Holy Cow! Wasn't expecting this!

[ArcusX 216]

Allow myself... to introduce myself

I've been a long time participant in the Sleeve forums. My surgery is scheduled for Monday, 19-May. Today I had my final pre-op appointment, and while the doc was reviewing my chart, he saw something he hadn't caught before. Polyps from my EGD, coupled with GERD, he started thinking bypass. A call to the other doc who did my EGD, and it was set. Just like that.

So I've been studying and researching sleeve since I started this, and while I was somewhat familiar with RNY, I never put any time into it. Now I'm in crash-course mode!!!

Any tips would be appreciated!

Best,

John

[Chelly 364]

Hi John

I too was all set to do the sleeve and three weeks before surgery my surgery had to be switched to bypass because of GERDS.

I knew very little about gastric bypass and had to take a crash course about it and in the long run it worked out great for me.

I am pleased with my gastric bypass. I have had very little problems with it.

I hope that everything works out for you.

Best of luck with your upcoming surgery.

[green*eyed*girl 170]

Same story here. Wanted the sleeve but turned out I have reflux, so my doctor said forget about the sleeve, you are getting the bypass I am now happy I went with the bypass but I was heartbroken than. But it all went smooth and I am surprised that I can eat a lot so I am actually glad for the malabsorption...

By the way my surgeon said that people so overweight like me (us) will have reflux, and if endoscopy do not show reflux then the endoscopy was not carried out properly. Now I dunno if he is right or wrong but this is what he told me...

[Berlynn 5]

I had the RNY while a few of my friends had the sleeve. Honestly our lives are very similar. In the long term the sleeve patients can eat a little more quantity. (I mean a little). We've compared everything as we go through stages. Our insides are different but our lifestyle changes have been the same. Good luck!