VBG w/ sleeve?????

hi i am setretha ! i am curious if anyone has had VBG w/ sleeve. i am having trouble finding info on it. i am scheduled for this surgery on 6/15/06 so any info would be awesome

I hope your surgery went well. I hope you post some feedback and your experience when you get some time. I'm seeing Dr. Elariny as well and plan to have the same procedure done soon.

hi bygsyd! thank you for your post. i stink at typing so you probably wont see much posted here and there's not alot of people on this forum so i usually use the vsg forum. see i guess i can go to either b/c i had the vbg w/ sleeve. will you be having the same or only vbg? and if only vbg, can i ask why?

I'm trying for VBG w/sleeve. I'm waitng for approval from my insurance. I meet with Dr. Elariny the first part of July. Shooting to having surgery at end of August. I hope yours went well.

Hello, I am awaiting approval from insurance for Dr. Elariny and would love to hear how it went for you...was it a difficult surgery? Thanks

Hello setretha. I am approved for the same surgery with Dr E and wonder if you can tell me how things are going for you and if you can let me know how the surgery was.  Thanks

What is VBG w/sleeve? I need to be updated here. I have had the VBG in 2004. Tara

I had VBG w/Sleeve performed on 8/29/06 by Dr. Elariny and I am doing well. So far, So good. It really wasn't bad at all. So far, I have been through the clear liquid and full liquid phases and I just started the mushy/puree stage this week. Maybe I'm different but I have not vomitted not one time (knock on wood). For the person that asked, with VBG with Sleeve, they cut out a portion of the stomach and remove it and then create a staple line to close up the stomach.