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Oh and also, I am seeing my surgeon next week to discuss the results of my upper GI, which show severe GERD and a Haitial hernia. I just may have that bypass in my future, it's just too bad I didn't push for what I wanted 5 years ago.
I had the band and wanted to convert to the bypass after seeing my friends success with bypass. My surgeon suggested the sleeve, which I did. I now suffer severe GERD and wish I would have gone through with the bypass. However if GERD is not a problem, consider the DS. It has beat the long term results.
I am glad you found another dr to go to that you feel confident about and word of mouth is huge! Hopefully Thursdays appt will go well. Also that office should tell you if they can take your plan too so you can avoid the call to Cigna if you want. I know all the Dr's I looked at show which insurance plans they accept on their website so that may help ya. And you never know some places know the right words to say for insurance companies to approve stuff. I told my insurance case manager that yeah I vomit about once a week and out of her mouth was "thats a complication" ... I just thought I ate too fast. So there ya go you are having "complications" .
I keep hearing about keto and how well its working. It kind of sounds like Atkins but I have not researched it alot so its def worth looking into , thank you for the suggestion.
My next appt is to take fluid out of the band and discuss my options and what I want to do. I have to wait for that appt to start discussing dates. UHC is all ready to go, all covered and approved so am I but I just have to be patient with the Dr and their schedule.
I had alot of back issues 1 year after the band. Not caused by the band , just because I was exercising and doing more because I was losing the weight and then I hurt myself. So now I have 3 back surgeries under my belt and soo much wasted time on not being able to do much because of back restrictions and after surgery it would be almost 6 months before being able to go back to full activity.. so I ate and moved very little so that did not help.
Oh and I know what you mean about being in the south.. sweet tea flows like water in my house :). Its my vice I need to lose.
Good luck Thursday and hope to hear about it.
Thank you for the kind and encouraging words. I'll certainly keep you posted! :)
Your doctor sounds incredible! I am really hoping my new doctor will share that mentality. I selected him carefully based off of suggestions from the Failed Lap Band group on Facebook. The office seems to specialize in revisions and removals. They don't offer the band, either. They offer bypass, sleeve and the new balloon. I sure hope your revision yields the results you want! Do you have surgery date? I strongly recommend Keto. I have several IG friends who are RNY/sleeve and keto and very VERY successful! Regardless, I can't wait to hear how it goes.
I have not called Cigna yet. I probably should before I go Thursday. I have not idea if there are officially medically documented problems, but I cannot eat the things I need to eat to lose weight. I hired a trainer and a nutritionist and did not tell them about my band. I ate according to that plan and lost over 150 lbs. It takes me hours to eat my meals and I throw up a lot, but I am at least losing when I eat more healthy foods...ironic. I've (mostly)maintained for a few years now continuing to eat higher volumes than the band allows. I eat small bites and chew as much as I can, then drink after every bite I eat to wa**** down to the lower portion. This is the ONLY thing that ever helped me lose beyond the liquid diet. Even after I was initially banded (i.e. coming out of poor diet into a better one), I barely lost anything. My problem was probably not mainly volume, it was mainly the foods I ate. I was also only 24 years old and pretty ignorant when it came to food (and life lol). My parents are from the south an I was raised thinking corn is a vegetable. Yikes. I know what to do now and it works pretty well, so maybe I should not stress so much :P You've really helped me. Thank you, again!
I had RNY in 2007 and I now live in Florida. I am so out of the WLS loop, what is good in revision?
Thank you for any help
I had RNY in 2012, lost 103lbs. I regained to 214 and maintained that until I had my two children. Now I'm at 243. I recently had an EGD done to assess for a fistula, because no matter what I do I just cannot lose the weight I've regained. Well, there was no fistula and my pouch has not stretched, but my stoma has completely widened, I have no restriction anymore. My surgeon just recommended me for the overstitch procedure however he doesn't do it nor could he give me the name of a surgeon who does. I didn't think finding a surgeon to do this would be so difficult. I'm in the Buffalo, NY area. Can anyone offer me a physician that's anywhere near me? Even a few hours drive is fine.
Thank you to anyone who can help!
I recently had an EGD done to assess for a fistula. Well, there was no fistula, but my stoma has completely widened, I have no restriction anymore. My surgeon just recommended me for this procedure however he doesn't do it nor could he give me the name of a surgeon who does. I'm in the Buffalo, NY area. Can anyone offer me a physician that's anywhere near me? Even a few hours drive is fine. I just can't find anyone.
on 8/14/18 8:18 am
Hello everyone,
I had VBG in 2004 . I had an endoscopy done about a month again. They said that my staple line is hehiscence and my stomach pouch is dilated. Has any one had a revision from VBG to another surgery?
Thank You,
Natalie
Thanks for the update and your opinion. Its greatly appreciated!! I hope your feeling well and would love to hear about your progress 
There's no shame in asking for help ! Please look into it , it will make things easier on your back too .
