My3angels031703

Sara, i feel your pain. As much as I prayed I would come out with removal and sleeve done in one surgery, it didnt happen. My Endoscopy only showed inflamation, but my doctor removed my band and closed me up. He felt it was too high risk and that my stomach needs to heal. So im bandless and im waiting till july to have GS surgery. My insurance is covering both, but in my case.... that still leaves me with a 50 % co-insurance for 2 surgeries. It is what it is.. better safe than sorry. Best of luck to you.

Sara, i feel your pain. As much as I prayed I would come out with removal and sleeve done in one surgery, it didnt happen. My Endoscopy only showed inflamation, but my doctor removed my band and closed me up. He felt it was too high risk and that my stomach needs to heal. So im bandless and im waiting till july to have GS surgery. My insurance is covering both, but in my case.... that still leaves me with a 50 % co-insurance for 2 surgeries. It is what it is.. better safe than sorry. Best of luck to you.

I'm kinda in the same boat.. I have been banded since 2010. I am revising to the sleeve in Mexico. He will do it in one surgery as long as my endoscopy shows no erosion. I have it next Tuesday. I am petrified that I will have to find a way to have my insurance cover the removal (since at that point it'll be deemed medically necessary) and then have to wait three months to get sleeved. I have been miserable for 7 years, I suppose a bit more time won't kill me. But I'm praying for it!!!

I was banded in 2009 and lost 50 pounds, 40 of which I've kept off. Though I still have restriction, I haven't been able to drop anymore weight. I regret not being more successful with the band. Having surgery to lose weight is an extreme measure, and when I chose it, I wasn't expecting to fail. On the other hand, I'm very grateful for my band because it's helped me maintain my weight for the past five years. Without it, I'm certain I'd be quite a bit heavier than I am today.