A. Stoot

We can do this thesuse2000, I am excited for you and I am hoping for a speedy process. My doctors office is good at getting things done. I am just hoping that if the process is long, I can have it all done before the holidays. Good luck and keep us posted, you are a couple weeks away from your new journey

Everyone says I'm worried for nothing because I'll be approved .. But I still freak out you know it's always in the back of your head the thoughts .. About everything w the whole surgery ..

Super lucky you are.. I just have my surgeon visit next week Wednesday.. And hopefully I'll get a date then.. But my papers have to be submitted .. Has me super anxious and nervous

Hello ! @@A. Stoot, my insurance carrier is Blue Shield of CA, that is awesome that they approved you... hope everything goes well for you good luck.

To be honest, I haven't seen anyone gain ALL of their weight back. Some regain 20-25-30 pounds as I did by eating too much junk sliders but I lost it all and more. My SLEEVE still has great restriction and it is the best tool I've ever had in my life. My 100 pound weight loss would have never been successful with just WW. I tried all that before.
And if you get back to basics and follow your plan, your sleeve continues to work! I'm four years out - down 110 pounds.

The sleeve doesn't fail, some people who are sleeved fail. Instead of utilizing their tool, they eat around their sleeve, grazing, eating sliders, making poor choices, not following the nutritional plan their doctor gave them, etc.

Nope. The sleeve cannot fail. You can. I can. We all can. We must CHOOSE not to.

I too have BCBSIL. I got my lap band in 2010 but am looking into revision surgery. I go back on 6/13/14 to see if my stretched pouch has shrunk. I went through graduate school and basically let myself go.
For any banders looking into gastric sleeve, what lead you to your decision?

Congrats....who's your insurance carrier if you don't mind me asking? I am in the process of going band to sleeve, I have an appointment with my Dr. June 4, but his insurance coordinator informed me that I was approved, so I am guessing that's good news so far until my visit. I have BCBSIL.

Of course...there's the feelings of what if I'm miserable and regret this surgery, what if I have complications and then there's, I can't wait to lose 100 lbs. and be able to move around and enjoy life again!

I'm so excited!!!! I got the call today from the insurance coordinator... letting me know that I was approved for revision from lap band to sleeve.
surgery is scheduled for 06/16/14.... I just have to get all the pre-op test done before 06/11/14. ? is it normal to have mix emotions (scared).

Thanks a bunch fixerupper????

Hey you all, I'm new to this, I'm trying to see how to follow or friend someone.

Hello everyone I am new here had my revision on 5/6/14 and my weight was 238 day of surgery weight on 5/27/14 211 happy girl I had my band put in 1/31/12 was vert happy my weight was 260 I got down to 170 got the flu in September 2013 and it was down hill from there 2 prolapse later the band had to go hope I can get back where I was good luck everyone

Hi All!

I wanted to start a thread for African-American sleevers (no worries I HEART all sleevers from the rainbow). I just thought, no scientific proof, that African-American sleevers may respond to the surgery different than our lovely non-African American sleeved sisters and brothers. I wanted to know if we had the same skin issue, hair problems, and other surgery related issues. Also, how to deal with the culture shock. African-American "soul food" may be something of the past... or not. So I was just looking for a space to voice culture related issues and concens.

PS- I TRULY :heart: ALL SLEEVERS.

yes how can we follow each other? id like that. i started going through some of the required testing but now Im telling myself to give it one more try on my own, give myself through the summer. i know im crazy, but i have been doing so much research and i often read of some people having surgery after surgery after surgery and I dont want that for myself. i need to really try my hardest to see if i can get any long term results or some kind of weightloss going. ughhhhhh...im torn over this

Thanks Tulum, yes please I'd like that and it sounds like you are very close to your goal. This is very nerve wreaking, but will see it through. I lost 58lbs with the band and have kept it off, but have struggled these pass 9 years trying to get rid of 60 more lbs, I am at 4cc's with my band and that's the tightest, I can eat anything except beef. I am looking forward to see what my Dr says next Wednesday.

You sound like me girliegirl, I have been battling with myself over it until I told myself I will not know unless I try because I did the same when I went through the band process. I would love for you to follow me and hope that helps you with making your decision.

Thanks a bunch fixerupper????

Hi, I'm also considering the revision. I'm actually in the process of getting the sleeve. I had to get an upper GI, have a psych eval and also nutritionist appt. I spoke with the coordinator of my center and he said my surgery date will be in July just as long as I'm approved. Please pray for me. I failed miserably with the lapband, I'm back at my pre surgery weight, we can be buddies too, how soon are you looking to get sleeved?