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08-17-2011, 03:04 PM
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Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Arizona
Posts: 9
Weight Statistics 5/3/2010 Start Date:
up comming no date yet Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
232 lb Start Weight:
207 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
25 lb Weight Loss:
67 lb Lb Left to Lose:
10.775862069 % % Lost:
9/18/2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.0924666163 BMI Start:
36.664399093 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodSleeve Gastrectomy
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I just had my appointment with the NP. Physiological Evaluation and Psychiatrist and all the others, the good news was I am now ready to move on to the next step. Now I have to decide between the Sleeve and Gastric Bypass. I am having problems deciding. Please share with me your opinions about why you chose what you chose. 
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08-17-2011, 04:03 PM
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Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Mississippi
Posts: 5,194
Weight Statistics 3/18/2008 (dieted all my life) Start Date:
9/30/2008 Surgery Date:
5' 8"
Height:
292 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
189 lb Goal Weight:
100 lb Weight Loss:
3 lb Lb Left to Lose:
34.2465753425 % % Lost:
2 years Goal Date:
Body Mass Index44.3935986159 BMI Start:
29.1903114187 BMI Current:
28.7342128028 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Well to be honest I went in thinking I wanted the band. Had surgeon talk me into the RNY and I am happy about that. That was the only two choices for me. Now there are many surgeons doing the sleeve. I would have studied it to see if it might have been right for me. I do not regret having the RNY. It has changed my life for the better. Good luck on what ever you decide.
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08-17-2011, 05:26 PM
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Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: Texas
Posts: 3,646
Weight Statistics 7/27/10 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
379 lb Start Weight:
180 lb Current Weight:
165 lb Goal Weight:
199 lb Weight Loss:
15 lb Lb Left to Lose:
52.5065963061 % % Lost:
July 27, 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index65.0480957031 BMI Start:
30.8935546875 BMI Current:
28.3190917969 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Hello and welcome to RR.
I had RNY because my doctor suggested it would be the better route for me since I had so much to lose, so that's how I chose, never have regretted it.
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08-17-2011, 11:44 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Tokyo, Japan
Posts: 24,769
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Welcome to the board, thank you for joining us.
Good luck with your process.
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04-12-2012, 03:36 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: northern california
Posts: 28
Weight Statistics 9/1/11 Start Date:
9/15/11 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
284 lb Start Weight:
194 lb Current Weight:
150 lb Goal Weight:
90 lb Weight Loss:
44 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.6901408451 % % Lost:
12/31/12 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index50.3028470648 BMI Start:
34.3618039809 BMI Current:
26.5684051398 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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Greetings.....I have had the same experience as dixieladybug and nell. I thought that the band was what I would want, but went with bypass after learning more. I have only heard a little about the sleeve. Where I live, many insurances don't cover sleeve yet. The doctor had good things to say about it at the initial seminar. Congratulations....wish you the best. I have not been sorry for one minute.
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04-12-2012, 08:03 AM
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| | Guru In Training
Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Ohio
Posts: 256
Weight Statistics September 2011 Start Date:
March 12, 2012 Surgery Date:
5' 7"
Height:
265 lb Start Weight:
198 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
67 lb Weight Loss:
53 lb Lb Left to Lose:
25.2830188679 % % Lost:
December, 2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.5003341501 BMI Start:
31.0077968367 BMI Current:
22.7077300067 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I considered the sleeve but went with the RNY simply because it's been around a lot longer, so I felt better about its track record. Plus, some friends of mine have had the RNY so I felt like I knew better what to expect with it all. But both seem equally effective from what I've read here on this forum.
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First WLS Appt: 251
Day of Surgery: 235
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04-12-2012, 09:01 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Salisbury, Maryland
Posts: 440
Weight Statistics 09/27/11 Start Date:
03/06/12 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
244 lb Start Weight:
192 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
52 lb Weight Loss:
52 lb Lb Left to Lose:
21.3114754098 % % Lost:
03/06/13 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index43.2179390275 BMI Start:
34.007558579 BMI Current:
24.7971781305 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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beltfortune we were actually just talking about this in another thread the other day. I went with bypass, you loose weight faster, it provides a more structured plan, and doesn't have the temptation of multiple adjustments of the band. As for the sleeve, I personally cannot see positive to it. It used to be Step 1 of gastric bypass for the severely obese to get under 500 pounds and then have Step 2 traditional bypass done but it has recently in the past couple years become a stand along procedure. It is the slowest of the three choices to loose weight and of the three it is the only one NOT REVERSIBLE should something go wrong. As another member pointed out, the cut away and discard 1/2 your stomach. Its in the trash. Gone. If something happens you can't get that back whereas they can remove or deinflate the band and then can reverse gastric bypass.
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04-12-2012, 09:17 AM
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Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Lake Oswego, OR
Posts: 1,617
Weight Statistics June 2011 Start Date:
9-20-2011 Surgery Date:
5' 3"
Height:
272 lb Start Weight:
187 lb Current Weight:
145 lb Goal Weight:
85 lb Weight Loss:
42 lb Lb Left to Lose:
31.25 % % Lost:
9-2012 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index48.1773746536 BMI Start:
33.1219450743 BMI Current:
25.6827916352 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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My story is the same as Dixie's. I wanted the lap band and my doc recommended RNY. It has been a great choice for me. Welcome to RR.
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04-12-2012, 01:08 PM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Johnsburg, Illinois
Posts: 21
Weight Statistics 3/15/2012 Start Date:
4/9/2012 Surgery Date:
5' 10"
Height:
425 lb Start Weight:
327 lb Current Weight:
190 lb Goal Weight:
98 lb Weight Loss:
137 lb Lb Left to Lose:
23.0588235294 % % Lost:
4/4/2013 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index60.9744897959 BMI Start:
46.9144897959 BMI Current:
27.2591836735 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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I had my surgery this past monday and was home by Wed. I decided on RNY. The main reason is that I was told that the band can slip or need to be reinflated later. The RNY is truly a miracle. No more food cravings or blood pressure medications. Also my diabetes has been reversed.
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04-13-2012, 11:12 AM
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| | Whipper Snapper
Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: new jersey
Posts: 34
Weight Statistics 4/11/12 Start Date:
4/9/2012 Surgery Date:
5' 4"
Height:
242 lb Start Weight:
203 lb Current Weight:
140 lb Goal Weight:
39 lb Weight Loss:
63 lb Lb Left to Lose:
16.1157024793 % % Lost:
4/27/2013 Goal Date:
Body Mass Index41.5346679688 BMI Start:
34.8410644531 BMI Current:
24.0283203125 BMI Goal:
Weight Loss MethodRoux en Y Gastric Bypass
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congratulation i just did mine on 4/9-12 and came home 4/11/12 i have not weight myself as yet and i rt to dr next Wednesday and hopefully heal enough to be at work the following Monday.
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