girliegirl

Im looking at your stats and your weight doesnt seem soooo bad. i mean you said that you need this surgery? are you faced with medical problems now because of your weight? or r u just having band issues? im guessing your band is still in?

Im curious to see the responses you get on this as well because your story sounds just like mine. I havent made an apptmnt for a sleeve yet, I am stopped by my fears. I am so afraid of something going wrong with the sleeve that it stops me from scheduling it, even though i want it so bad. I keep saying and trying on my own but im not getting anywhere.....

i had my band removed because of complications 5 years ago and i didnt opt to have another surgery at the time. it was just removed!

Reading your comment I know exactly where you are coming from, because we had made this entire decision years ago and the procedure we had chosen failed us miserable and not only that it has damaged our inner organs. Exactly did that to me which I wanted to avoid by choosing the band and not the bypass. And here we are again, in front of the same overwhelming decision, what to do. My doctor wants me to do it in 2 separate surgeries but since I suffer from systemic Lupus, every additional surgery can trigger a Lupus flare up with I am more afraid of then any surgery. So I am not only in the dilemma to find out if I should do the sleeve but also how and when. Even my surgeon sees the point of doing it in one shot might be the better solution for me in my situation. But before making any final decision I need to have all the information I can gather about my special condition combined with my physical health conditions. Also I might not have the 5 years you have and I just want to get to the body and life (at least as closely as I can get) before saying goodbye to this world. I am not young and I have waisted 10 years of my precious life on this horrible lapand with all the pain and suffering attached to it. I am getting tired to fight this battle over and over again. I just want it done and leave the past 10 years behind. Does that make any sense to you ? when i got my band out i didnt plan on waiting 5 years for the sleeve. i hoped and prayed at that time that i would be able to maintain my 75 lb weightloss, as i was pretty close to where i was happy, although i wished to lose another 20lbs. well over the years i had gained all the weight back so thats where i stand now. i often wonder if i truly try hard enough to lose this on my own. i ask myself if im so afraid of surgery than why not do it myself? really really try, even if i lose 50lbs id be very satisfied. i am not super young either, im 43 with 2 kids that depend on me and i should be able to get some sort of grip on my weight myself. im going to wait it out throughout the summer and see how things are going for me after that.

i used to have a band too. i had mine out now for 5 years and on deciding if i want the sleeve still. im very unsure. i mean sure i want the weightloss that comes with the sleeve but im just very afraid of complications like i had with the band. my doctor did tell me i was more at risk for leaks but didnt seem to concerned. i asked him if its better that my band has been out for as long as it has and he told me yes! maybe you are better off having your band out for a while before getting sleeved to let everything heal up. these again will be questions for the surgeon.

i havent had your issue but did your doctor say this would resolve or improve once your band is removed? maybe have your band removed for a while and see how things go before deciding to get sleeved.

Thanks girliegirl. I will definitely keep praying. You do the same. Good luck. When are you scheduled for surgery? im no scheduled yet. i am still struggling with the idea of having it done or not. i did a few tests so far.

sounds like me. im so afraid also because i had a lap band then a lapband revision and then i had my band removed. im sure i have a lot of scar tissue from all these surgeries and that makes things so much more risky. i can totally relate to you. just keep praying!!! good luck

OMG karen, im so excited because i see we are using the same doctor. did you get a surgery date yet?

sounds like me with the band too. mine slipped about a year after i had it, i then had another surgery to revise it but the doctor warned me that once a band slips it usually always will slip again. well about a year after that band slipped as well. since i was pretty much as goal too, i had the band removed . here i am 5 1/2 years later and my weight is all back. im considering the sleeve for the past 2 years. im just very nervous especially since i had problems and i was also told i would have a lot of scar tissue which mean im at a higher risk for leaks!!!!! im scared!! any advice or words from anyone???

i thought the sleeve didnt cause reflux , only in people who already had it to begin with. which is true?

what exactly is stomach lining seperating?

yes i was gong to clarify that for her as well. im glad you did. the sleeve is permanent and the stomach is removed!

okay so what does cancer have to do with it? was he concerned because if you ever had stomach cancer that they couldnt make you a new stomach because it as reduced?

i have been on these boards for way to long. i say to myself as im sure many people might say to me "either shit or get off the pot!" lol. i just go back and forth with the decision to have this done. so many different emotions and fears, i guess. im afraid it wont work. im afraid something will go wrong down the road, like maybe ill need my stomach back for some reason when im older. i dont know...crazy right? maybe my sleeve will twist or leak etc etc. im emotionally drained. i have prayed and tortured myself with this. i stay on these sites to see how everyone is doing, to say to myself, "see that could me you if you werent so damn afraid and such a worrier". how will i ever get past this. ughhhhh