since it wasn't covered by my insurance), and it feels the same but no Gerd. Main difference for me is a continuing low appetite even in the 7th month, double the rate of weight loss due to easy satiety off a couple ounces of food.

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Thanks so much for posting, I've been hearing people say that they didn't feel much restriction after having bypass and that weight loss was much slower than their original vsg surgery. Appreciate your feedback, Im very keen to revise from vsg to bypass due to weight gain after 8 years.

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2 hours ago, slimsuz said:

and that weight loss was much slower than their original vsg surgery.

Really, really look into the weight loss with mini gastric bypass, also as revision. There's studies out there and they're all in favor of the mini. Weight loss is greater in every. single. study.

Also, I know it really isn't meant as such, but it's kinda condescending to call RNY a 'full' bypass (not that you did that). It's just as much of a bypass as RNY :)

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Hello everyone,

I am getting a revision from a sleeve in 2017 to a bypass next month due to GERD. I've also gained some weight back (covid messed with my routine so much! and I got married in a small outdoor service so planning that during a pandemic was very stressful). I've been told not to expect as much weight loss after my revision, which is fine as I lost 100 lbs the first time around and have only gained about half that. Acid reflux relief is the goal this time but I wouldn't mind getting back to my goal number.

I was also told to expect more dumping symptoms and food sensitivities. Did other people experience those as well?

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