BigClive

Hi All, I've been watching this site for awhile now and have decided to look into getting the sleeve done. Both my wife and I were banded two years ago and she has done amazingly well, but I on the other hand have not. I am looking to possibly do a revision to sleeve, but wanted to know if anyone had a good local surgeon recommendation they could give me. We live in Olympia, but I would be willing to drive anywhere in the state. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, Clive

I have been reading this section a lot, but unfortunately it only has sleeve patients in it. So there is not a comparison and the people in it are definitely pro sleeve (which i totally get). It makes sense and I'm really happy for the people that it's working for. I didn't mean to say that it wasn't a great option. I was just posting what the surgeon said. I'm still not convinced one way or the other which one is right for me. I do know that the 2 surgeons (my band surgeon and the revision surgeon) both have told me that the sleeve can stretch just as much as any other surgery. It's just like in anything. It's all going to boil down to the choices that I make with what goes in my body. I don't think it will matter what surgery I have, I'll still be able to put 2000 calories down my stomach if I make the wrong choices. The main driver Dr. Lauter said for going bypass over sleeve was that the complications in a revision are far greater than if I had just had it done that way the first time. He said that because there is no long term stats showing what the weightloss will be in 15 years or greater that it makes sense that it get done right with a proven method. He said the sleeve is essentially what the band was 5 years ago. That it has all this hype and does work for the right people. It's still someting I'm looking at. I've been given a name at a different clinic so I'm going to try and get in with them soon. I appreciate all your advice on the forum. I keep reading everyday and am excited to be right here with you guys soon one way or the other.

He said in revisions from band to sleeve are not as successful in keeping the weight off. He said that the few statistics that are out there show that people that have bypass have greater success and keep it off longer. The complications with the a sleeve revision are really high. He said that if I was going to do the revision and risk the complications I would have greater success with bypass. I have to be honest, bypass scares me! Actually any revision is making me nervous at this point, but just wanted to know if others had thought about bypass before they got the sleeve. I just don't want to make another mistake.

I had a consultation today and the surgeon recommended revision to gastic bypass over the sleeve. Did anyone else that has had a revsion get this same response? I'm more confused now than ever!

Hi All, I've been watching this site for awhile now and have decided to look into getting the sleeve done. Both my wife and I were banded two years ago and she has done amazingly well, but I on the other hand have not. I am looking to possibly do a revision to sleeve, but wanted to know if anyone had a good local surgeon recommendation they could give me. We live in Olympia, but I would be willing to drive anywhere in the state. Any help you could give me would be greatly appreciated. Thanks for your time, Clive