Questions I have about the sleeve

[donna12 742]

I am currently a lap bander and am having some health issues with it and I am inquiring about the sleeve. What are the do's and don't's? If you are self pay how much is it? I do know I will have the cost of removing my band. Like for me now with the band we can't or I'm not supposed to drink with meals or an hr after meals so that I stay full in my small pouch of a stomach till food passes thru to the larger stomach. But my health is my number one concern right now and this is a foreign object in my body and would appreciate any insight on the sleeve anyone could give me good or bad.

I've been banded since June 2012 and until last month I had lost 73 lbs. Then in December I had blood work come back positive for an autoimmune disease. As of right now I'm being treated for undetermined lupus, that's only because the Rheumatologist isn't sure its lupus or not. I do however with that said have mainly all the symptoms of fibromyalgia. I have gained 9 lbs since being on meds for all this and trying my hardest to get that off now. sigh.

thanks guys.

Donna

[erp 2,016]

We have a band to sleeve forum you may want to post this under. There are lots of folks here that converted, Cow Girl Jane comes to mind. You might PM them with specific questions. Good luck.