What made you chose bypass vs sleeve?

[eoconnell24 30]

I was also dead set on the sleeve. After my initial consult with my surgeon (who told me it was up to me which one I wanted) I started doing a LOT of reading and research. One thing that is consistent no matter what book, pamphlet, success story etc you read is that you have to be 100% honest with yourself through the whole process or you won't be as successful. I had chosen the sleeve bc I didn't think I needed the negative reinforcement of dumping, not thinking I have a problem with sweets or fried food. But once I began to really be honest about my relationship with food I realized that I do eat those things more than I initially wanted to admit (let's be honest, if I didn't I most likely wouldn't be overweight enough to be considering WLS in the first place lol). So I went back to my surgeon to talk to him about it and I ended up switching to RNY.

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[CancelMyAccount1 13]

I recently heard of a balloon they insert in your stomach for a total of 6 months. My moms neighbor is no longer a surgery candidate because her weight is too high with her co- morbidities making it too dangerous. I'm trying to find a way to introduce this to her. She was denied surgery when she was around 400 lbs years ago, then fought for it , was approved and then lost her job. So sad. Now she is on disability. I wonder if Medicare covers surgery?

I live in New York State and Medicare is completely covering my RNY surgery.

[CancelMyAccount1 13]

I was originally going to have the DS but because of my extreme GERD, my doctor and I decided the RNY was a better option for me.

[mngreeneyes 674]

I started out wanting to get the band because it was less drastic, but after the info session and hearing my surgeon's dislike for the band because of the issues that can come with it, I then wanted the sleeve. But I had recently started having daily heartburn that seemed to be getting worse. When I actually met with my surgeon about a month before my surgery, we discussed it and he thought the RNY was my best choice. I have no regrets. I continued my prilosec after surgery because when I stopped taking it, my heartburn came back. I ran out last month and was swamped and didn't fill the prescription right away and noticed that I wasn't having heart burn so I never refilled it! I am also off my blood pressure (1 month postop) and diabetes (3 months postop) meds. The only meds I still take besides all my Vitamins are allergy medicine and antidepressants. I will be 5 months postop next week and am approaching 70 lbs gone. That means I will be halfway to my goal!

All that being said, I waffled between for months. I am very glad I had the RNY, but it really is an individual choice. I am now a runner and at support group last week was talking to a sleever friend who said she can't run because if she drinks any Water, there is nothing to keep it down if she runs! I would have been very unhappy if that happened to me.

Best wishes,

pam

[lifeofblair 308]

I was leaning toward sleeve and my doctor said that the bypass would be better for my medical conditions, so I said okay. I was really fine with with either.