Thought i knew what i wanted...

[jaxjen11 14]

Not sure this adds any value... but I did gastric bypass in 2004 when I was 24. It changed my life, it was good, I recommend it.

But, life and divorce happened, and after consulting with a doc, I went with band over bypass a couple of weeks ago.

I like what Carolina girl said in the thread. Sums it up well.

[dgoertz1 120]

The lap band with plication is the route I went. I originally wanted just the stomach stapled. But it all works depending on the person getting the surgery. It all works if you want it to! Best of luck!

[kristinc1985 111]

For me, I didn't want to be cut up. I saw two different surgeons. The first one I saw was insistent on the sleeve. The 2ND one let me choose. The thought of being cut and having organs rerouted scares me. How will I know if staples come out? If I have a leak? If I'm bleeding internally? Scary stuff....

[DebHas 27]

My thought on the band was it was not physically changing my anatomy, less invasive and reversible.

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I personally chose the Lap Band because it seemed like the logical starting pointing. If something goes wrong with my band I can have it removed, but if something goes wrong with the Sleeve, you can't get back the 75%-80% of your stomach they cut out. I simply couldn't justify hacking out the majority of my healthy stomach.