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Have never heard of the sleeve. Who has had it and what's the difference in the band, bypass , sleeve?

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With the sleeve you loose weight just because of restriction they cut out 80% of your stomach and make your stomach as narrow as your bowels it's basically a big long tube instead of a football shape! With the bypass you loose between 80-90% of excess weight with the sleeve you loose between 70-80%!

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Is you Dr. At VCU/MCV. If so is it dr manure. Lol I don't know how to spell it.hes the dr deciding weither to do me or not cause of the PAH.

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With the sleeve you loose weight just because of restriction they cut out 80% of your stomach and make your stomach as narrow as your bowels it's basically a big long tube instead of a football shape! With the bypass you loose between 80-90% of excess weight with the sleeve you loose between 70-80%!

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See with me I have been over weight my whole life. The past 8 yrs I have been trying to loose. And wasn't eating and still gaining. My sister passed away Oct. 4 2007 from PAH after she passed I started eating.MAD EATTING even when wasn't hungry. That's how my weight got maxed at 452.

I believe if an when the dr says its a go not EATTING for me will not be a problem. My pcp didn't understand why I was gaining when I wasn't eating.so he put me on supplements ect. Thyroid was perfect didn't understand it nor do I.but the 100 I gained after my sis. Death I know how that got on me.

I am praying so hard that the dr will do this now that I'm almost350 I'm excited but scared he still won't do it cause of the PAH.

I feel blessed to have found this site with such great people who are here to help with support and I will do my best to support others as well.

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My dr is at st Mary's it's dr carmody he is awesome! If all else fails you could always go see him if yours won't do it!!

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Vamp you look so skinny! Love the new picture! Btw what did you do to get the scales to move? I'm having the same issue.

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