Backstory- I had a sleeve surgery about seven years ago. I misused my tool with self sabotage. At the time, I didn't have the appreciation nor respect of myself. I wasn't mentally prepared for the physical changes. It's kinda like one of those things... that you don't know till you've been there and done that...sort of situation. You don't know what you don't know!

I never hit Onederland...boo!! And as I shrunk in size, I was not taken seriously...that was the first for me and very mind boggling at the time. Those are the two things I remember most and with all that conveyed, the questions..

Those that had the sleeve and went to bypass, how do they compare with the level of success- A.as in the rapidness of weight loss? And B.the areas of the body that the weight loss was mostly noticeable? C.just out of curiosity has anyone had a bypass and went to sleeve? Lol...I have never heard of it much less a possibility...Ok..anddddd Goooo[emoji2956]

Congratulations on your new life! Sounds like you are having a ton of fun!
Cracked me up that you don’t think that your body has changed much but loosing 14” from your waist is HUGE! Is it that you can see that you still have the same type of shape?
My stomach is always gonna be big, my stomach & hips are the same measurement. (That means I stick out as much in the front as I do in the back ?) I have always been this way. I have to buy a size 12 pants for my waist but my hips are a size 8 & I weigh less then 140. The only thing that is gonna change that is a tummy tuck & that’s not feasible for me.
You are right, we all suck at tennis!
Enjoy all of the new things you can do?

I doubt anyone has gone from bypass to sleeve since bypass is the more powerful surgery of the two.

there are people who go from bypass to duodenal switch (which has a sleeved stomach and a bypassed small intestine), but to standalone sleeve, no.

statistically, bypass has slightly better results, but statistics are statistics. It depends much more on your level of commitment than it does on which surgery you have. We have several people on here who've lost 100% of their excess weight - or close to it - with sleeve.

revisions typically have slower weight loss than virgin surgeries.

7 hours ago, toodlerue said:

Congratulations on your new life! Sounds like you are having a ton of fun!
Cracked me up that you don’t think that your body has changed much but loosing 14” from your waist is HUGE! Is it that you can see that you still have the same type of shape?
My stomach is always gonna be big, my stomach & hips are the same measurement. (That means I stick out as much in the front as I do in the back ?) I have always been this way. I have to buy a size 12 pants for my waist but my hips are a size 8 & I weigh less then 140. The only thing that is gonna change that is a Tummy Tuck & that’s not feasible for me.
You are right, we all suck at tennis!
Enjoy all of the new things you can do?

I think you meant to post this on @kcuster83's update, not here.

7 hours ago, catwoman7 said:

I doubt anyone has gone from bypass to sleeve since bypass is the more powerful surgery of the two.

there are people who go from bypass to duodenal switch (which has a sleeved stomach and a bypassed small intestine), but to standalone sleeve, no.

statistically, bypass has slightly better results, but statistics are statistics. It depends much more on your level of commitment than it does on which surgery you have. We have several people on here who've lost 100% of their excess weight - or close to it - with sleeve.

revisions typically have slower weight loss than virgin surgeries.

She was saying she already had the sleeve and wanted information about going to the bypass from the sleeve.

I believe with bypass you tend to lose more quickly at the beginning but then it slows to a similar rate to sleeve. But people tend to lose more slowly after a revision. I guess because you’ve already had one change with your sleeve & the bypass just changes a bit more.

While our new set points will determine a lot of our final weight (where our bodies are happiest & equalises at), you still have to be willing to be dedicated & committed to the program which you learnt after your first experience.

The stats say the average weight loss at the three year mark is about 65%+/- of the weight you have to lose with either sleeve or bypass. This takes into consideration the bounce back regain some experience, complacency & changes to your diet to best complement your life, etc. Don’t know what the stats are for revision surgery. Do some lose more than the average stats? Yes. At my lowest I had lost 138% of the weight I had to lose with my sleeve. At three years out now, I weigh a couple of kilos more so am at 129%. I am very careful with my food intake, portions, etc. but I think this is also about the weight my body is happiest at.

You’ll lose weight all over your body. You can’t spot lose fat or chose where your body burns fat. It may seem you’re losing weight from certain areas more slowly but it’s usually where you held the most concentration of fat. If you carried a lot of weight on your legs or tummy they might be the slowest place for you to notice loss.

All the best.

Edited July 19, 20224 yr by Arabesque

10 hours ago, SleeveDiva2022 said:

She was saying she already had the sleeve and wanted information about going to the bypass from the sleeve.

yes - I know. But she asked the following question near the end of her post - so I was responding to it:

"just out of curiosity has anyone had a bypass and went to sleeve?"