Why Did You Select...

[Mrtiger1 12]

Sleeve over Bypass? Just curious as to what everyone's reason was?

[Butterthebean 8,146]

Less invasive.

Less complications.

Less hunger hormones.

Better quality of life after surgery.

[geno5150 168]

Bypass can fail in glorious ways. The sleeve will not without extreme effort.

[Sherry77 166]

With th sleeve your digestive system remains intact ( with the exception of losing a good portion of your stomach). Piping all works the same your stomach is just smaller. I liked the fact that nothing was being rerouted.

[Lissa 2,631]

I agree with everything stated above.

[MegInNOLA 531]

I have several family members who have had the bypass. My husband had the sleeve. I saw the differences first hand. Now, 2-1/2 years out from surgery, my husband is still slowly dropping weight, while 4, 6, and 7 years out (respectively), two of the three family members have gained back more than half of the weight they originally lost.

This may be a lifestyle change issue, too--my husband has radically changed his eating habits to healthier choices, while my family members really haven't changed their eating patterns from before they had surgery. The typical post-op issues after bypass don't seem to be issues for them, since they can and do eat whatever they want, and without the volume control like we have with the sleeve, it's become a problem, I think.

So yeah, fewer complications, lifelong volume control assistance, fewer problems with vitamin/mineral absorption, etc., etc., etc.

[PdxMan 4,292]

HERE is a thread that gives a lot (and mine) of people's reasons. Pretty much echos what has been posted on this thread.