Can you compare restriction band to sleeve?

[NoDramaLlama 38]

I recently had my band removed (banded in 2007) and I am really enjoying this period between band removal and sleeve (my surgeon requires separate procedures). I am eating healthier food than I ever could with the band. Foods like fresh vegetables, salad, etc. One of the worst parts of my band was the "stuck" pain of eating a food like raw broccoli or carrots.

My question for those who've gone from band to sleeve is this: does the restriction of the sleeve feel like that "stuck" feeling? I don't mind fullness, but with the band I would have the stuck feeling simultaneously with still feeling hungry, and that was torture. Can you describe the difference in full/stuck from band to sleeve?

[shelly:) 19]

I'm almost 2 months post op revision to the sleeve. I do not get that stuck feeling. I get more of the full feeling and a hiccup. I do not over eat or even try. I have read ppl on here say they can eat and eat. I have no desire to even try. I prob eat 1/2 cup at most.

[1959JimmyJames 61]

I am 11 weeks post-op. I remember that stuck feeling with the band. It made me stop eating immediately and after suffering for a bit I would usually go throw up and meal time would be over. I also remember how good it felt if the stuck food actually passed through. It was like total relief. All of that is gone. It does not happen anymore. I also don't feel the port anymore in my abdomen. I had the band for 10 years so I was used to all of those feelings that come with the band. It is really nice having it out of me. I hated that lump in my stomach and explaining it to doctors that were examining me for something unrelated to it. I also want to say that it worked for me for 8 years perfectly. I lost 100 lbs with it in a years time and maintained that for 7 years. I didn't have the problems that lots of other banders have had. I started gaining weight about 2 years ago and I noticed that I could eat alot more. I developed problems that I have talked about in my profile section under my story if you care to read it there. So, I had the sleeve revision in March. It was painful for me. I was hurting bad for about a week. Now that the incisions have healed and my stomach is far along with the healing process, I have become very satisfied with it. It was about 4 weeks post-op and I was into the solid foods portion of the plan that I noticed "restriction" for the first time. It was painful to me. This is not the stuck feeling of restriction from the band, it is a painful feeling from your stomach saying "No More Room". I stopped eating right then and after about 30 minutes it passed. My stomach was still healing and I pushed it too far with food. I then became more diligent with my Portion Control. I am now 11 weeks post-op and I do not feel any pain at all. I feel full. It is a full feeling that I used to get way before all of this. The problem is that in my head I can see that I have not eaten very much and I think that I should eat more, but my stomach won't let me. When my band failed I was able to eat much more, and I did, and I regained the weight. Now I have to retrain my head again to think that I have eaten enough. I eat less than my 3 year old foster daughter. She thinks it's funny because we eat from the same kind of plate. One of those little plastic child plates that are sectioned off into small portions like a tv dinner tray. She gets a kick out of watching daddy eat using her pink kids plate. The only difference is that she gets dessert after dinner and I don't because I am full and can't eat anymore. Good luck to you.

[Leyanna 14]

I'm six weeks post op and this is my second day on solid food with the sleeve. It's very different from the band. With the band, I got that stuck, uncomfortable feeling while, as you said, still feeling hungry. That was because the band left my stomach intact below the band and my tummy was telling my body that it was empty and wanted food. With the sleeve, I don't have that. I eat about 1/2 to 1 cup of food and I instinctively know to stop. I feel as if I've eaten a Thanksgiving meal and couldn't stomach another bite. For me, that's the difference between the band and the sleeve.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I too felt that hunger and stuck pain torture with the band. No wonder I was so non compliant. .. sliders were all I could eat without discomfort.

It is different with the sleeve but there is a mental part to. I worked hard to hit the mental reset button, learn from my mistakes and set aside my arrogance (professional dieter but decided to accept every guidelines from NUT). She told me that statistics showed I was very unlikely to get to a normal BMI since I started over 50 and had failed with band. I asked her how to get to a normal BMI and it was simple "keep working it". She was right!

[Bruce Peter 39]

any throwing up or stomach pain when you eat too much? I had my band removed last year due to all the complications. I'm hesitant to try the sleeve because i's permanent

[1959JimmyJames 61]

Bruce Peter. Yes. If you eat too much it will hurt. If you eat too much you will throw up. You have to be aware of the amounts of food that you are eating. I am only 12 weeks post-op. I don't know what 1 year post-op is like yet.

[SparkleCat 521]

any throwing up or stomach pain when you eat too much? I had my band removed last year due to all the complications. I'm hesitant to try the sleeve because i's permanent

I am 8 weeks out and have not thrown up once...I have eaten too much and was very uncomfortable, but never threw up. It's the main reason I chose the sleeve...less chance of vomiting. I'm not saying everyone is like me...but a lot of Sleevers seem to be.

[CowgirlJane 14,259]

I threw up a few times at around 3-5 months post op...Both times from eating too fast. Let's be honest I was emotionally eating and probably shoveling food. Sleeve does not like that. I luckily learned my lesson and it hasn't happened in ages. It was aversion therapy. The band I vomited ALOT but unfortunately I could never learn any lesson from it except to eat sliders...

This is why I get worried when I read of sleevers talking about "sliming" or whatever as though it's normal. It is not!!!! A healthy sleeve with normal eating behavior never leads to vomiting in my opinion. I spend alot of time chatting with successful veterans and non of us vomit. I eat petite (i like to think of them as skinny chick sized) portions of all types of food even though I do eat low carb. Love my sleeve! !!