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catwoman7    11,231

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1 hour ago, laura071693 said:

Awesome. In so happy everything is going great for you. I can only pray everything goes well for me also. I feel so scared and idk why. I think scare to have a complication afterwards but other than that excited. My surgery is coming un in July.

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many people never have complications - and for those who do, they're usually pretty minor (like a stricture - which is an easy fix). Major complications are pretty rare. These are very safe surgeries.

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giddygiddygiddy    26

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Like others have said, it does depend on your health issues. I was in the same predicament when I started this process, being told that either surgery would be good for me. I started the process wanting the sleeve because the bypass seemed too intrusive what with your anatomy being changed. However, I’m a week post op with gastric bypass and I wouldn’t change anything. I chose bypass over sleeve due to more weight on average being lost, and more success with it. I see a lot of people with sleeve getting a revision to bypass. Either surgery can be extremely successful, but my research led me to bypass.

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Mint2bskinny    21

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2 hours ago, laura071693 said:

Awesome. In so happy everything is going great for you. I can only pray everything goes well for me also. I feel so scared and idk why. I think scare to have a complication afterwards but other than that excited. My surgery is coming un in July.

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whoch surgery are you going with?

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Mint2bskinny    21

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Im thinking the bypass. That's what I'm liking more the more I research

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thats great! im so excited for you I dont think you will regret it. keep up your research i still do iit, still make mistakes and find out new things every day good and bad.

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laura071693    42

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Like others have said, it does depend on your health issues. I was in the same predicament when I started this process, being told that either surgery would be good for me. I started the process wanting the sleeve because the bypass seemed too intrusive what with your anatomy being changed. However, I’m a week post op with gastric bypass and I wouldn’t change anything. I chose bypass over sleeve due to more weight on average being lost, and more success with it. I see a lot of people with sleeve getting a revision to bypass. Either surgery can be extremely successful, but my research led me to bypass.
Exactly what you said is why I want the bypass. You took the words out of my mouth. Did the bypass hurt?

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Frustr8    7,886

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No more than slightly skinning your knees. Really you do not have to worry about pain. And worry does suck the joy out of Life...

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catwoman7    11,231

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1 minute ago, laura071693 said:

Wow really? I guess everyone is different. I read a lot of people saying it hurts so much. I hope mine doesn't

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I've been on bariatric boards for about five years. Based on what I've seen, I would say most people have little to no pain. There are some who do, yes - but a majority do not.

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StayMal    104

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I got the Sleeve done in 2013. I have no issues, I had no complications and I feel and look fantastic l

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FluffySaysForkIt!    823

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31 minutes ago, laura071693 said:

Wow really? I guess everyone is different. I read a lot of people saying it hurts so much. I hope mine doesn't

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I am 4 days out of my RNY. I was prepared for much more pain than I actually had. (Though I would say it was more than the pain of simply skinning my knees! LOL!)

I have near zero pain now, just some tenderish incision sites. Nothing that I am taking any pain meds for or anything. I think I just got lucky. :)

There are so many factors that come into play, and it really is unique to each person. Just know that no matter what comes, you can and will get through it. Good luck, you got this!

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laura071693    42

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I am 4 days out of my RNY. I was prepared for much more pain than I actually had. (Though I would say it was more than the pain of simply skinning my knees! LOL!)
I have near zero pain now, just some tenderish incision sites. Nothing that I am taking any pain meds for or anything. I think I just got lucky. [emoji4]
There are so many factors that come into play, and it really is unique to each person. Just know that no matter what comes, you can and will get through it. Good luck, you got this!
Thank you so much. I'm glad I joined this forum.

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laura071693    42

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I've been on bariatric boards for about five years. Based on what I've seen, I would say most people have little to no pain. There are some who do, yes - but a majority do not.
I hope I'm the majority also lol

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