banding

Hello, I am new to this forum and joined because I am looking for opinions of people who may have switched from Band to Sleeve or who have gotten the Sleeve. My surgery was in 2006. I opted for the band because at that time my only other option appeared to be Bypass. The thought of...

I was banded in November, 2005. I got a port infection in November, 2006. I had the port removed. Giving my body 6-8 weeks to heal, we went in to a new year and no insurance no longer covered wls. I had to beg to get it covered. Port replaced on the other side of my body in March, 2007. In...