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    Gastric Sleeve Member hopefulstar's Avatar
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    Default anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    i have been so set on the sleeve for so long. especially getting the support from you all here and on another site. i cant help but to feel like even though people are happy in the long run, the stalls and the slow weight loss for many are unbearable. that still didn't have me second guessing my decision tho, what is making me second guess my decision is not knowing anyone in my life directly who has had the sleeve. i do know 3 people (girls around my age 26) who all had the bypass and absolutely love it and say it is the best choice and recommend that I do that one.

    my appt to set the date is this Thursday so I have to make up my mind. i will see if the surgeon has a suggestion after meeting me. i feel so torn because i know those girls and they all look great and couldnt be happier. of course i didnt speak to them during the process to know if they had stalls and such but in the aftermath, they are happy and healthy (not malnourished). i will pick their brains a little more. not sure what to do. i have 120 lbs to lose.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member xrystyl26's Avatar
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    I have not had any stalls or slow weight loss. I am almost 1 year post and I have lost 97 lbs. I love the sleeve. There are less issues concerning dumping, twisting of the colon etc. I know people who have had great success with bypass but I also know a few who havent. Same with the sleeve. Just remember its all about you. Everyone is different and everyone loses weight differently. If you follow everything on the post op to a tee you will do great. Do what you feel is right for you. Don't do what everyone else has done around you. We are all here to help support you no matter what your choice is here is my fb page you can come and join. Its helpful and encouraging

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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    thank you i really appreciate your words of encouragement. people like you are the reason why i was happy with my choice for the sleeve, you have done great. i guess i just have to give it some more thought. thanks again.

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    Gastric Sleeve Member star242's Avatar
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    In my opinion the sleeve is a less invasive procedure, that is why I chose it. The sleeve was born as a pre-surgery for by-pass patients with extremely high BMI. Doctors found that a bypass wasn't needed in most and that the sleeve could stand on its own as a single procedure. Knowing this gave me the confidence to stick with my surgery and so far I'm quite pleased. Best of luck with any choice you make.
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    I know 3 people who have done the bypass and they have all gained back weight (one of them all of it). On the other hand I know 4 people with the sleeve and they are all still skinny and love it. One of them got the sleeve 3 and half years ago and still no gain. In my opinion the sleeve is more permanent.

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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    I've had this same dilemma...I actually started out wanting the bypass and then decided on the sleeve and now that my surgery is in 5 days I'm wondering if I'm making the right decision. At this point I'm 98% sure I'm going through with the sleeve...I was fortunate enough to get insurance approval for both surgeries so if I change my mind it shouldn't be a problem...if you really are thinking about the bypass instead you better talk to the surgeons office asap (more or less for insurance purposes). Do what you're comfortable with...if one makes you more nervous than the other (no matter the reasons) then go with the other one. If you compare the percentage of excess weight loss in both procedures the numbers are very similar...I'd go with those numbers instead of what you read on here.

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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    all excellent points. thanks for reminding me of the reasons i wanted the sleeve in the first place. im back on the sleeve boat. speaking with the surgeon will solidify my choice. . u guys r great!

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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    Quote Originally Posted by ExGorda View Post
    I know 3 people who have done the bypass and they have all gained back weight (one of them all of it). On the other hand I know 4 people with the sleeve and they are all still skinny and love it. One of them got the sleeve 3 and half years ago and still no gain. In my opinion the sleeve is more permanent.
    I hope you're right...lol.... I'm never sorry I chose the sleeve over any other WLS!



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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    You can regain after ANY WLS.
    You can stall while losing weight via any method.
    The gastric bypass has a long history with good data on it - read the studies.
    The sleeve has fewer weight loss studies, most of them short term. I believe the short term results are very promising, but it is taking a bit of a chance as you won't find a "10 year results" kind of study for the sleeve.

    for me, this was the best choice all in all, but that doesn't mean it is the best for everyone.
    I had the lapband and I hate having a "pouch" and then the rest of my stomach. I like just having a smaller stomach, this is based more on my feelings about it then any facts or data.

    Good luck!
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    You can regain after any WLS; it's all about how you work the tool. I have one short stall, and my weight loss has been fast. I never second-guessed my decision either. It's sort of like saying, no one in my family went to college, so I better not either. It makes no sense. You have to make a decision for YOU. This community has been such a great resource. I may not have been able to go through with it without the support on here.


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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    Even with bypass, you can stretch the pouch and gain weight.

    I chose the sleeve because I don't want my internal organs to be re-routed. There is less chance of compication from sleeve in comparison to RNY..
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    Gastric Sleeve Member Kelly Jo's Avatar
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    There was never for a moment of doubt in my mind. Sleeve, 100%. I am 4 1/2 months post op. I'm down 50 lbs. This may seem slow to some. I know there are some on this board who lose much quicker. But I am very happy where I am. At this point I have had NO issues with loose skin. I have no issues with vomiting or any other complications. I am experiencing some minor hair loss, but the biotin is keeping it under control. Bypass is so much more invasive and has so many more side effects. I think weight regain is higher with bypass. I have yo yo dieted for 25 years or longer. I'm done with that. Everybody needs to make their own individual choice. But for me, it was sleeve or nothing.

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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    Hi,
    I can't believe you're saying that, as I've wondered about the same but have not said it out loud because I thought people would think I was nuts. It's about a feeling of fullness. With the lapband, I never felt full; just a huge knot at the top of my stomach , that mostly came back up. In my head I think I will experience fullness differently because the sleeve goes all the way down, so even though I have a little stomach, I will experience a sense of fullness, very different from the lapband. Is this true?


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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    I had a similiar experience with the lapband - when it had fluid in it so I had restriction... I still had this "drive" to eat. It was so hard to follow the program, follow the rules when you have a constant gnawing. Then, when I ate dense protein, the pouch was full, but I still felt hungry/empty/need to eat. At times, the "pouch full" was actually more of a pain or discomfort feeling more then feeling full or satisfied. This is why people often fall back onto slider foods over time. It is miserable to eat food that causes you pain, and dense protein, rice, bread and vegetables were the hardest things for me to tolerate with the band. I bite of rice and i would hurl but I could overeat on many other things.

    I have only been sleeved since December so I want to be careful about speaking for the entire sleeve experience. I do recall that with the band, I had different experiences and sensations at different times - meaning time out/maturity from surgery did make some changes over time.

    SO FAR, I find the sleeve to be sooo much easier to live with. My drive to eat is just gone. I do get hungry if I am too long between meals, but that is normal and not the hunger that made me obese. It is a relief to just be without being hungry so much of the time. I used all the tricks to get used to the small portion sizes again... small plates and forks etc. I vomited twice, really just making a mistake of eating too fast/too much but it hasn't happened in awhile and i feel like that is behind me - nothing like living with a filled lapband. I don't have pain with dense proteins, all and all an improvement. DOWNSIDE, I have some small issues with the sleeve that i never had with the band - water tastes weird, food doesn't taste the same or as good as it used to - something funky happened to my taste buds. I am more prone to dehydration. Water went through the band fine, but that smaller stomach needs a little slower water intake. More importantly, water tastes awful now so I have to always drink mio or crystal light - all that artificial crap.

    The main difference has been the results. After both surgeries I lost alot the first month 28-30 pounds. With the band I lost an additional 60 pounds over another 11 months - 70 in a year and then I stopped losing. I never got under 200#. With the sleeve, I have lost a total of 79# and I am not even 5 months out so I am feeling great about the one year possible results. I am very confident I will get under 200# this time, I believe I will get to my goal of 160. I am hopeful I will be able to maintain better, that is the hard part.

    Quote Originally Posted by peetee View Post
    Hi,
    I can't believe you're saying that, as I've wondered about the same but have not said it out loud because I thought people would think I was nuts. It's about a feeling of fullness. With the lapband, I never felt full; just a huge knot at the top of my stomach , that mostly came back up. In my head I think I will experience fullness differently because the sleeve goes all the way down, so even though I have a little stomach, I will experience a sense of fullness, very different from the lapband. Is this true?
    308# 12/1/2011 Start of Preop Diet
    300# 12/12/11 Lapband to Sleeve revision
    158# Feb 2013 - GOAL lost 150# 14 months post op
    150# 10/14/2013 - Plastics Dr Sauceda in Monterrey Mexico; removed 5.5# of skin
    140# Apr 2014 - maintaining 168# weight loss currently. Very happy with my sleeve and plastics results!

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    Gastric Sleeve Member Saintsfan4life's Avatar
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    Default Re: anyone changed their minds from sleeve to bypass at the last minute?

    I work in a call center so there's lots of sitting and lots of over weight people. Multiple co-workers in my office has had the by-pass and the sleeve. The people who had the by-pass years ago have all gained the weight back. The most recent by-pass patients in the office have had issues with being able to eat certain things, throwing up, and dumping. There's been 3 of us that have had the sleeve with no issues. One of the sleevers lost 100 lbs at her year mark. I'm 5 weeks out and have lost a total of 31lbs and have had no problems eating anything to this point. I love it. My doctor said that he liked I was choosing the sleeve over by-pass. Hope this helps.



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