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Sometimes they bill the insurance company like that knowing that the insurance company is going to cut it down to their allowable costs

I know that initial thoughts must be disappointing that you did not get what you expected. However most people do very well with a bypass. Try to stay positive and see how it goes. Like with any wls you will lose the weight if you follow your plan.

You might be surprised to find out that really good coffee is almost non existent these days. It has been really hard for us to find something that tastes good. The low acid varieties are about the only ones thAt we really like.

Yes I get mine from amazon. Lucy joes or Pureroast. I know that the bp store here sells some as well.

Some drs Instruct their patients to give it up and others say it’s fine. I had the bravo acid test a few weeks back. While I was wearing the monitor I could see what different foods/drinks would increase acid. So I tried a regular full acid cup of coffee just to see. My acid levels were actually lower while I drank the coffee. There is a ton of research out there dispelling the myth that coffee increases stomach acid. I encourage people to talk to their drs and do some research on the subject.

I agree with all of your points except for coffee. I drink 1 cup of low or no acid coffee each day. I feel safe with this and do not intend to give up my one cup of coffee per day. Always best to follow drs orders. interesting info on coffee consumption https://www.coffeeandhealth.org/topic-overview/coffee-and-disorders-of-the-stomach/

Way to go, 2TF!!!! You are doing great. That makes a 27 pound loss in just a few weeks time. Keep following your program and I have no doubt that you will hit everyone of your goals.

I have read many, many good reviews of dr Scott. Matter of fact I wanted to use dr scott but I would have had to wait longer. You are in very good hands.

Small world. We are from Charleston. Movedto the upstate for a few years now back

I will be having revision in Summerville in September. Good luck!!!!

Yes I used dr Eichhorn in Anderson but she is in with dr Scott. They are both very good. The hospital in Simpsonville that they do their surgeries at was very good as well. Are you having yours at Greenville Memorial or in Simpsonville? in Simpsonville they have an entire floor just for bariatric patients. Plenty of people to walk with in the middle of the night

I just moved away from the Greenville area and live in Charleston, SC now i had my surgery up there last year.

That stuff has black box warning and can be very dangerous. I have not smoked in 10 years now. i am glad that it worked for you.

Because cigarettes are very addictive. Much like some here are addicted to food, others are addicted to cigs.

Did you have to do the same pre op diet for your revision? I know that it varies widely from dr to dr but I am curious

The scheduler was out of the office today so I am waiting for her to call me with a date. The nurse told me that she thinks my dr is booked until late August/ Early September. I know that the complication rate from a second surgery is greater than that of a first so I am very nervous about it.

I saw dr and got my results back from the bravo test yesterday. My acid levels were off the charts I am revising to bypass.

Right I am going to keep my fingers crossed and hope ? either way it will be good to get rid of the gerd

Yes it is my dr was telling me that they are having good tesukts with it. I am not comfortable doing it so am opting to go for revision surgery.

It would be great to lose my appetite. It never happened after my sleeve surgery.

Thank you. I need all of the support and encouragement I can get. I did the bravo test a few weeks back and my acid levels are off the charts.

Wow! I haven’t been here much but I had no idea your revision was so soon. Thank you so much for sharing your journey with us. It is looking likely that I too will need to revise due to gerd:( I am so not happy about it because I know that revisions surgery carries greater risk for one thing. For another I just don’t want a bypass and that is why I went with the sleeve to start. I am more afraid to revise than I was to have my initial sleeve surgery. I wish you a speedy recovery and I will be paying closer attention to this thread.

Has anyone here had this procedure done? If so how well did it work for you? https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26162926/

That’s great news!

I just had this done last week. There was nothing to it. I did have slight chest pain the first day from the inserted capsule.