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So my surgeon was spot on right Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Which surgery did you have? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

That is concerning. What city are you getting it done? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I feel you. I argued that the sleeve take longer to perform about an hour shorter. I mentioned with people over a 50 bmi it is best to not keep us under too long. Mine was stubborn and said he could do it and it would be safe and it would be best for me. I just looked at him like... shit..... that was my ace lol. Only positive on rny is it almost cures diabetes, more weight loss and it can be reversed. Sleeve is faster, less complicated, you can eat more... 4 Oz instead of 2oz and you don't have dumping syndrome. Correct me if I'm wrong Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Ty. It's logical. I just had my mind set on sleeve for 2 years and now I'm wrapping my mind around the rny. Which did you choose? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Far from it. I was sure I wanted the sleeve now I have to decide go with the more extreme procedure or stick to my guns and get the sleeve and if I suffer I have no one to blame but myself Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Cyndi, that's how I'm feeling. Though I'm doing it with Kaiser and from what a friend who works at kaiser told me to go to this particular kaiser in West Los Angeles cause they're the best. So I'm traveling 75 miles each way cause they're suppose to be the best and for him to come out so strong about it just sucked. Side note. I am diabetic type 2, have high cholesterol, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, and sciatica due to bulging disks so I'm pretty screwed up for 34 yrs old. I'm alps 442 lbs 6'1 .. maybe it's all these factors why he sees rny as my best bet Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

No actual books. Countless articles and took a 12 week course, every Friday for an hour and a half. I was pretty set on sleeve but this surgeon, as he was examining my meeical record he looks at me and says "oh yeah, we're doing the roux en y".. "we'll go over it in a bit". He seems to insist the rny will cure my GERD and the sleeve will make it worse. I ended up reluctantly agreeing to the rny so he put "roux en y possible sleeve gastrectomy" on the concent form we submitted. He did say that if I insist on sleeve that he will order a GI x-ray to look for a hernia. Said he didn't want to do the sleeve cause he'll just have to go back in and do the rny when the acid gets worse. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Well I hope you get better and I appreciate your insights guys Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Ty. I need to look into it more. He swore I was going to suffer if I got the sleeve. Even said I'd have to have a GI xray if I insisted on the sleeve. If it doesn't affect my GERD then I want the sleeve Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Interesting.... I was told if I insist on sleeve I have to have a GI xray . Guess to check for hernia or something before he would consider doing the sleeve. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I'll look more into it. I've read a few random medical posts and some contradict eachother. One common idea however is that if you have pre-existing GERD it can get worse with sleeve. Ty for the advice. I will continue looking into it. I signed th concent form and he put down roux en y or possible sleeve gastrectomy or something like that. So I keep reading up on it , but he did scare me with this relevation. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I just met him last week. We signed the concent forms. I hear he is real good. I'm driving down from antelope valley for this surgery cause my sister and a nurse told me West LA is the kaiser to get this done. They're the best I heard. My sister is going to get bariatric there too and she goes to the sunset one, and also had heart surgery there. Sorry I can't provide feed back for the recovery rooms but I hope they're nice for both our sakes, we'll three I'll throw my big sis in the mix Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Thank you much! I hope roux en y helps you with this issue. I've lived with it for years and if there's a change it gets worse, yeah I'm going roux en y. I hope you feel better! Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Have you tried costco premier shakes? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I'm on omeprazole, surgeon said it wouldn't be effective post surgery. Tenseintexas, is omeprazole an option? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

Did you have Acid reflex before the sleeve? I want the sleeve but my doctor is being really pushy about me getting the roux en y better. Said because I have GERD the sleeve would make it worse. Curious if this is what happened in your case. Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App

I want the sleeve. My surgeon is pushing really hard to get me to agree to the roux en y. He says cause I have GERD , the sleeve would make it worse. Did you have acid reflex before the sleeve? Sent from my SM-G900T using the BariatricPal App