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I think more and more insurers are approving these band revisions ( I don’t know anything about sleeve to bypass). I’m not just dealing with weight gain, which is not above even 30...going down that dark path and fastI, but now the muscles in my lower esophagus have started to weaken and deteriorate, food is stuck all the time, the port has caused a hernia, and the band has slipped. And all this happening out of the blue within the last 5 months!

August 13th for my revision from band to sleeve. I can’t wait to get this band OUT!
Plus I have a hiatal hernia that feels like a baby’s foot up in my rib cage... ugh!!
Gallbladder going too. I hope I’m not an outpatient...have a call with Dr. on Friday.
Good luck all you August Surgery Daters!

OH yeah....almost forgot....I eat this almost every day:
Veggie Soup with a few beans...food of the Gods. Yum! never get sick of it, and switch it up every time. Sometimes the broth is chickeny, sometimes beefy, sometimes I go coconut milk and curry, sometimes I throw a glob of Peanut Butter in there with ginger and garlic and lemon grass.....and the veggies and Beans are mix and match as well. Made by the bucket once a week...my family lives on this stuff.

Here is the perspective of one bariatric surgeon on how our meal volume progresses over time. In short, after a few years, we will typically be able to eat about half of what we could eat pre-op in a sitting or meal. This is consistent with my experience at seven years out, and my wife's at thirteen years out. There is still enough restriction to aid in effective long term weight control, but also plenty of capacity to go overboard on the wrong foods and see extensive regain. This doc is one of the few that I have seen that discusses this aspect of our surgery, and offers a prescription on how to mitigate the negatives of it. You may or may not get along with his prescription (I don't buy into everything he says....) but he does offer a model that we can use to develop our own approach to long term maintenance and weight control.

You have both provided much reassurance for sure about my concerns! Thanks so much and I am so relieved to hear this, as this was one of the things I was really concerned about. I love this forum, you are all so supportive and informative, couldn’t ask for more! I was feeling so alone with all of my struggles with obesity and considering surgery but this is no longer the case!

I have been searching for you!!!! I am currently waiting to see if I will get approved as well. I got banded in 2010 and had done well until this past year. I have gained 45 lbs and it has been overwhelming. I am worried that they will not approve me due to the low BMI. You have given me hope. Good luck and I hope we can keep in touch throughout this journey.

Anyone else feel like they’re in their last month of pregnancy? I started this process back in Dec, it’s been a long time coming. Anxious for the arrival of my new “baby” sleeve!

August 13th for the sleeve pending approval!

What a beautiful thing to have- your birthday and REBIRTHDAY on the very same day! So what if you don't have a birthday,cake, when you're getting something better!.😛❤😛

Good luck! Let us know how you’re doing!