Just letting everyone know that i am 7 days post-op and feel great, I do not feel hungary and i am just on liquids for 3 weeks its awesome not to feel hungary. oh and I have lost 20 lbs since surgury freaking amazing. If anyone has any questions hit me up and i will answer them.

What made you choose the gastric sleeve?

I choose the Sleeve for a few reasons, 1) I dont have to worry about the band eroding, slipping, port failing or having a foreign object in my body or to get fills done all the time and if done in mexico for 6500 or whatever than fills run around 400 each in the states at like fill centers usa by the time your fills are done you have exceeded the 9500 for the sleeve. 2) more success on the weight loss quicker and comparable to the gastric bypass but less invasive, lets face it if the lapband did not work for you and you didnt loose the weight than your kinda stuck out the money you have already spent, now your going to spend 9500 more for something else? I needed a full proof plan to loose weight. I also heard from several people that it does not really make you full that it feels like the food is stuck with the LAPBAND. The gastric sleeve still works like a stomach is suppose to work but will not have to take vitamins or anything like that becuase its just a restrictive surgury. I can go on and on LOL, If you have any more specific questions please ask I will do my best to answer them :sad:

Good for you! My doctor didn't offer the option of a gastric sleeve...I might have considered it otherwise. I hope this works for you and I'm glad that you are feeling well.

Im very sorry they did not give you that option, I was a cash pay customer and went to Tijuana Mexico.

Where did you guys get the BMI ticker thing?

This is the Lapband Forum --i.e, information and support for lapband. Why are you posting about the gastric sleeve? There is a forum dedicated to gastric sleeve on Obesity Help.

well i guess excuse me??? I was told that i can post here and obesity help. Do you have a problem with me posting here? Evidently this post sparked some kind of interest or you wouldnt have looked.

well i guess excuse me??? I was told that i can post here and obesity help. Do you have a problem with me posting here? Evidently this post sparked some kind of interest or you wouldnt have looked.

My question doesn't raise either your right to post or my right to read your post. You're correct the post did spark an interest/curiousity about what you expect to receive from, and contribute to, a forum dedicated to lap band surgery as opposed to gastric sleeve. Just wondering.

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I just posted where i was told to post so if nobody is interested becuase this is a LAPBAND posting area "ONLY"? then i will post elsewhere? Maybe even my post will spark curiosity and have people that dont know about these surguries be able to look and see what its about, Knowledge never hurts anyone!

I'll be honest, if (a) insurance covered it; or ( I had the money to pay cash for self-pay I would have probably gone with the sleeve. However since my insurance covered most of the lapband procedure and there was no way I could afford to self-pay in the next few years, I jumped at the chance for the lapband. I hope to utilize it for all its worth.

If for some reason several years down the road, I end up having problems with the lapband and insurance then covers or I have enough disposable income, I would probably look into the sleeve again.

Where did you guys get the BMI ticker thing?

I got mine at www.tickerfactory.com I have to save it as a photo though...can't get it to work any other way.

I just posted where i was told to post so if nobody is interested becuase this is a LAPBAND posting area "ONLY"? then i will post elsewhere? Maybe even my post will spark curiosity and have people that dont know about these surguries be able to look and see what its about, Knowledge never hurts anyone!

That's the beauty of the internet...you can post wherever you want to and ignore all of the ugly. I wouldn't even respond to nonsense posts like the one above. It's obvious that there is interest in your procedure.

I think that there are a lot of people on the lap band forum that need to know that their are options for them if their band fails or turns out to be the wrong choice. Again...I'm glad you are feeling healthy and satisfied with your choice. Don't let the cranksters get you down.

Thank you very much for your support, I am new to all this posting stuff so I didnt know what to think about that, But i appreciate all of the support from you all, if anyone has any questions i will be more than happy to answer any and all of them ... the sleeve so far is awesome!

When you go to Tickerfactory and set up your design, it will give you bbcode. Select that code and copy it. Then inside lapbandtalk, go to your profile, and choose edit signature. Paste the code into the big box above all the smilies, and then preview it to make sure it works. Dont put it in the bottom section under picture. That was my mistake. Good day.

your awesome thanks lets see if it works.