Thought about RNY and went with VSG? You dodged a bullet

Great news. Thanks for sharing. 

Thanks for sharing that, I'll put it with your letter and the rest of the studies in my file. 

 Thank you so much for posting Sunshine!  It makes me feel better about my choice.  

Thanks!   I totally feel like I dodged a bullet!  

Someone posted that article a few days back and I printed itout to take with me to my surgeon and NUT... they're gonna hate me :-)

I'm really glad they're learning more and more about WHY the RNY often fails long-term for many folks as opposed to just blaming the patient for eating too much and regaining the weight. Obviously, eating too much does factor in, but it's darn near impossible NOT to eat too much when your body is constantly telling you to eat! It's just like pre-op for many of us: a feeling of insatiable hunger and never really feeling full, or if you did feel full, you'd feel hungry again very soon after. It's absolutely a recipe for regain since, for many of us, it was the original recipe for gaining.

I wonder if it's the same feeling as when you take high doses of steroids for an extended period of time which also pushes up blood sugar levels and insulin production.The impulse to eat is overwhelming -- the actual gnawing hunger never stops no matter what you do.  It's horrible.

Yup, that extra insulin is a *****! Many of us who are type 2 diabetics have dealt with it as well as the body would release extra insulin in an effort to compensate for the insulin resistance of the cells (part of a very viscious cycle!). You just want to eat all the time, and I remember times when I knew I SHOULD feel full because I'd eaten so much, but it didn't matter - I was always ready for more!

I thought about the RNY. Thank god my insurance finally covered the sleeve. I was desperate, I probably would have done it. LOVE my sleeve!

That is interesting!  I am very glad to have my sleeve.  I had zero interest in RNY and probably would not have done the lap band after the research I did.  If it weren't for the sleeve, I'd still be struggling to lose and don't think I'd ever be where I am today.

OMG thats my surgeon!!!!!!