albertogunz

Hi Everyone, I am a 44 year old male with Type II Diabetes and a BMI of 37 I weigh about 260. i was originally going for LapBand Surgery on December 20th (18 days away-yippee) and received a call from my doc this morning after he received a pre-op lab. My sugar levels are very high and they are afraid that i might not see the same success in reversing my type II condition as i would in considering a sleeve. Can anyone share any info they have regarding sleeve vs. band and how it has been working for them. i know there are a lot of converts from band to sleeve on this site , so I'm starting to lose a little faith in the band and weather or not that would be a good choice for me. Any and all feedback would be very helpful. I need to make a decision in the next couple of days and I'm a little confused. Thanks for your help

Thanks for your feedback-these are great things to hear-it sounds like you are all happy with the sleeve. I'd love to hear from more band-to-sleeve converts, did some more research and it appears it is really great for Type II Diabetes as well. Have either of you had any complications at all as a result of your surgeries, or has it just been smooth sailing?

After tons of stress about pre-existing conditions and being turned down by insurance company was finally approved last Monday for a Dec. 20th Surgery date. I'm a Type II Diabetic and am hopeful to put that disease in remission and start felling good again. Start liquid diet on the 6th and I'm anxious about it-two weeks on liquids alone feels like an eternity to a guy who is always hungrier than a runaway slave-lol. I'm excited and scared all at the same time-I'm thankful for this community. I'm open to any feedback/advice.

Thank you for the kind words of support. It's all so confusing some times G-Bypass versus LapBand-I see you have lost 80lbs. that's extremely inspirational-congratulations. I appreciate you talking me down from the liquid diet ledge-I'll definitely check in when i get started. My sister is going to do liquid with me, but she lives across the country. Wife is thin and doesn't really understand this whole thing-said to me tonight she is sure i will get it removed soon after I have surgery. Thinks keeping off weight is easy. I know three absolutes in my life as they pertain to weight. i can put it on really easy. i can take it off fairly easily too. i just can't maintain any weight at all-It's been a constant yo-yo.