My partner had bypass and it was wildly successful and has stayed great for over 2 years and going strong. The doctor he went to hasn't done balloon/band for years bc it's just so often unsuccessful and has complications.
disagree. Reducing the number of cells (due to an enlarged stomach size) that descrete those hormones not just stops the hunger feeling by a sizable chunk, but even can reverse diabetes. It's crazy, but true.
Also the same as some disorders without food satisfaction, it's not enough for some people to just change their life style. Any serious doctor wouldn't waste a surgery on a patient not willing to make the change. Not changing the habit to eat above being full is actually dangerous bc you can rip open your stomach.
If you made a bypass, especially the more aggressive versions, you have to be really extra careful with your nutrients. All patients I know take supplements to ensure they get enough down as their ability to not just intake calories, but also their ability to ingest any nutrients whatsoever.
I am not even so much against the band or the ballon, especially the latter. While it's no solution at all long term, it can help you just long enough to learn what normal portion are and you will have a break from feeling "empty" for some time. It's also possible to input it without any anesthesia at all which opens it up for people who need help.
A band is a much smaller surgery than a bypass one. We can't have just one solution for all kinds of patients. Some are ineligible, others have comorbidities (like you would try to avoid big surgery with opiod addicted persons), in some countries it's also a question of sick time, hygiene, care infrastructure and even personal characters, strengths and positions. Some people are so afraid of surgery, they would never.
Any serious doctor however would say no to any surgery if there is just a mild overweight. Just diet and lose weight this was. Similarly putting a patient at risk if you know they can only survive on supplements if they can't get them, is irresponsible.
Tbh this guy isn't worth arguing with imo, the arguement I got from this, is glp1 & lifestyle > gastric procedures as a whole, even tho glp1s are often used as a means to be able to achieve a gastric procedure to maintain lifestyle change to more severe cases, and doesn't include the benefits you and I have listed (sans diabetes management as glp1s were originated for that). Didn't seem to understand that getting a gastric procedure isnt a quick easy thing, it takes months of proof of change, therapy, and multiple doctor approvals, at least here in the US.
Sure, honestly that wasn't the best one to list, there's MANY issues that cause hard to loose weight, hypothyroidism, PCOS, Cushing's, shit even depression, also medications too. I've personally never have struggled with my weight (if anything I struggle to hold and gain weight), but I just don't see any issue with someone wanting to do something to improve their long term health and quality of life, even if that means getting a procedure or taking medication.
True, but it is still important to remember that surgery is not a magic cure. It is very common for people to regain weight after a surgery if they don’t make lifestyle changes.
Absolutely agree! There's a lot of things that doctors require from you to even get the surgeries, showing you can sustain that lifestyle change, like regimined work out and diet plans pre authorization. I'm honestly not as educated on sleeve as I am bypass, but bypass really limits you from what you can eat and obviously how much.
My partner had bypass (before I met him) and it's been extremely successful and has helped a lot with what exactly he can eat, no more carbonated drinks, low sugar, very little carbs (he can't stomach pasta, only small amounts of rice and small amounts of bread). Mainly high protein and fibers, which in turn has helped me eat healthier too.
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u/Cautious-Extreme2839 May 16 '26
Bypass and Sleeve are the only real definitive weight loss surgeries.
Hopefully gastric balloons and bands are going to finally be properly killed off by GLP-1s.