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Wow this is what I needed !!! I do t know anyone with sleeve or bypass and hearing first hand for actual sleevers is great . !!! My first initial visit the PA said I should get bypass so she threw me off. I'm going to stick to sleeve it's best for long term not just getting the weight off ... I wanna live healthy Thank you so much for your help .. And I'm going to write on my tummy with a sharpie SLEEVE . Lol

To alive again I have dumping syndrome now every time I eat mostly . It's not a good feeling. I'm worried I will still have the same issue with sleeve . The doc wants to wait to see what my endoscopy reveals on to why I'm always dumping as soon as I eat maybe then I could choose wisely .

Thanks Dana , the rerouting is what kinda mentally freaks me out .

Hi everyone !!! I have a question for everyone in this room. What made you choose the sleeve instead of the bypass ? What pros and cons help you choose sleeve ??? I'm am "5"5 I weight 240 my bmi is 39 and I'm 28 years old. I'm worried about long term affect on both surgeries , now I'm leaning towards bypass for the simple reason that I wanna be sure to lose 100pds . Idk what to do I thought I wanted the sleeve ... Please tell me your feelings.

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Yaayyyyyy !!! Good for you ... I'm just starting my process it's great to hear when others are approved ..

What was your start weight ?

Omg wow 74 pds . Amazing accomplishment !! I would love to have that type of weight loss . I wanna be alive again I wanna be free from the trap I called my body .. I'm currently 230pd . My goal weight would be 140 . I wanna wear clothes like everyone else .

I'm afraid not coming out alive else where ** oops typo

Hi patience Thanks so much for your reply . The bariatric clinic has moved to the new building its actually very nice . I guess the rooms for recovery will not be the same . Should you decide to go back you will see its not in that old Ronald brown building (yuck) . My sister in law works in the OR so that's one of real reasons I'm going to do surgery there. I know the care I'm going to get . I'm afraid of not coming out alone else where . Lol .. How did your friend turn out btw? Is she happy 100%?

Hey everyone !! I'm a newbie here . Im from manhattan .I already attended the seminar. my first appt is feb 12 @ Harlem hospital. I choose this hospital cause I have a relative that had worked with the bariatric surgeon DR. Ahmed . Anyone here has or will be having surgery with doc Ahmed or another doctor at Harlem hospital ??