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Hello everyone! I am curious to know if anyone has magnacare and can tell me whether you were approved or not, and the process, etc. I haven't contacted them yet because of the hurricane but am planning to tomorrow. Thanks so much! Jennifer Th

Hi all- I have Aetna HMO and am curious what your approval stories were. What were you required to do for approval? How long did it take? TIA

I just had my revision 3 weeks ago- it was a one shot deal but my doc said I had a lot of scar tissue around my bad which was probably a result of throwing up so often. He removed the scar tissue and I feel great!

Hi all, I am a recent lapband to sleeve converter (I had my surgery last week) and want to know how you know you're full. WIth my lapband, I honestly never felt full or satisfied; with the sleeve, I've seen/met/read that so many people say they get stuffed! How do you know? TIA

Hi all, I am a newly converted Lapband to Sleeve patient and given my history with my lapband and countless food intolerances, I was curious to know if any of you have any with your sleeve. By food intolerances, I mean not feeling well after eating or food won't go down, etc. Thanks so much

Thank you :)

I just came back from my first post-op appointment and everything looked great! Doc took out my staples and said my incisions are healing beautifully and I was cleared with the Upper GI- no leaks That was my biggest fear.. I felt like today was confirmation of a normal bariatric life of weight loss... something I never had with my devil lapband! WOOHOO!!!!! And on his scale I was down 16.5lbs!

Thanks for all of the responses!

Thanks for all the tips!!!

I'm on my liquid diet now (Post Op) and I feel your pain!!! It will be over soon enough

Wow that's really scary! Glad it was all fixed in one shot! My doctor also said I had a lot of scar tissue due to excess vomiting. I can't believe they're still on the market..

How is it now? That would make me so nervous! Hope you're ok!

Oh you poor thing! My gas pains were much worse and overall my conversion surgery was much more painful than it was with the band. I am now one week out and feel great! I'm still a little sore but it doesn't interfere for me. I've had trouble with my fluids and shakes (because Protein shakes make me want to vomit) but I swear I feel great because of my Powerade Zero! How are you doing?! Well wishes for a speedy recovery!

Very inspiring!! Amazing work!!

I agree with the above posts. The best thing you can do is be completely honest with your new surgeon once you find one. Bariatric surgery has become much more common than it was when you were first banded so I'm sure it won't be a problem. Best of luck!

At first I did until I started getting stuck and vomiting endlessly. I never felt full- instead I was always hungry and stuck... Can't wait to see how I feel once i am advanced to actual food

I just had my conversion surgery last week (3.11.15) and my doctor was able to do the removal and conversion in one shot. I spoke to him prior to my surgery and he said I had the option of having my band removed and then I don't know if that caused me as much pain as I had but either way, I'm happy it was done at the same time. My doctor told my mom right after my surgery that I had a lot of scar tissue which was probably a result of throwing up as often as I was. Just to back track, my band did not slip or errode; I was simply intolerant of the band. I wasn't able to eat most foods without getting stuck and throwing up. After two years of being filled and unfilled and barely any significant weight losss, my doctor and I agreed it was time to convert.

I had my surgery last week (March 11th) and haven't been cleared for Vitamins yet, but I bought the Journey Vitamins because it was a multi-complex Vitamin and I don't need to take a thousand other pills with it. I'll be taking 3 in the morning and 3 at night and that's it. I like the delivery option though. It takes the thinking out of it lol Thanks for sharing!

Thank you all for sharing your stories! I'm 6 days post op from lapband conversion to VSG and I remember how much hair I lost with the band and I didn't have my hair colored at the time. Now my hair is freshly highlighted and I've been very concerned about coloring it post-op. Thanks again!

UPDATE!! Everything was submitted to AETNA oat 2PM on Thursday 2/26 and I was APPROVED on Monday at 9AM! Getting sleeved on Wednesday 3/11!

Thanks for sharing!!!

Congratulations!! My paperwork will hopefully get sent in on Wednesday but I have a tentative date for March 11th.. I'm so scared about my weight gain but so far I'm down like 2 pounds. It's better than a gain!!!

Hi everyone. I was banded on 2/6/13 and am in the beginning phases of converting to the sleeve. I have Aetna and would like to find out if anyone has done this through Aetna and how the process went... Were there any requirements? Thanks! Jennifer

Oh, ok. Thank you!

What was required for your conversion? I'm in the same blat