The gastric sleeve is completely a different story, the band is something you can control or remove if you want, I emptied my bad 7 months ago and i gained 30 lb so i decided to go with the sleeve, mentality im still in a shock that 80% of my stomach is gone but im hoping to get over it and start seeing results, i really hope you make the best for you because you are the one who is going to live with it. Best of lucks