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Gastric Bypass or Sleeve Gastrectomy?

flee75

By flee75, in LAP-BAND Surgery Forums

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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It is also important to realize that full gastrectomies and partial gastrectomies have been done since the late 1800s for stomach CA and ulcers. We know the long term results after over 100 years of doing various types of gastrectomies. What has not been studied extensively (until recently) is the weight loss, the primary focus being on weight loss.

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flee75    0

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hi everyone,

thanks for your input on this. the decision has been made for me. my surgeons felt that the bypass would be too drastic, and the risks too high for the benefits ... as my BMI is not as high as it was previously.

i have the sleeve scheduled for 3 Dec. will be starting on the very low calorie diet - VLCD "optifast" to prepare for surgery 2 weeks before that. not sure how that is going to work out as i love my food too much. sigh.

thanks everyone ... keep in touch.

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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hi everyone,

thanks for your input on this. the decision has been made for me. my surgeons felt that the bypass would be too drastic, and the risks too high for the benefits ... as my BMI is not as high as it was previously.

i have the sleeve scheduled for 3 Dec. will be starting on the very low calorie diet - VLCD "optifast" to prepare for surgery 2 weeks before that. not sure how that is going to work out as i love my food too much. sigh.

thanks everyone ... keep in touch.

We all love food too much, that's why we got fat. You'll get used to it. You get to eat the same things as before just in smaller quantities.

VSG is fantastic! Remember, stats show you'll lose as much with VSG as bypass so this is a good thing. In the end it's cheaper, you don't have to take the massive supplements with a sleeve as you do with bypass and you get the same benefits.

Congrats to you!

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Hi I am looking for the lady that had the new mini bypass in kentucky, with the doctor that is doing it a little differently. My sleeve failed and i want to get redone the correct way this time. thanks jlweb55 judylwebster@aol.com

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WASaBubbleButt    41

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Hi I am looking for the lady that had the new mini bypass in kentucky, with the doctor that is doing it a little differently. My sleeve failed and i want to get redone the correct way this time. thanks jlweb55 judylwebster@aol.com

MGB is a horror and only the bottom of the barrel surgeons even do that procedure. It was a technique they tried a long time ago and when it was discovered what a butcher job it leaves the patient, they stopped doing it immediately. But there are a few that are unable to make it in the world of medicine doing things the right way because they are such horrible surgeons so they went back to MGB and they make it sound like it is a new and improved version of standard bypass. Truth is, no ethical surgeon would dream of doing such a procedure.

This is a type of surgeon you want to go to for a sleeve repair? Are you sure?

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