Revision in the Works

Jun 01, 2009

So my VG surgery was three and a half years ago. My top weight was 342, and my current weight is 265. After my plastic surgery about a year and a half ago, I bottomed out at 205 but then I had a lot of crap fly at me in my personal life, including a major change in lifestyle, abusive soon to be ex husband and my mother passed on from cancer. Needless to say that I've delt poorly with these recent events, and it doesn't help a whole lot that I work in an office, an hour and a half from my home by car. I am always sitting except for my hour or so of exercise three times a week... not even nearly enough but what else can I work into my schedule? Bah

Anyway, I have an amazing position in an amazing company that offers me pretty good benefits. I've heard that Aetna is great, and that Aetna sucks, but Aetna is who I have and they seem to be approving the kinds of things I want.

I originally had my VG with Dr. Feng, previously with Laparoscopic Associates of San Francisco, and loved my experience so much that I've gone back to LAPSF to have my revision with another of their doctors. I met with Dr. Cirangle Friday 5/29 and we chatted about getting my VG revised to a Duodenal Switch. Aetna seems to be difficult but there's a good chance that they'll approve this, and Dr. Cirangle gave me a list of tests and Rxs to get the ball rolling. I need to schedule my cardiogram and bloodwork and all that, but it seems that a DS is in my near future!

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