desisioux

Hello all! I'm new here and just wanted to check in and see what others thought about the sleeve. I originally was leaning toward the band, but went to the KC bariatrics seminar with Dr. Hoehn and now I'm considering the sleeve. Any thoughts? My friend has the band, done by Kowalski, and she did have issues with the port flipping in the begining so it set her back a couple months, but now she loves it. My thing with the band is, what if it needs to be replaced years down the road because it's man made, etc. The sleeve is just my own body part, just smaller. What to do? I think I'll be going with Hoehn, they both seem nice, but I just have a better feeling about him. I'm hoping my insurance will cover it, I am low on the BMI scale, a 33, but do have medical issues so it's kind of a long shot but I'll give it a try! I'm 5'4" and weigh 193lbs. I've been overweight for over 14 years and for a couple years was at 205. I was always skinny till I graduated from high school and had a baby. Now I have PCOS, bad knees, cholesterol issues, fatty liver etc. I've tried to lose weight by eating right and going to the gym but nothing happens!! So frustrating! Anyway, I would just like to hear others stories and thoughts about the sleeve and why you decided to go with that instead of the band or bypass.