Sleeve or Bypass

[Omieliz 213]

I wanted to have the bypass but my surgeon wouldn't do a bypass on me because I had a HUGE incisional hernia from a prior cancer surgery. I was upset that he was only going to do the sleeve because I knew RNY was the gold standard (his words) AND I wanted to lose the most weight possible.

Almost 5 months out (1/31/17), and I've already lost 86 pounds since being sleeved on 8/31/16. Because of this tool, I was finally able to have my incisional hernia repaired on 1/3/17.

Bottom line, listen to your surgeon's recommendation but if you do have the sleeve, I've been very happy with mine :-).

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[Patticake74 34]

Thank you both for sharing. It really helps to hear others perspectives and experiences.

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[Bugaboo77 18]

I am also trying to decide between bypass and sleeve. I'm leaning towards bypass for a few reasons. 1. I have a band that will be coming out in 2 weeks. It worked for a little while but It quit working for me and I have gained all Of my weight back.

I want something long term. Bypass is the gold standard. It's been around and shown success longer than any other WLS. The sleeve is the latest and greatest (like the band was 6 years ago when I got placed.) The sleeve hasn't been around as long to show those long term results.

2. I have/had issues with acid reflux, and sleeve can increase those issues.

In all honesty, The biggest thing for me is Long term success. I don't want to go through all of this again---weight regain and trying to go through revision bc of a failed WLS procedure.

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