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Anyone with Aetna and doing the pre-surgery 3 month requirements? I am so worried... these past 3 months have been crisis after crisis.. Sick baby in and out of Children's Hospital, Teenage child drama drama, illnesses, you name it! I haven't been able to lose any weight. In fact, I have gained 10 pounds since my initial consult. There is no real stipulation saying how much you have to lose to be approved...but the nutritionist says they want to seem SOME loss... I am so scared I'm going to get denied. I don't think I could handle that on top of everything else....

ERNY...interesting.... and kinda scary! lol One question my mom brought up, and I haven't gotten to ask the Dr yet.... after you have a VSG...what if you get something like stomach cancer? Then there is barely any stomach to work with? I hadn't really worried about that before.... I am really excited to get this. I think I will stick with VSG. It's what I planned on all along. I heard about it a week after I got my lapband and wished way back then I'd have known about it!! I hope I can lose weight quickly too... do you do alot of exercising?

thank you! You and I sound similar...I am right at about 260 right now.. worrying about insurance approval though, because I haven't lost weight during my 3 months.. Anyway.. thanks for the info. The main thing that made me start rethinking was when she said the sleeve isn't great for sweets eaters...well, sweets are my main enemy! So I started thinking maybe I need dumping syndrome. lol But.... all the things you listed were the reasons I originally wanted the sleeve. What is ERNY? Haven't heard of that one. I see you hit your goal in 6.5 months! That is awsome!!!

Hi, I have been doing my pre-cert work to get the sleeve next month. After going to the class that was over all types of surgeries, I am starting to think maybe I should go with Bypass..but for some reason it scares me more. So what made you choose the sleeve over bypass? maybe I should mention that I have a failed lapband in me now.... my band tilted and never worked right... long story.... I need help deciding. Thanks! Kindra

Does anyone know how I would go about finding a reputable and experienced VSG surgeon in the Denver, CO area? I currently have a lapband, but am considering revision to a vertical sleeve. My band surgeon is very new at doing VSG I believe, because in the past he has always said he only did Band or RNY (as does his website), but today he told me he does VSG but only recently. I don't know if I should stick with him or if I should look for someone more experienced, and how to even begin looking? Thanks!