Hey does anyone have experience with insurance covering revision surgeries? I don't have any plans in the near future to have a revision but if my band slips I'd probably want to revise instead of having the band replaced (if it required a surgery....if they could just take out Fluid and the band would go back, then I'd do that).

In another scenario, at some point after I get to goal, I may want to revise, as I don't want to have a plastic device in me for the rest of my life (it just makes me nervous). Do insurances usually cover that or is it almost always out of pocket? Thanks!

So having a plastic device in you for life makes you more nervous than having the majority of your stomach removed or your insides rerouted?

I'm not saying that I wouldn't revise in the future if I had to but faced with the current choices I know I'd rather stick with the plastic.

Don't know the answer to your insurance question sorry.

So having a plastic device in you for life makes you more nervous than having the majority of your stomach removed or your insides rerouted?

I'm not saying that I wouldn't revise in the future if I had to but faced with the current choices I know I'd rather stick with the plastic.

Don't know the answer to your insurance question sorry.

Yep. It definitely makes me more nervous. Thanks for your insightful question, though. :huh2:

Does anyone who has actually revised have any input?

Hope someone has insight! I've wondered this as well. While I don't plan on taking my band out, i'd like to know if my insurance would pay to fix or replace it should an issue every come up.

Hi:

My insurance covered the second band when my first band slipped. Thank goodness!!!!!!!!!

Sue