Gastric Bypass

Hi! I am in my second month of a six month program to determine if my insurance will approve it. I have received all kinds of info on the different types and have decided on the sleeve gastrectomy for me that is if I decide to do it!! If you would like some of the info I got I could scan it for ya!

I have never had the surgery so I am really not one to give an opinion... however, I do have a friend who had the surgery and looks amazing... He went from 409lbs at his biggest to 220lbs now, I do know the doctor asked him to lose some weight on his own first to show a serious step toward the surgery and know that it is a commitment and not some fad that can be easily discarded... Yes, he does look amazing... BUT he has also been in and out of the hospital 6 times in 2 years due to sickness related to the surgery, it does a lot to the system apparently for sugar intake (this I don't know for sure, just by what he has mentioned to me when I have visited in the hospital).. but everyone is different and your experience maybe quite different.. I suggest doing all the research you can (like you are doing now) and make your best decision... and again I don't have any real evidence just an opinion from what I've observed with my friend! Happy Losing either way!