I am almost 6 months out, RNY.... The only hunger I've felt to date is in my head :)

He is not correct. In fact RNY has a better success rate than the sleeve.

I'm a year out and still have very little interest in food. The hunger really does go away.

I also had RNY and don't feel hungry. I eat only because I need to nourish my body.
Wether you have the sleeve or RNY you have to deal with head hunger.
Best of luck to you!
Shelley

I honestly feel hungry sometimes. Other days I feel like I could go all day without eating. Sometimes I really don't want to eat but I do because I feel like I have to

I asked my doc that same exact question and he said that the same portion that is removed in the sleeve is cut apart from my new pouch in my RNY, so it is a non-issue. I am 11 weeks out and I have to force myself to eat because I feel no true hunger, only head hunger.

I do not feel hungry at all. Have I wanted to eat what I shouldn't? Yes but maybe once or twice in 6 weeks. It is hard to wrap your brain around the fact that you will not feel hunger but it really does happen. I now set an alarm on my phone to remind me to eat. Make no mistake this isn't easy but it does work and it feels so good to have control over what I eat.

My dr told me if you have more weight to lose that the RNY was the best surgery. But as we have seen, every dr tells us different. Do your research. I had RNY and have no hunger, but was told it will eventually come back.

I've had both the sleeve and the RNY. Unfortunately the sleeve did not work out well for me so I'm partial to the RNY. I do get hungry but a couple swigs of water and I'm satisfied for quite a while. Someone else said in another post that she confuses thirst for hunger. And I think I do the same thing. So I drink a lot of fluids and then I have to take the time to eat to nourish my body.

Good luck on your decision,

Tonya
RNY 11/19/2013

If you are getting your recommended amount of protein in every meal it will fulfill you more and help with any hunger you may have. I honestly never feel hungry and have to force myself to eat. I opted for the RNY for two reasons, one being that the RNY has a higher success rate, and the other reason being the sleeve is relatively a newer procedure. The data for the sleeve only goes back about 7-8 years and they do not know the long term affects the sleeve has on patients, and if the weight stays off, comes back, or varies. I wanted to go with a procedure that has been around quite some time and there is lots of long term data collected. And thanks to the more modern technology RNY surgery is way less intrusive than it used to be.

~Jessica

I had the RNY and I am never hungry I have to remind myself that I need to eat. I have a cousin who also had it over a year ago and she too is never hungry. I do have a co-worker who had the sleeve and she is always hungry.. It is very individual. They RNY has more weight percentage loss vs the sleeve but again that is very individual as well.

I had the Sleeve on Nov 15th. I am not hungry, I get sick if I eat the wrong thing or eat too fast, or drink too fast. My surgeon is happy with my results. I do have head hunger! It usually comes when I'm thirsty. I walk every day. I love my Sleeve!!!

Your friend is incorrect. As many of the others who replied, I've had the RNY (almost 4 years out) and never feel hungry.

The sleeve has become a stand-alone procedure but used to be the first step in a 2 surgery process for super-super morbidly obese patients. They would do to the sleeve first and then come back and turn it into an RNY.

The sleeve works as restriction only. RNY gives us the tools of restriction and malabsorption (we don't actually absorb all the calories we eat). Additionally, because part of the intestine is bypassed with RNY, the remaining intestine develop "super villi" and produce more good hormones, hormones that regulate insulin sensitivity and hunger.

Statistically speaking, RNY has a higher percentage of success. However, individual mileage may vary!! ;)

I recommend lots of research and working with your surgeon to determine which surgery is right for you.

JJ

I think your friend is misinformed. I had my RNY Dec of 2012. I have never had a probelm with hunger. I chose th4e RNY because it has the best success rate going. Not only do yo have the smaller amount you can eat, you have the malabsorbtion (can't spell).
Read a research everything you can and make your own decison but I have no regrets about getting the RNY and would do it again. I only wish I had done it years ago!

I have READ, not experienced of course, That the RNY is reversible if for any reason you would want to but the sleeve isn't. I was sold on the RNY anyway so I didn't really dwell on that.

I talked to my doctor about the sleeve vs RNY for me. Everyone is different though - I was just asking about me.

She said that for me, RNY would be best because of the proven results around being able to get off of insulin. She was right. I went into the hospital on insulin, and came out with no insulin.

If anybody is following the famous Chef Graham Elliott - he's lost over 90 lbs on the sleeve. His doctor recommended the sleeve for him because he would be able to taste the food he cooks without negative results (like dumping syndrome)

I guess what I'm saying is that it's personal choice plus what you physician recommends for you - the patient.