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My surgeon said the choice is mine but did recommend bypass because I have terrible heartburn/reflux, which apparently can get worse with the sleeve.

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Hey everybody. My name is Delores or @neenee. I go for my initial consultation on Monday the 9th. I'm super excited to start this journey! I was told about this forum last night at a car dealership of all places! He's the one who geared me toward sleeve. After I've read just a few medical website details, I'm convinced this is the one for me! post-309764-14834489347115_thumb.jpg

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I'm choosing the sleeve because I take a lot of medications and don't want to play around with malabsorption and all the dosage adjustments that would entail.

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I'm from Argentina and I'll have a gastric sleeve.

Here the surgeon chooses which surgery works best for each patient, it's not for us to choose though I'd have chosen the sleeve if I was asked, mainly because recovery seems to be fastest and complications less.

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