Revision Approved!!!!!!!!

nicole u
on 10/10/08 6:33 am - holbrook, NY

AHHHHHHHHHHHH!!! I am soooo excited I could cry!! I just found out today that the dumb Lapband will be taken out and I will be revised to the gastric bypass!! I CAN'T WAIT!! I called my Doctors office right away but the approval only got into the system this afternoon and the doctors office didn't get the notice yet. If all goes well I will have a date of Halloween (SCARY) or maybe November 3!! WOO HOO!!!!
Is there any advice for me from people who have had it done "OPEN"????????
PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Thanks everyone!!!

298/182/143
Surgery/ Current/ Goal

M M
on 10/10/08 6:47 am

RNY on 04/05/04

Wow.

Since you're already a seasoned LB'er - you'll probably have it easier. Good luck.

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boutnay
on 10/10/08 7:16 am - Long Beach, CA

RNY on 09/03/08

Congrats! and good luck=)... I didnt have it done open but my date was Sept 3rd, so we will be very close on surgery dates... I am exactly 5 weeks out today and down 40lbs...
yay

lapoli7
on 10/10/08 7:28 am - Rialto, CA

Revision on 11/28/08

Congrats! I just got my approval for revision on the 8th!
My surgery is on the 28th of Nov. I can't wait to get
rid of my BAND either...Don't have advice for the OPEN
procedure, but I do wish you the best in all to come. Meet you
on the losers bench soon!

Liz
Kaiser So Cal
Surgery- revision from LapBAND to RNY 11/28/08
Starting BMI 61.3
Current BMI 46.6
415 lbs / 403 lbs / 316 lbs /220 lbs
highest / surgery / current / goal

Janine P.
on 10/10/08 7:39 am - Long Island, NY

DS on 05/03/11

Congratulations!!! A revision is something I've been flirting with aswell. How did you get your insurance company to cover the revision?

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Jupiter6
on 9/8/09 11:19 am - Near Media, Pa- South of Philly, NJ

RNY on 07/16/07

'neener-- if your BMI is over 40 again/still, you're probably eligible as if you'd never had surgery.

I'm not a big fan of selling this surgery, but in your case, I think a malabsorptive procedure might be your best shot. I hate watching you struggle.

"Oh sweet and sour Jesus, that is GOOD!" - Stephen Colbert Lap RNY 7/07-- Lap Gallbladder 5/08--
     Emergency Bowel Repair 6/08 -Dr. Meilahn, Temple U.   Upper and Lower Bleph/Lower Face Lift
     12/08
     Fraxel Repair 2/09-- Lower Bleph Re-Do 5/09  -Dr. Pontell, Media PA Mastopexy/Massive
     Brachioplasty/ Extended Abdominoplasty (plus Mons Lift and Upper Leg lift) / Hernia Repair
     6/24/09 ---Butt Lift and Lateral Thighplasty Scheduled 7/6/10 - Dr. Ivor Kaplan VA Beach
     Total Cost: $33,500   Start wt: 368   RNY wt: 300 Goal wt: 150   Current wt: 148.2 BMI: 24.7

Blessed One
on 10/10/08 7:47 am - Silicon Valley, CA

Congratulations!!!

Question: Does it have to be OPEN?

Regardless... I'm sure you will do just great!

Hugs.

Erika

jaylynn
on 10/10/08 8:31 am

RNY on 05/12/08

I had an open RNY on May 12. They started out lap, but a previous surgery required it to be open for my safety. They put a support band after surgery, but it was taken off once I hit the floor. I now have a hernia that will need to be fixed, but that is one of the risks of the open. So if they put a band on I would use it. It will be important not to overdo or lift. As far as what you need to do--do what your surgeon says! Watch for infections. YOU WILL DO WELL. Congratulations and best wishes.

DBlazer325
on 10/10/08 8:53 am - Portland, OR

RNY on 08/22/06

I had open RNY on August 22, 2006. I had a small scar from my breast to my belly button. It is hardly noticeable. Having the gastric by-pass was the best thing I could have ever done for myself. I am 300.5 lbs down, from 526 lbs. I have 29 month old twins, that is how I get my cardio LOL. I work out with a personal trainer 2-3x a week, and walk on the tread mill most other days of the week.

good luck with your revision,

Peggy

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