Sharonimo
Sleeve to Bypass
On Penelope's info on the left hand side it *says* "Gastric Sleeve" on 29 January 2012 .... but hopefully Penelope will pop along to confirm.
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Anyone wish they'd had the sleeve instead?
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On Penelope's info on the left hand side it *says* "Gastric Sleeve" on 29 January 2012 .... but hopefully Penelope will pop along to confirm.
Miss DeeDee
Post Opper
Yes I saw that, but It says that Right at the beginning too - So I thought I would ask her what her final decision was.
Sharonimo
Sleeve to Bypass
It says that right at the beginning because whenever you edit your User CP (left hand panel details) it changes it EVERYWHERE, including all previous posts.
stuckinafatsuit
POPPED THAT FAT SUIT!
I was going to have the bypass but changed to the sleeve because the pyloric valve would still work and the ghrelin homone would be removed. My appetite has completely changed since the op. I dont want to lose weight really quickly, i want to do it over 2 years and hopefully tone up alongside the weight loss. Both work but you could regain with any surgery, you can cheat the operation if you want to. As they say its only a tool.
Kim
Kim
genevive57
New Member
hi penelope pink,
i'm new to the site too - so welcome.
i had the very same dilemma as you and, although i haven't had my operation yet [scheduled for 08th march 2012] i decided on the gastric sleeve option.
the overiding factors being [in my personal opinion based on loadsa research]
a] sleeve op less invasive than bypass
b] possible slower weight loss which hopefully may lead to less 'sagging' of excess skin
c] less chance of 'dumping' occurring
it is a tough decision and, because i have lots of additional health issues i ultimately felt the gastric sleeve op would be safer for me personally and my consultant agreed. he even added that if for whatever reason the sleeve didn't work well for me, he could always do a bypass in the future.
there are loads of very supportive and experienced people on this site and i'm sure you will receive lots of feedback.
good luck to you darlin
loadsa love n' stuff
i'm new to the site too - so welcome.
i had the very same dilemma as you and, although i haven't had my operation yet [scheduled for 08th march 2012] i decided on the gastric sleeve option.
the overiding factors being [in my personal opinion based on loadsa research]
a] sleeve op less invasive than bypass
b] possible slower weight loss which hopefully may lead to less 'sagging' of excess skin
c] less chance of 'dumping' occurring
it is a tough decision and, because i have lots of additional health issues i ultimately felt the gastric sleeve op would be safer for me personally and my consultant agreed. he even added that if for whatever reason the sleeve didn't work well for me, he could always do a bypass in the future.
there are loads of very supportive and experienced people on this site and i'm sure you will receive lots of feedback.
good luck to you darlin
loadsa love n' stuff
genevive57
New Member
what a plonker i am.
don't ask me why or how but i thought this was a recent post!!
as i said i am new to the site and i now realise that you have actually had your op and it seems to have been a success. brilliant news
don't ask me why or how but i thought this was a recent post!!
as i said i am new to the site and i now realise that you have actually had your op and it seems to have been a success. brilliant news
Sharonimo
Sleeve to Bypass
It appears Penelope *did* go for the sleeve, although she has not returned to this thread herself yet (being only a few days post surgery she may well be tired!) she has now posted the details of her sleeve op and how it went:
http://www.wlsurgery.com/wls-gastric-sleeve/143959-i-had-my-sleeve-op-sunday-im-home.html
