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niroha    6

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New to the forum - new to WLS in general. Had my first appt today with the surgeon and talked options. It's between the sleeve and traditional gastric bypass and am currently weighing the pros and cons of the two. Doc thought I'd be a good candidate for either and isn't pushing me strongly one way or the other though I am leaning a little towards the sleeve. I'm currently at my highest weight at 262 and am 5'5"

I won't be able to get surgery till 2015 so tentatively planning on next January. But for now I have a lot of hoops to jump though. Probably nothing you guys haven't heard before: psych eval, sleep study, EKG, blood work, dietician, etc etc. I have four follow up appts already made after one day! They mean business.

Anyway, just a general introduction. Nice to meet you all.

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Time4Kindness    48

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Welcome and after a lot of research and reading, I finally decided on the sleeve, mainly because of the extended release meds I take, which you cannot take with the bypass. Also felt better not messing with my plumbing, but not against others doing it, it just wasn't right for me. You have lots of time to make an informed decision. Best of luck to you on your new journey to a healthy new you! :D

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Ginger Snaps    1,323

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Welcome to the forums... you'll find LOTS of great information here to help you prepare for the surgery.

Good luck!

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Welcome! After a lot of research, I decided on gastric bypass, versus the sleeve. I had my surgery February 2013, and I am so happy I did! It's a crazy, amazing journey...best of luck!

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New to the forum - new to WLS in general. Had my first appt today with the surgeon and talked options. It's between the sleeve and traditional gastric bypass and am currently weighing the pros and cons of the two. Doc thought I'd be a good candidate for either and isn't pushing me strongly one way or the other though I am leaning a little towards the sleeve. I'm currently at my highest weight at 262 and am 5'5"

I won't be able to get surgery till 2015 so tentatively planning on next January. But for now I have a lot of hoops to jump though. Probably nothing you guys haven't heard before: psych eval, sleep study, EKG, blood work, dietician, etc etc. I have four follow up appts already made after one day! They mean business.

Welcome here! You will have plenty of time to research here which is the greatest thing. By the time you have surgery you will be well informed. Good luck! I had the sleeve and could not be happier.

Anyway, just a general introduction. Nice to meet you all.

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