hi,

I am considering the sleeve over the band and I wanted to know how many days did you have to stay at the hospital?

How many days off work?

Thanks.

Is there a special diet prior to surgery?

I just got my surgery date, and my surgeon told me to do low carb/low fat solids for the next 2 weeks. No liquid diet or Protein shake pre-op for me.

Is there a special diet prior to surgery?

I didn't have one. It depends on the doctor. Mine likes people to lose 10 lb. but I had already lots 20 so he said I was good to go.

A few months ago my doc sleeved a person with a 100BMI. .

Good lord.

But I did say "typical". I'm guessing 100 BMI is not typical. :thumbup:

I just got my surgery date, and my surgeon told me to do low carb/low fat solids for the next 2 weeks. No liquid diet or Protein shake pre-op for me.

That's very sensible. I hate the whole liquid diet thing. It just encourages cheating and gets people discouraged.

That depends on how high your BMI is and your doctor.

My band only got me to lose 15-20 lbs in 8 months. I have restriction on certain foods(protein,cheese,etc) but not the foods that I shouldn't be eating like chips, crackers and cereal. My dr. said since I haven't had good luck since the begining that I might want to consider the sleeve. I'm scared to death to have stuff remove from my body that can not be put back or reversed if problems should arise. I'm always the exception to the rule. The band doesn't usually have a death rate and can be fixed if it's not for me, but the sleeve is scary. Anyone that had it change and wish they didn't?? Any advise I'm looking for good and bad.

My band only got me to lose 15-20 lbs in 8 months. I have restriction on certain foods(protein,cheese,etc) but not the foods that I shouldn't be eating like chips, crackers and Cereal. My dr. said since I haven't had good luck since the begining that I might want to consider the sleeve. I'm scared to death to have stuff remove from my body that can not be put back or reversed if problems should arise. I'm always the exception to the rule. The band doesn't usually have a death rate and can be fixed if it's not for me, but the sleeve is scary. Anyone that had it change and wish they didn't?? Any advise I'm looking for good and bad.

If you have a hard time with a band that does not make you an exception to the rule, that makes you one of a HUGE number of people that can't deal with banding anymore.

If you were to get a sleeve and you are correct, it cannot be put back... exactly what complications do you worry about that you would need the rest of your stomach again? What specifically would you need a whole stomach for?

I have to tell you, I do have one concern. If you can eat bad foods you can eat good foods. If you can eat chips, crackers, and cereal you can eat dried veggies. If you can eat ice cream you can drink a Protein shake.

I get the whole concept of how hard solid Proteins and such are with a band but what my concern is, is that when you struggle with foods you reach for all the wrong choices. You are eating around your band. If you can eat around a band you can eat around a sleeve. Have you considered malabsorption at all?

Hello I'm having Gastric Sleeve surgery with dr.leino dr after surgery were you able to walk, and where you in pain?

Hello I'm having Gastric Sleeve surgery with dr.leino dr after surgery were you able to walk, and where you in pain?

I don't know your surgeon but I got back to my room in the late afternoon after surgery. By 6 AM the next day, I had walked all over the place, showered, washed, and blowed my hair, and felt only slight pain.