Went in for Bypass and ended up sleeved

[kimba21539 48]

I went in to surgery on June 19,2017 thinking I was getting bypass surgery. My dr was unable to preform the bypass because my intestines were to brittle for her to do the bypass so my dr went ahead and did the sleeved. I had signed papers before hand stating that if she couldn't do the RNY that she could go ahead and do the sleeve. I'm completely happy with my sleeve and down 14 pounds in a week.

[SIPS in Seattle 345]

I went in to surgery on June 19,2017 thinking I was getting bypass surgery. My dr was unable to preform the bypass because my intestines were to brittle for her to do the bypass so my dr went ahead and did the sleeved. I had signed papers before hand stating that if she couldn't do the RNY that she could go ahead and do the sleeve. I'm completely happy with my sleeve and down 14 pounds in a week.

Brittle intestines? What does that mean?!?

Good luck [emoji256][emoji106] on your journey

[kimba21539 48]

No clue that's just what my dr told me. They wouldn't stretch the way they were supposed too

[Sherrie Scharbrough 311]

First my hubby had a Lap Band for 13 yrs. He had problems with not being able to eat or drink even wagter. So we went to a Bariatric Center of Excellance. He was going to have his Band removed and revise him to a RNY. When they got in the band had eroded into his liver and they couldn't finish the revision. He was deathly sick for 9 months with abcesses and had 5 differant bacterias. He can't remember 3 months. Fast forward to his DR that performed his removal dropped him!! Finally he had a ablation and a wound vac was put in. Last June we went to Mexico and he was supposed to have a RNY but...NOT!! His right side was totally scar tissue so he ended up with the Sleeve. It has taken him a year to finally figure out how and what to do. His mind tells him he can eat more than his body will allow. But he has lost 135#'s!! But he is still sad he didn't get the RNY. Things are ok now he still deals with mind hunger and I think he is figuring it out. May he continue to loose even more weight. Congratulations on your journey. I look forward to your future posts.