Sleeve Vs. Lapband

[chiki 11]

Today was my first appointment at the Weight Loss Center. I was completely prepared to discuss everything involved with LapBand surgery' date=' which I did. However, the Dr. suggested that I have a Sleeve Gastrectomy instead. I am seriously considering it, because one of my main goals is that I will be allowed to get pregnant after loosing the weight. He said that a sleeve will still allow the baby to get the nutrition that it needs during pregnancy. Plus, I won't have to go in for fills and adjustments, and I will lose the weight a lot faster. Therefore, I will actually be able to try getting pregnant sooner than if I have the LapBand. The post-surgery diet is exactly the same with either procedure.

Any thoughts on Sleeve vs. LapBand?[/quote']

hi princes daff.. i had the lapbad for a whole year and i only lost 10 lbs... to me is better the sleve.. acording to my doc; some people lose weight, some just dont like me.. it is just taking the chance. i wouldnt recommended to anyone..plus is so painful when food is going down. you feel like you shoking and can't breath... i regreat doing that.. plus the filling are very painful

[juicyr3d 17]

I was going thru the same thing I was so set on getting the lap band but, then after doing some research about the sleeve and joining this site and hearing about a lot of complications with the band I changed my mind quickly my surgery date is July 18 and it couldn't get here any quicker!

[WoWGurl78 8]

When I started thinking about WLS, I was considering all options. I wasn't big enough for bi-pass so I was considering lap band or sleeve. I decided on the sleeve after seeing the complications of people I knew had lap bands.

My friend's lap band eroded her stomach after 3-4 yrs and had to be removed. She ended up being horribly sick with infections for like a year before fully healing/recovering from it being removed. She ended up getting sleeved last September and said she wished the sleeve had been around when she got the lap band cos the sleeve is way better.

I also have an uncle & aunt who have lap bands. They basically never lost any weight and had trouble eating without feeling sick.

[PrincessDaffodil 30]

I WANT MY SURGERY NOW!

I'm tired of waiting for test results.

I'm ready to begin this journey...