Sleeve or bypass????

[sarahFaith 5]

What are you getting or already have and why?

[Creekimp13 5,840]

I got a sleeve.

Sleeve Pros...

Shorter surgery, fewer complications, statistically.

Fewer issues with dumping syndrome

Fewer issues with Vitamin deficiency, anemia and malnutrition.

Does stretch a bit (to me, this is a pro, to others it might be seen as a con....I like the idea of my anatomy returning to something that could pass for its original design eventually.)

You won't lose as much weight with sleeve as bypass, though.

[sarahFaith 5]

Heartburn?

[sarahFaith 5]

I’m leaning more towards the sleeve

[Creekimp13 5,840]

I personally have had zero heartburn. I know people who have.

One thing I think is important in preventing the bad heartburn associated with sleeve....is finding a surgeon who is extremely experienced in evaluating where the esophagus passes through the diaphragm for hiatal hernia.

One important component of getting rid of GERD is keeping the stomach out of the chest cavity.

I had a hernia repair and have had no symtoms of acid since surgery what so ever.

[blizair09 3,250]

2 hours ago, Creekimp13 said:

You won't lose as much weight with sleeve as bypass, though.

I have read this statistic, but I must say that it really, in my opinion, is more about the individual person and his or her work toward goal than it is about which surgery he or she has. I weighed 397 pounds when I started my journey. I told my surgeon's staff from the beginning that I wanted to have a sleeve and not a bypass. No one gave me one argument. I have lost 225 pounds and have been maintaining for over 4 months now. But I have been 100% devoted to my journey, to what I eat (and don't eat), and to always doing the right thing. That, to me, means more than which surgery one chooses to have...