I have been overweight all my life. My mother-in-law underwent bypass surgery more than a year ago and it has given her her life back! The changes in her are amazing and most of her health problems are gone! Needless to say, I'm a bit younger than she and I do not have all of the health problems. I started at our local Weight Loss Clinic in December and I did the 6 month diet. After hearing about all of the risks involved with gastric bypass surgery, I opted for the LapBand. I had not been able to attend a support group meeting in my town, so I decided to visit Lapbandtalk.com and boy was I ever taken back!!!!! Sounds like there are SO MANY horror stories with the band!!!! Slippage, erosion, some people's bodies rejecting the band altogether, problems with fills, lots of needles, and the list goes on! I'm not scared to death of the band. One of the nurses in the office suggested the gastric sleeve to me months ago, but I brushed it off because I was dead set on the band. Now I wish I would've checked it out sooner!
So, I know there are risks involved with all WL surgeries, but it seems to be more difficult to find the bad and the ugly on this type of surgery. I would like to hear more about your successes and the dilemmas that you have faced with the sleeve. I've completed my 6 month diet and am not just waiting for the insurance approval. However, after reading what I have about the LapBand, I'm pretty sure that I'd like to switch to the Sleeve! I need to let my insurance know this ASAP, so please feel free to put it all out here....the GOOD, the BAD, and the UGLY!!!!! I want to know it all!
Thanks for your support!
Katie