I wish I had a name to give you but you definitely need a new doctor all together. Wishing you much luck on your journey!

I did not get a second opinion. I have absolute faith in my surgeon! I didn't need one for insurance either. I did have an endoscopy. Other than that and my surgeons note, nothing else was required.

I will definitely keep you up to date with everything. Kind of excited, kind of nervous!

Oh my go****hink I own the very same loving kitty ??? ?!

I know she really just wants and needs affection... but I actually let her go 2 my Parents temporarily because she just kept waking m up .

Not to mention tearing the expensive and large window screens because she wants to mate .

She?s a purebred *****hilla Persian so very expensive and beautiful and ( normally well behaved ) but now she?s pretty mu*****ontrollable ..... I bought her a bridegroom for a hot weeekend last year for a few thousand dollars and that finally got her ( and m) some relief .

And she had the cutest sweetest kittens- right on my bed - but she loves m and trusts m .

Tiny mice basically .

My Mom and Dad had a great time cuddling and supervising them .... so everything has a positive side . but I need to find her another bridegroom... she?s seriously desperate lol .

My appointment was last week. He recommended RNY and he'd repair the hernia at the same time. I am going for a second opinion to make friends and family happy, but I have two bariatric nurse friends, one a VSG patient and the other a RNY patient. Both agree with the surgeon. Part of what one of them said is this;

The risk of esophageal cancer from reflux is a good reason to do something...... you'll make the right decision..... hang in there! ?

I hope to hear something by the end of the week. Good luck, how long do they think it will take to hear from insurance?

Have a great Monday!!

Thank you so much for the response! I wish you well. I hope my insurance is as easy as yours was for the revision. I was self pay with the VSG.

My appointment was last week, as expected, he recommended RNY. I don't doubt him at all, but I do have an appointment with a doctor in Dallas later in July. (Who did you use and would you recommend him/her?) I have two friends from support groups in Dallas (we lived there 6 years), both are bariatric nurses. One had VSG, the other had RNY. Both agree with what the doctor told me. I really count them as a second and third opinion, but will still see the physician in Dallas.

I see you're in TX, but didn't see where you live. We are in East TX but going to Dallas or even Houston wouldn't be a big deal.

Thank you for the info, I appreciate it!!!