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If your pouch hasn't stretched out, it sounds like you should still have restriction. What makes you think you need a second surgery?
Sparklekitty / Julie / Nerdy Little Secret (#42)
Roller derby - cycling - triathlon
VSG 2013, RNY conversion 2019 due to GERD. Trendweight here!
Thank you for answering my question.
Thank you for answering my question. 
Following. Thank you so much for posting this. I am praying I also do not get denied. Did they give you a reason for insurance rejection? I also have RNY nearly 10 years ago and praying to have surgery in July.
Hello Everyone -
I am nearing the end of my six months supervised "diet" visits, and still, I am unsure what surgery I will be having. I am a gastric bypass patient (November 2009) who started at 398 pounds. My lowest weight was 198 lbs. I leveled off at 213-220 for eight years, and then I got pregnant in 2016. One beautiful little girl, later I rested at 298 when I delivered and still find myself there. I lost my way. I have joined a gym recently, so that is helping me to restart this journey.
SO here is the deal-- My doctor said United HealthCare considers Bap over Bypass experimental and will not cover the surgery. Then when I completed the Endoscopy, that physician said my pouch hadn't stretched enough for him to think I would be a candidate for an extensive revision. So far, I have completed every single requirement: Psych, Nutrition, Cardiology, Sleep Study, Labs, and Respiratory Clearance. I have my final pre-surgery visit with my physician in three weeks. I am praying for surgery in July but wonder what other RNY Revision individuals are doing? Anyone else close to their surgery dates? I am just really praying I can finally get back to somehow feeling like me again.
Every hair eventually goes into a resting state and falls out and then grows back. During surgery a large number of hairs can go into their resting state and cause temporary hair loss. No one can predict how your body will react to the stress of anesthesia and surgery. If you have fallout, it will grow back again.
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on 5/26/19 5:22 am - WI
Google "TELOGEN EFFLUVIUM". The hair loss is from the shock of going through surgery and from the use of anesthesia. You can suffer hair loss from any surgery, not just WLS.
You will experience nutritional deficiencies after a revision, just like you did with your original WLS and that can contribute to hair loss. Make sure you keep your protein and vitamin levels up. Being compliant with vitamins and lab work after RNY is mandatory because you will have malabsorption from the bypass.
Getting health and getting GERD under control would be my main concern. I had uncontrollable GERD for 25 years and ended up with Barrett's Esophagus and have to be checked for cancer every year. I was revised to RNY and woke up from surgery GERD free.
Hair grows back.
HW 270 SW 236 GW 160 CW 145 (15 pounds below goal!)
VBG Aug. 7, 1986, Revised to RNY Nov. 18, 2010
be very careful there only a handful of surgeons in the world that can revise from rny to ds
If you have a specific question for me, PM me or I will not see it, as I don't check responses on the forums and don't have anything forwarded to my email.
Hello everyone.
In 2013 I had VSG surgery and lost 120 lbs. The past 3 years I've gained back 50lbs. I am guilty of falling back to my old eating habits and not exercising the way I should. Lately I've been experiencing horrible GERD and saw my Bariatric surgeon. He suggested revision to RNY along with the Hiatal hernia repair.
Question: I know it should be the least of my worries but...
For those that had revision surgery did you experienced hair loss again?
