I know people personally that have had success with both... But the friend that had the bypass has lost more, I don't know the eating habits of either. There is advantages to both... Bypass is considered the gold standard of bariatric surgery. They compare all procedures to that a far as how well they work. That is why alot of surgeons no longer offer the Lap Band. I believe the big difference is with the sleeve you can eat or tolerate food that you can't on the bypass ie sugars.... Bypass is reversible because things are rerouted, The sleeve part of the stomach is removed and can't be put back. I believe those are the main things... Probably more just have morning brain. I have choose to do the Bypass it has been done for a long time... Hope that gives you a little help.... The surgeon can help with what they think is best for you. I knew what I wanted he recommended either the bypass or the switch.. I did have the lapband 5-6 years ago with no luck, i ended up gaining weight. Had complications with food getting stuck. Anyways we are here for you, Ton of knowledge on this site.
Thanks for sharing! Would you mind me asking if you have malabsorption ? I keep reading that people who have had the bypass tend to suffer from that than people who have the sleeve.
It is to early to tell if I will have malabsorption I just had surgery in December, if you follow the plan and listen to your Dr you should be fine
I have been undecided for some time since the seminar. When I talked to the coordinator she said the sleeve would make Gerd worse. The stomach acid has no way to go but straight up. I would still have to take the meds for it, most likely. So I am going to go for the bypass. It seems more complicated than the sleeve, but I guess all my parts will still be in there just rearranged. You're right it is a tough decision. Meditate on it often.
For me I chose to have the sleeve over the bypass because I learned that I could never take advil again if I had the bypass, but with the sleeve I could have that occasionally. I wanted to have that as an option since advil works better for me than tylenol ever did. As for the weight loss, the bypass will have a larger result sooner, but I can still achieve the same thing with the sleeve if I continue to do what I am supposed to do.
I was always an advil girl too, but with bypass I know I can't, but since surgery I have noticed Tylenol works really good now, it may be because it gets in my system faster, not sure ,just thought I would share
thank you for sharing this, I will try tylenol next time. Do you have to crush it first or use the liquid version?
I don't crush any of my meds.... as long as it isn't a horse pill....lol
