Gastric bypass or sleeve

[darcyjae 106]

On 10/06/2019 at 11:44, djgirl19 said:

I am glad I got sleeved bc It’s working just fine for me. I think a lot of issues get highlighted and magnified here. If everyone had issues with sleeve surgery they wouldn’t do it. My bloodwork was a 180 within a month of getting it done. I know some people have problems but I also think taking your doctors best advice is the way to go. Asking an online forum is not how I would treat cancer or an infection so I’m sticking with medical advice from the doc.

This. I went sleeve and have had zero issues or intolerances. I chose it because there are fewer potential points of failure where you’re not rerouting things differently than nature intended. My surgeon said that from a surgical perspective the sleeve isn’t particularly invasive at all. I think one factor might be how much you have to lose, though, since the higher % loss for bypass might be harder to make up with the sleeve if you have a big goal. Good luck either way!

[elmatador 167]

My experience with sleeve has been very positive! Now about 15 months post-op. 5’11, down from 286 to 171, best physical fitness of my life, no heartburn or major issues. So grateful for the surgery. Pros and cons to all the surgeries, but I’m grateful I was recommended to undergo the sleeve.

[nomorefattypatty 329]

The bypass, because my gerd is really bad, and sleeve gave me that including a hiatal hernia so I go this Tuesday to revise to the bypass.

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[KateBruin 344]

I would do bypass simply because I got a sleeve, developed gastroparesis, issues with swallowing and horrible GERD. Suffered at least 18 months before I got bypass revision. It hasn’t been fantastic but no more GERD!! I got sleeve August 2017 and bypass April 4. Wasn’t for weight loss but the above issues. I’ve lost 110 lbs with sleeve, gained 50 on high dose steroids and bypass has helped me lose it and now I’m down 117 give or take from my highest!

[KateBruin 344]

On 07/25/2019 at 14:08, Briswife15 said:

If you don't mind my asking...what's so awful about taking a Vitamin every day? They make bariatric chewables that aren't bad.

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I did Vitamins for months but eventually they just made me want to puke. I currently am trying Patches even though theyre not proven to work. Just got my 6 months blood work so we’ll see. I know deficiency can take years to show. I’ll go back to 2 x2 chewable if necessary.

[bethow 114]

I have a girlfriend who had gastric bypass 12 years ago. She was at 450 pounds, got down to 200 but has since gone back up to 250. I had another friend and cousin who had the bypass too and they also have put the weight back on.
I was a medical biller for 25 years and thoroughly researched all three options before choosing the sleeve. I had my surgery on 8/21/19. My starting weight was 315 pounds. In the two years prior to my surgery, I managed to lose 35 pounds on my own with diet and exercise but it took two years. The two weeks of liquid diet before and after my surgery quick started my weight loss. On the morning of my surgery, I weighed in at 280. They had me up and walking two hours after my surgery. I was given one dose of Tylenol after my surgery and never needed any other type of pain med. It is absolutely wonderful to not be able to finish half of what was a regular meal for me. As if today, I weighed in at 237. All I can say is that the sleeve has been a godsend for me.

[Machalo 283]

I went into my first consult thinking about the sleeve, mainly because I didn't want my plumbing to be rerouted. However, with my constant GERD, my team highly suggest the bypass which is supposed to fix the GERD. I don't understand how it does that yet, but I'm going to go with what my medical team advises since they've done hundreds of these surgeries and have probably seen cases like mine before.

In the end, make the decision that is right for you, and trust your doctors have your best interests at heart.

[LadyVS 75]

On 6/5/2019 at 7:32 PM, laura071693 said:

Hello, I'm new to this. Today I had a consult with my doc. He told me I was a candidate for either gastric bypass or sleeve. In you guys opinion what do you recommend?

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So, what did YOU decide?

[JRT Mom 919]

I had terrible GERD before I had a lap band 10 years ago and it was a miracle cure. The band kept the acid from splashing up my esophagus. Now the band has to come out due to blockage so there's no doubt that my revision will be to a bypass. Many people who NEVER had GERD develop it after a sleeve, and the bypass will eliminate it so that's the route I'm going.

[LadyVS 75]

Ok. I was just wondering. Good luck.

[johnedwin 80]

On 10/12/2019 at 3:29 PM, nomorefattypatty said:

The bypass, because my gerd is really bad, and sleeve gave me that including a hiatal hernia so I go this Tuesday to revise to the bypass.

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you can always take nexium to combat your gerd for the sleeve..

[johnedwin 80]

i had the sleeve 4 months ago and had terrible gerd for 10 years before the surgery.. i take daily nexium keeps my gerd in check

[Panda333 276]

This is a tough one. I'm a little over 2 weeks post op for the bypass. I was dead set on the sleeve for this whole journey and know people who had good results, I never had gerd, and didn't like the concept of rerouting of my guts. The surgeon kept suggesting bypass because I was 300 lbs and the bypass is for the really large people like myself. Then my upper GI said I had GERD. well...I never had gerd before and before...sooo...my surgeon again said bypass would be better for me as we all know sleeve patients get gerd...even thouse who never had it and gerd is apparatnly terrible. ..soo.. Even my psycologist said you have a talented surgeon, the sleeve i s easy and you are lucky to have a surgeon skilled in bypass. So...I made the decision to get the bypass on oct 1..It's been hard and I was okay until 3 days ago I had such terrible cramps I went to the ER. I thought I was dying. ER did a cat scan and said I have a partial bowel obstruction at the area where they sewed my intestines back together. but i met with surgeon and he said this is normal that a CT scan of anyone at 2 weeks out would show this. I then spent 3 miserable days in the hospital. morphine took care of the pain. I'm back home as of yesterday and feeling okay..but on liquids only..... right now I'm still wondering if I chose the right surgery. There was no doubt that I needed to lose the weight but some of the risks with the bypass are real. The sleeve seems simpler and I'm sure it has certain risks as well. Take my little story with a grain of salt. Whatever surgery you get, please believe in. I may be 100% Team bypass in a few months but right now I'm just wondering what I did to myself.

[johnedwin 80]

another benefit of the sleeve over the bypass with the sleeve you can occasionally take nsaid.. while the bypass it is 100% no..

[nomorefattypatty 329]

you can always take nexium to combat your gerd for the sleeve..

I've been on omeprazole 2 x every day for the last 6 years.

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