There are some surgeons (like mine) who believe just because a patient has existing GERD isnt a reason not to do VSG surgery. I was scared to death of having bypass. Even if he would have suggested bypass, I would not have done it. Well, after suffering for over 3 years with GERD, I wish I would have had bypass. Walking up in the middle of a dead sleep vomiting acid, having to sleep sitting straight up, sleepless nights, damage to my teeth because of the acid and bring in constant pain was not worth it!!!! A normal acid level after bravo testing is 14.72 or less. Mine was 85.5, the highest my surgeon had ever seen. Luckily I don't have any damage to my esophagus because of the acid reflux.

Whether you have existing GERD or not, you are taking a chance of needing a revision down the road. It's a crap shoot. I would take any complication over bypass than to deal with reflux for over 3 years. I actually just had surgery at Cleveland Clinic because I had a very rare complication from bypass called candy cane syndrome. The chance of having this complication was less than 1 percent. Had I known I would need another surgery for a complication, I still would have had bypass. The surgery was not near as bad as the hell I've gone through with having the sleeve because of the acid reflux. When I did have bypass, I had to go back to the OR because of blood clots due to severe internal bleeding which required a blood transfusion. Still would have chosen bypass. Recovery from bypass was not worse than recovery from the sleeve surgery.

So with regard to choosimg the sleeve, DON'T DO IT!!!!!! Just my two cents.

Hi, thank you for replying. I am certainly doing my best to increase activity.

Thank You! I am very motivated and working hard everyday to get to goal!

Thank you so much! I wish you the same and may hitting Onderland be an awesome experience for you!

I'm 2.5 months out. Dr. Alvarez was my surgeon and he does a YouTube video series called Askdra. He addresses all sorts of topics including inflammation, stalls, head hunger, etc.

Most people on here recommend logging food. I do so using an app called Baritastic. There are a lot of them. If your physical activity increases over time your hunger may too as you need more energy for certain activities. Recently I started walking a few miles per day. I drink plenty of fluids which curbs my appetite but I am slightly hungrier than before. Carbs/sugar tends to be my weakness. I use sweetener mostly but there are carbs in a lot of foods. If you minimalize carbs your weight should be fine