Regrets?

[kingleah 1]

Just curious if any sleevers out there wish they had gone with the RNY instead? Purely out of curiosity, not at ALL implying negativity.

[ISleevedIt 380]

nope....dont like the idea of malabsorption

[MichiganChic 3,262]

So far, no. I don't like the idea of all that rerouting, malabsorption, and that I would never be able to take NSAIDS again. I might feel differently some day if I don't reach goal, but I doubt it.

[TheGamer 406]

^ this.

I wanted to be able to eat like a normal person. Long term the difference in weight loss between the two seems to be rather minimal.

[buplee 556]

No, I am happy with my decision to go with the sleeve. My brother in law had RNY 4 weeks prior to my 2/19 surgery date. He has already experienced dumping and some other unpleasant side effects. I did not want a bypass for the reasons previously listed. I may not lose weight as quickly as he, but I also won't have the same issues he has faced.

[ljmasterdebater 71]

im happy with my decision but sometimes i wonder what my life would be like the RNY

[fatrosie 176]

My older sister had RNY about 2 years ago and had been sick ever since. Her weight fell off and she's tiny but she's in the ER all the time! I get frustrated sometimes with the sleeve, feeling like it isn't useful, but I'm sure glad I'm not in her shoes!

[buplee 556]

im happy with my decision but sometimes i wonder what my life would be like the RNY

How much weight have you lost to be somewhat regretful? I am sure you may the right decision.

[SMO 193]

The bypass people I have seen don't have good color. They all look kind of gray to me. I want to be able to eat a bite of cake someday without getting the runs and I don't want to be constantly in fear that I am lacking nutrition even if I am eating a healthy diet. I just don't think bypass is the path to a healthier body. This process is tough, but I am convinced I made the right choice for me.

[ljmasterdebater 71]

what i mean is i dont regret it i just wonder how life would be with the RNY. not that i regret it or wish that i had gone a different path just curious how much more drastic my life would have changed. I have lost 58lbs with the sleeve.

How much weight have you lost to be somewhat regretful? I am sure you may the right decision.

[Lyrakl 15]

Never considered bypass because the malabsorption really scared me and the bypass people i know have to take SO MANY different Vitamins. The dumping because of sugar scared me too, but I just found out sleevers can have dumping issues too. I don't have an issue with sugar, luckily, but in my seminar the bypass girl said if she ate more than half a banana she would have terrible dumping syndrome and right then I was like, no way!