It sounds like you have checked all the boxes, so you should be able to get approval for this (particularly if the EGD shows any kind of damage from the reflux - in this case bad is good, for approval.) Have you started the appeals process? Some companies are reputed to simply deny all initial claims for bariatric surgery, and then approve upon appeal - that weeds out some of the less serious patients. I can't see how any kind of peer to peer review, or notionally impartial third party review would turn this down. Our local Kaiser routinely denies coverage for the DS (as their in-house surgeons don't know how to do it) but they lose upon state level appeal so often that they contracted with our surgeon to be their outside "network" surgeon for that; but they still routinely deny approval to make the patients jump through those hoops to get what they need.

Good luck - if they are denying coverage for these documented problems, they are likely going to be tough to get approval for simple weight gain reasons.

Thanks, Jinxy for that glimmer of hope. Good to know Im not the only one that feels that way about the sugar free/ fat free foods. I rater eat whole foods then ingest that junk. Congrats on the weight loss. Ill kee you all posted in 2-3 months!! God Bless

I ended up being rushed to ER last night. Turns out. Pulmonary embolism.

I also thought my stomach was farther down before VSG, but that is not the case anymore. It reminds me every time I eat exactly where it is !