I will be scheduling my WLS in the next month and I am wondering if any of you went with the sleeve gastric surgery, it is a new method of WLS and I was wondering if any of you had gone through it. I am debating between the sleeve method and by-pass, and just wanted to get a few opinions from others who have PCOS.
Hi Torrey! Feel free to post on the Divas thread...don't just lurk! Anyway we've had 2 ladies who've had the VSG (vertical sleeve gastrectomy) and so far are doing well with it. Karli had surgery in January I think...prego brain setting in...and Amanda had surgery a year ago. I do know that with the sleeve that you will be able to eat more at one sitting than if you've had the RNY (bypass) done as you'll have a roughly 4oz stomach as opposed to a 1oz pouch. Also with the sleeve there is no malabsorption so everything you eat will be absorbed the normal way although you'll still have to take vitamins. Anyway the decision is ultimately yours. Has your insurance already approved you for either surgery? Good luck and please...come and post on the Divas thread!
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Couldn't have said it better myself! Good luck in your decision - and most importantly do what's right for you.
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I was set to have bypass until I started making a baby...LOL But I was doing alot of research and while Lap-Band seemed safer, I needed something with more results. I loved the idea of the sleeve, but it's still considered to new and "experimental" so my insurance won't cover it. I ultimately chose RNY (gastric bypass) and was set to meet my surgeon tomorrow, but since I'm pg that wont be happening now...LOL You should go to www.obesityhelp.com. Its an AMAZING site that quite a few WLS Divas (including myself) belong to. There's alot of info about the sleeve as well as the other WLS options, and there's a message board and forums for all the surgeries. You can find LOADS of info about the sleeve there. Basically, the sleeve is a restrictive surgery, similar to the Lap-Band except there's obviously no band and no maintainence. Lots of people choose it for that very reason. It has a higher rate of weight loss than the band but less than RNY. RNY and the switch (Duedenal Switch) are malabsorption surgeries that have the largest weight of weightloss but have more things you have to take to keep everything in check. Choice is totally up to you. HTH and good luck!!!
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Torrey - just wanted to see how you were doing! I know there was a new rule that says you have to have at lest 25 posts (I think) in order to join the buddies forum, so I figured I would see if you had any questions here
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WLS Divas - Question for you 
