Doctor called today to change from sleeve to bypass😩

[Sexycubita 59]

Yesterday was my last weight in and the doctor called to say bypass would be best for me now so it has been submitted to my ins just waiting now

[DaleCruse 756]

Good luck!

[Sexycubita 59]

thanks

[RSM 69]

Did he say why a bypass would benefit vs. a sleeve? I have a sleeve scheduled for Sept. 19th, and was wondering about the benefits of a bypass.

[JT2002TJ 170]

10 hours ago, Sexycubita said:

Yesterday was my last weight in and the doctor called to say bypass would be best for me now so it has been submitted to my ins just waiting now

Good luck! For future reference (people who search and find this thread), do you mind explaining your surgeons reasoning for changing you from sleeve to bypass?

Thanks!

[Sexycubita 59]

I have chronic acid reflex and I have a hernia the surgeon wanted to remove the hernia and do the sleeve so that after surgery the heart burn that comes with the sleeve wont be even worse, but after my endoscopy the acid in my stomach is so much worse they don't think the repair of the hernia would do much so the bypass would be best for me I currently take up to 4 40mg of nexium a day to get by with heart burn

[JT2002TJ 170]

Thank you for sharing. This will be really helpful to others who are back and forth about sleeve vs bypass because of GERD issues. Seems like your surgeon and you have a great plan.

[RSM 69]

I found this website that has great information about sleeve vs. a bypass.

This is only a guide and for information gathering only.

https://www.obesitycoverage.com/gastric-bypass-vs-gastric-sleeve-surgery/

Edited August 25, 2017 by RSM