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I'm one appointment away from finally getting to talk to my surgeon about which procedure I want, as I'm still in a tossup between the band and the sleeve. Have (any) of you had any downsides you don't mind sharing? I mostly see people talking about how much they love their sleeve, but rarely what they don't love about it! I know everything has it's ups and downs and I'll be sure to talk about it with my surgeon, just curious how people are doing with it.
Adding on to that, my primary concern with the sleeve is that I’ve read about people experiencing a type of dumping syndrome like reaction. Do any of you experience this frequently? Are there foods you can’t eat because of this? I’ve just been thinking about the permanency of the procedure and like, I don’t want to never be able to have a bit of cake on my birthday or a cookie on Christmas or something you know? Sorry if that sounds silly, just trying to think every possible angle through. I will definitely ask my surgeon about this too, but like I said before, I wanna know real life experiences. I'm one appointment away from finally getting to talk to my surgeon about which procedure I want, as I'm still in a tossup between the band and the sleeve. Have (any) of you had any downsides you don't mind sharing? I mostly see people talking about how much they love their sleeve, but rarely what they don't love about it! I know everything has it's ups and downs and I'll be sure to talk about it with my surgeon, just curious how people are doing with it.
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Carly – I’m not really worried about the slower loss because the sleeve and the band are both notably slower than bypass, but still it’s worth noting, thank you! The fills/unfills are really the only thing that’s making me seriously second guess the band. I’ve been thinking about it for the past six months and I’m still undecided! Guess that’s a good thing though, since I haven’t even talked to the surgeon personally yet. Yeah, the girls on youtube who’ve had success with the band are another thing that really draws me to it. I don’t know how many hours I’ve killed going through people’s entire journey via vlog. Still, it’s so hard to say how it might work on an individual basis which sucks. Thank you very much for the reply
mlk58 – I’ve actually never thought of it that way, but I really stopped to think about that one. There’s been plenty of cases where people with the band have had complications and then had to have it removed before switching to the sleeve or bypass, which is a scary thought. On the other hand, there’s also plenty of people who have had a lot of success with the band. It’s really hard for me to let go of the fact that it’s one hundred percent reversible! Such a hard choice.