So when you're band slips do you have to pay thousands of dollars again to have it fixed.

Hmm... good question. I wonder if insurance wouldn't pick up the tab. I figure it's a medical complication from surgery... so if insurance has paid for the surgery... perhaps they would pay for the revision.

I'd also like to know if anyone can chime in with some info.

Yea I self paid so I don't have insurance and that terrifies me because I hear people talk about band slips all the time

Insurance paid for my revision!!! My band slipped last year and it was fixable. They fixed the same band. It was covered. I was terrified as it happened because i had no idea it was covered till after surgery. They also thought the band might have to come out. Thank God that didn't happened.

O man that means if mine slips I have to vm pay for it.

If a life-threatening emergency, insurance will cover the problem. They cover emergencies no matter the cause. If you jump off your roof aiming for your pool in a drunken stupor and miss, they will pay for your care, even though it was a foolhardy thing to do.

If not, you will generally have to pay, if you were self-pay to begin with. My insurance covers my after-care and complications, but it doesn't cover any revisions. So, if my band has to come out, they will pay for that. If I want it changed to a bypass, they won't pay for that part.