I'm considering getting VSG surgery done soon and I've been reading a lot of posts here and elsewhere lately. I'm wondering how common revision surgeries are. If I have the surgery, I'm going to have to pay for it myself (with financing) and I don't want to have to spend $14000+ on surgery now and then have to have a revision surgery down the road. Are revisions really that common or is it possible to go through the VSG surgery and follow the diet & not need a revision in 2, 3, 4+ years later? I'd really appreciate any comments or thoughts about this.

Thanks for all the info! I've done more research on my own too & have started going through pre-op stuff for surgery now. My surgery is set for 5/14 at noon as long as all goes well with the preop stuff. I'm excited to get going on this journey.

Benjammin - My insurance is anything but "awesome" & doesn't even claim to be! They told us over a year ago that they didn't cover surgery unless the employer added a special surgery rider to the plans, which they wouldn't do since they're a small company & didn't see a need for it. I was able to get financing & even though the fees are crazy, I'd rather do it this way than not have it done!

I'm considering getting VSG surgery done soon and I've been reading a lot of posts here and elsewhere lately. I'm wondering how common revision surgeries are. If I have the surgery, I'm going to have to pay for it myself (with financing) and I don't want to have to spend $14000+ on surgery now and then have to have a revision surgery down the road. Are revisions really that common or is it possible to go through the VSG surgery and follow the diet & not need a revision in 2, 3, 4+ years later? I'd really appreciate any comments or thoughts about this.

My insurance didn't cover it either, but it was the best money I have ever spent. In the big picture of things, I felt that $12,500 was a small price to pay for leading a longer healthier life. I never really shopped around for price, but there seems to be a significant difference in pricing around the country, mine was done in Omaha.

For me, the break I needed to get things moving was refinancing my car today. That poor thing has come to my rescue financially three times now - I'm hoping it's the last. I intend to pay it down and give it a full service wash & tune up as a thank you.

Funny you should say this. I bought a brand new car with 0% interest for 5 years. I borrowed an extra $2000. The dealership said as long as you have good credit, the finance company didn't care how much you borrow, crazy no interest for 5 years. He said people do it all the time when they need money.

I never really shopped around for price, but there seems to be a significant difference in pricing around the country

I didn't shop around either. I'm going through a place I trust. I don't have money or time to travel elsewhere & I personally wouldn't want to go elsewhere just because of the followup care & possible complications. Even if I don't have complications (which I pray I don't), I want my followup care locally. I could go to Mexico for a third of the price I'm paying, and I'm not saying that's wrong for people to do - I know plenty on this forum who are fine with that & that might be good for them & as long as they're comfortable with it, that's fine - however, I'm not comfortable with it. I've never spent this kind of money on something like this before, but I feel it will be the best $15,000 I've ever spent! Because of the fees and interest rates, I know it'll really end up being a lot more than that even, but it's worth it for my health when I haven't succeeded in anything else in the last 12 years! Some people might think I'm nuts for paying this much for it, but I know that it's right for me at this time in my life & I'm gonna make it work!!

I didn't shop around either. I'm going through a place I trust. I don't have money or time to travel elsewhere & I personally wouldn't want to go elsewhere just because of the followup care & possible complications. Even if I don't have complications (which I pray I don't), I want my followup care locally. I could go to Mexico for a third of the price I'm paying, and I'm not saying that's wrong for people to do - I know plenty on this forum who are fine with that & that might be good for them & as long as they're comfortable with it, that's fine - however, I'm not comfortable with it. I've never spent this kind of money on something like this before, but I feel it will be the best $15,000 I've ever spent! Because of the fees and interest rates, I know it'll really end up being a lot more than that even, but it's worth it for my health when I haven't succeeded in anything else in the last 12 years! Some people might think I'm nuts for paying this much for it, but I know that it's right for me at this time in my life & I'm gonna make it work!!

Great attitude, we are all pulling for you!

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