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I have been approved with Dr. Lousiana Valenzula in Mexico for a band to sleeve revision. Anyone have experience with this and can give me insight as to what to expect from travel to accommodations to procedure, etc. I have had my band 7+ years with limited success and difficulty the last couple of years with reflux to the point of having band filled and unfilled. As much information as anyone can provide I will be grateful.

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I would go for the bypass.I had sleeve in 2011.In 2015 started having all kinds of acid reflux.My Dr did revision to to bypass on Nov.22,2016.No more acid reflux.

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Also my Hiatal hernia failed with the sleeve and then stomach was pushing upwards.They fixed my hiatal hernia again too.

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Most surgeons don't want to do the sleeve for people with significant GERD. If you have it, it get's worse. If you don't have it, you have a 10% chance of having it after surgery. Bypass seems to be the surgery of choice for GERD sufferers.

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