Just-A-Gem 86 Posted April 29, 2011 Need to get the word out about the Sleeve!! http://www.webmd.com/diet/weight-loss-surgery/news/20110321/study-poor-results-from-lap-band-surgery Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Becca 108 Posted April 29, 2011 I am living proof the band DOESN'T work! But the sleeve DOES!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wishes 125 Posted April 30, 2011 It definitely does not make the Allergen product look all sunshine and roses. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
emily_0192010 168 Posted May 1, 2011 When I was deciding between the band and the sleeve I read the study results that that article quotes... definitely changed my decision!! It just makes sense to me... you put something into your body that is not meant to be there and eventually you are going to get problems! Even though the sleeve hasn't been around for that long, and so there aren't many long-term stats, people have had gastrectomies for other reasons for years! For example people with stomach cancer... and those patients live long healthy uncomplicated lives. So even though it is new for bariatric surgery that type of procedure is not new at all. I found that that comforted me and helped me make my decision. Thanks for posting that link! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Rev Me Up! 75 Posted May 2, 2011 It is terribly frustrating. I think what is missing from these reports are stories from people like us who really lived through it. It is easy to say that major complications happen to "other people", but I didn't even have major complications - the band just sucked. It was placed by a highly skilled doctor and it still failed. If they could tell the stories of people who have been living with it and desperately trying to get it to work after the 6 month honeymoon period - all the fills/unfills, pain, types of food you can't eat, etc. It would make it so much more real, I think. Oh well--- Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
