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Feel so lucky to have the sleeve and to be 21lbs from my doctor's goal.

My best friend got RNY one month after I had surgery. She is having the hardest time and has to be so careful she doesn't eat something that causes her to dump. She is stuck on liquids because she pukes when she eats anything puréed. I am praying she can soon tolerate more food. I'm grateful for my sleeve. I feel great and am looking great too!!!

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I know a few people who have had the RNY, and they have nothing but problems. Vitamin absorption issues, becoming anemic, dumping syndrome, can’t keep anything down, always constipated. I was scared to death of the RNY. I was so thankful to hear about the sleeve. Best thing I ever did.

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That is exactly what she is going thru! She said she is constantly constipated. She had to go to the ER because she puked 30+ times. Ugh. Poor thing.

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My cousin had it, and she takes Ducolax, like 10 or 15 because she got tired of talking to the wall at the doctors. She isint puking thank god, she isint doing half bad.... now. About a year after surgery she had her gullbladder out, and that eased a lot of her discomfort. That might be something to check into....

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that is what made my decision as to get the sleeve instead of RNY..i have a friend that had it done and at first she had nothing but problems but now several years later is much better but still..when i realized that the band wasnt for me i knew i didnt want anything bypassed and thats what lead me to the sleeve..i have yet to have it done as i am jumping through the isurance hoops but soon i will be on the losers bench ;)

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that is what made my decision as to get the sleeve instead of RNY..i have a friend that had it done and at first she had nothing but problems but now several years later is much better but still..when i realized that the band wasnt for me i knew i didnt want anything bypassed and thats what lead me to the sleeve..i have yet to have it done as i am jumping through the isurance hoops but soon i will be on the losers bench ;)

Good luck getting a timely ins approval! I'm excited for you :-)

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